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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Carl didn't you get the first one fresh off the press?
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Carl:
Or you may be able to get one from Whitman, I think that they are still available.
Frank
vermontensium:
Nice book!
I need that one. Gotta get it!
Edited by TreasHunt
03/15/2009 7:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Oh I know they are still available but I'm rather cheap. I'm use to paying only about 2/3 of the normal price for that book at coin shows. Never could figure out how they do it. The spiral version for 2009 was only $10. Would have been the same for the hard cover version if my favorite dealer didn't run out. I know of a few coin stores in the area that also have them but charge more than I want to pay. HOWVER, it appears I am going to have to pay whatever now.
I did buy the first one when they came out in 1946. Wonder where I got all that money.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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wowee! Some of those are really pricey! I am surprised actually. I could see myself buying some of the lower priced ones but I doubt I will ever be the proud owner of the 1947s unless I get REALLY lucky at a yard sale or something.
Makes your collection all the more impressive treashunt
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Pillar of the Community
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I have the reprint of the 1947 edition, and a 1966.
I find them to be very useful tools to compare the value of coins 'then and now', and I adjust the old prices for inflation when comparing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Carl:
Hang in there, I am sure that a discounted copy will be available soon, the new one comes out next month.
Malissa:
The 1947's have been found at garage sales, and one lucky searcher found a bunch of the early ones (frm the 1st on) at a book sale in NYC. If I remember correctly he got them for about a $1 each!
Stranger things have happened, also at library sales, etc.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Few years ago at a flea market a seller was selling the ones from the 20 to 40th editions for $1 each. He had piles of them and all new.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Carl:
That was a very good deal, especially if they were all new.
I hope that you filled in your set!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:
Carl:
That was a very good deal, especially if they were all new.
I hope that you filled in your set!
Would have been but I had all of those already. Naturally later I said to myself why didn't I buy them all anyway. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Carl:
LOL, that is how I wound up with a couple of hundred extra copies!
That, and buying boxes of them, just to get the one or two that I needed!
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Valued Member
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think they are going to also have a ringed version with the rings on the inside. I received a notice from Whitman about all the different varieties to be released.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Carl:
Yes, they started the 'enclosed ring' binding with the 2008 edition.
Very nice and a nice way to use the book, but keep it in good condition.
Also, last year they came out with a ring version, that opens, just like the old three ring binders that we used to have in school. [or kind of like a cook book.]
This year's additions are the large print edition.
Did you get your 2009 yet?
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