Finally have some more information on the Cherrypicker's Books coming soon. As others have posted you can and have been able to pre-order some already at the Whitman website. Here is the latest posting from Wayne Homren editor of the E-Sylum, the biggest news I get is they book is now split into 3 volumes with the growth of new varieties found and discovered:
Quote:Whitman Publishing announces the upcoming release of the newest
CherryPickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties. The sixth edition, volume II, will debut in August 2023 at the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the meantime, the 320-page spiralbound-hardcover book can be preordered for $39.95 online, including at Whitman.com. After the
ANA show the
CherryPickers' Guide will be available from booksellers nationwide.
To "cherrypick" is to examine coins that appear normal at first glance, seeking those with unusual characteristics—overdates, repunched mintmarks, doubled and tripled dies, and similar features—that reveal them to be rare and valuable. The
CherryPickers' Guide uses close-up photographs and text descriptions to show collectors what to look for. It includes rarity ratings and retail values in multiple grades.
For the latest volume,
CherryPickers' Guide coauthor Bill Fivaz and professional numismatist Larry Briggs coordinated edits and updates. They reached out to the hobby community for advice, recommendations, research, market analysis, and photographs. The new volume features more than 440 die varieties, including nearly 80 new additions. The book covers Capped Bust and Liberty
Seated half dimes, dimes, and quarters;
Barber dimes and quarters;
Mercury dimes;
Roosevelt dimes; twenty-cent pieces;
Standing Liberty quarters; and
Washington quarters, including the State, D.C., Territorial, and National Park series.
Picking up from there, volume III of the sixth edition is slated to debut in 2024. It will cover Capped Bust, Liberty Seated, and
Barber half dollars, plus Liberty Walking, Franklin, and
Kennedy half dollars,
Trade dollars, Morgan and Peace silver dollars, modern dollar coins, gold coins (dollars through double eagles), classic commemoratives, bullion, and coins struck for the Philippines under U.S. sovereignty.
Bill Fivaz, a coin collector since 1950, has earned recognition as one of the country's most respected authorities on numismatic errors and die varieties. He is a longtime contributor to the Guide Book of
United States coins (the "
Red Book"), a past governor of the American Numismatic Association, and a past member of the United States Mint's Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. With the late J.T. Stanton he published the first
CherryPickers' Guide in 1990, launching the modern boom in interest in die varieties.
Volume editor Larry Briggs is well known to the hobby community as a dealer, author, and educator. He was president of the American Numismatic Association's Authentication Committee. A student of history and archaeology, Briggs served in the U.S. Air Force and worked for Ford Motor Company before launching his own business, Larry Briggs Rare Coins, in 1978. His specialties include error coins and die varieties,
Liberty Seated coinage, and early American coppers.
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CherryPickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of
United States coins, sixth edition, volume II.
By Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton; forewords by Kenneth Bressett and Q. David Bowers; edited by Larry Briggs.
Publication date: August 2023. Retail $39.95. 320 pages, 6 x 9 inches, spiralbound hardcover.
Posted 12/28/2022 06:07 am
) Yes the Volume II has been available as mentioned above to pre order at whitman right now if you want it right upon release or will hopefully be at booksellers everywhere after that if you miss that as mentioned, but I didnt hear back when asking about another reprint or update of Volume I, 6th edition which is needed. If you have further info before me about that feel free to post.
