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I think the blue book lists dealer buying prices, whereas the Red Book is selling prices. Anyone more knowledgeable able to verify that? Regards, ~neuron |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have heard of a Blue Book for cars, but I thought the dealer sheet was the "Grey Sheet"
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Kuwait
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I have a "blackbook for world Coins"
I dont think its the same company though.
TKC!
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Originally posted by Bryan1315
I have heard of a Blue Book for cars, but I thought the dealer sheet was the "Grey Sheet"
Whitman does make a blue book. Here's the description from Whitman's website: "Since 1942, the Handbook of United States coins has been the annual reference used by U.S. coin dealers to make buying offers. Its price listings offer a real-world look at the coin market, gathered from dealers around the country." I don't know who would make "buying offers" from something that is published once a year though.. |
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Originally posted by toast
I have never seen a "blue book". Is this book from the same publisher or the competition? Is there any additional information or merit in buying both?
The Blue book,as it is called, provides average prices that dealers will buy coins, in a particular grade or condition, from collectors or other dealers. Published Annually by Whitman Publishing. (same as the Red Book) and written by the same author; R.S. Yeoman. The Red Book is generally for retail prices whereas the Blue book is what dealers will spend between themselves. So, it depends on how you want to use it or the information you are looking for. Hope this helps. |
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The Blue Book is Blue and the Red Book is Red! I had to say that but, yes it is what Old Dan says it is! I'm impressed by what some of you folks have! Someone who has Wexler & Flyns is really into errors! I'm thinking of getting it down the road when I have more time and patience! Here's my simple little list: Red BookBlack Book for World Coins The Standard Guide to the Lincoln Cent - an interesting read ANA Grading Nusmismatics - good comparison photos Internet Coin Community Forum Coins Elite as soon as I can get one to organize on my puter 5x lens 10x Loop A pair of 250 reading glasses and needing stronger as time goes by Canon Label Maker for all sorts of labels (2x2's, etc). Scissors Scanner 2 pr white cotton gloves tweezers That's about it. Not much but, it works for me. |
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United States
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The Authoritative Referance on Lincoln Cents Wexler & Flyn has been out of print for some time and I found it most dificult to find. After about 6 months of online searching I saw a variety cent with a fair but-it-now on e-bay and a pic from the book. I e-mailed the seller saying I would purchase the variety at his price if he would sell me the book at issue price ($45). He was so happy he paid for shipping. And the book was in great shape and I have used it much. A win-win.
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06/25/2006 10:58 am
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My basic set is Krause Digital weighing scale 10 x LED loupe Callipers Cotton gloves Scanner and the internet  |
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Originally posted by Joeyuk
The Authoritative Referance on Lincoln Cents Wexler & Flyn has been out of print for some time and I found it most dificult to find. After about 6 months of online searching I saw a variety cent with a fair but-it-now on e-bay and a pic from the book. I e-mailed the seller saying I would purchase the variety at his price if he would sell me the book at issue price ($45). He was so happy he paid for shipping. And the book was in great shape and I have used it much. A win-win.
That was a great buy! You must have caught my reference to Wexler & Flyn! I was amazed at the variety of errors and so forth. It would take a lifetime to figure all of those out, not to mention collecting them. I'm impressed that it's on your list Joeyuk! I would have to pick a date and denomination and study only that coin to really be learned. Do you study each coin? Oh my, you are truly into errors! |
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A-hem Varieties seemed to be a natural to me. He had a complete Lincoln colection and I thought the doubled dies were cool. One of my first coin purchases was a '95 dd cent. My dad even purchased a $50 mint sealed bag I searched with a microscope and found 1 doubled die. I thought it was the best thing in the world going thru his Indian cents, Wheat backs, Barber quarters who knows what else with Breens Encyclopedia opened or CherryPickers' Guide. It is still a thrill. I have coppercoins website on my favorites just so I can flip back and forth from e-bay and do variety searches by date on his site. He has fantastic pictures. The put alot of effort in over there. |
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It simply amazes me that anyone would have the patience to do what you do! Maybe I should try it. I find errors and put them aside for further research. Keep posting what you find such as the 95DD as it helps those of us that want to dig a little deeper into them. Thanks Joeyuk - you're an amazing collector! I've seen the Wexler book (obviously) and the detail got my head spinning! So MUCH info!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have looked at the pictures of double dies on the lincoln cents and if its not on the obverse I really cant tell the difference. The reverse just has so much design in it that I just cant see any doubling in any of the pictures. I have thought about buying a DDR Lincoln Cent just to see if I could see it in hand but these dern Morgans keep getting in the way of that endevor |
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United States
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I have a growing library...the one thing I want most is the HAXBY 4 volume set of Obsolete Bank Notes. I can't find a set anywhere :( Regarding the Red book/Blue book conversations, I usually reccomend that collectors buy the Red Book because it's retail prices, although the prices are quite far behind the market...Greysheet prices are often higher! For collectors that sell a lot or are thinking of selling their collection I advise them to use the Blue book...the prices there are based on what you can get for the coins. We sell both in the shop and they both are good sellers. If anyone wants a copy (we have 2007 red books) and can't find one locally, drop me a line and I'll try to hook you up. tradernick |
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United States
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Oh and ebay can be a very valuable tool for determing what certain items (not just coins) are selling for. Just check the Completed Listings, there you can see actual transactions. tradernick |
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