War Nickel,
The tried and true Canadian book is the Charlton Standard Catalog of Canadian Coins. It is structured in similar fashion to the
Red Book, by denomination and then date. They will issue annually and 67 edition will come out sometime year. There are several others but this is the benchmark. It is soft cover, spiral bound so it lays flat. Illustration are B&W.
Whitman issues it's 1st edition of a Guide Book to Canadian Coins and Tokens. It is hard cover with color illustrations. The pricing structure in general is a bit lower than that found in Charlton. It is well constructed in the typical Whitman fashion. There are editing issues that will probably get ironed out in the next few editions as they tighten it up.
If you want the tried and true, go with Charlton. If you like Whitman and the US
Red Book, then go with their offering.
As for the market in Canadian being more volatile than for
US coins. I don't think that's the case. Both have suffered a dip the last few year on common date, common grade coins. Problem free keys, grade rarity coins, certain varieties continue to command strong prices, same as the US.
The one thing you will find is that the Canadian material is generally less expensive than the
US coins.
Both are avail
Whitman offers an equivalnet
Posted 02/19/2012 6:03 pm
@Dan- Thanks for the speedy reply-Charleton! Considering I would buy coins in Canada, I will likely go with the Charleton...
