2013 Red Book - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 7 / Views: 2,268
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/17/2012 10:05 am At a coin show last Sunday I purchased my usual Hard Covered edition of the 2013 Red Book for my Red Book collection. Complete from 1st edtion to present. Also, a few copies of the Ringed Version for home usage. If you plan on getting the 2013 version, you'll be dissipointed. I have been comparing each one with a 2010 version for the last few years and not to much is changing. In many areas the prices have been dropping. I suspect Whitman is getting tired of people complaining that all the prices in their Red Book are a joke so they've been slowly trying to adjust that. Must be a lot more info in there since it went from 430 pages in the 2012 edition to 447 in the 2013 version. Report this Post to the Staff

mvc Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 05/17/2012 6:42 pm If the "listed" prices are coming down, I guess that is good. Many people who inherit coins find the Red Book in the library and then expect that price when selling coins. Report this Post to the Staff
stev18 Valued Member United States 329 Posts	Posted 05/23/2012 9:49 pm Not to hijack this thread but I actually have a RedBook question. The 09 mint set says value $38. They sell around $22-25 on ebay and I just bought one today for 19.99 So I guess...what number is right? Is that set currently going up or down? I thought the Red Book would be a better reference than ebay but I feel confused now... Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 05/24/2012 1:16 pm If you think of the time it takes to compile, format, publish, print and distribute the Red Book. Prices are out of date before they hit the shelves. Red Book is a great reference for Highly recognized varieties, Mintages, and grade survival. It is not great for pricing. Report this Post to the Staff
jmkendall Pillar of the Community United States 1590 Posts	Posted 05/24/2012 8:29 pm The Red Book is a great reference...just not for prices. Although; they may be more accurate at the Gem level than at the G4 level. Especially with all the silver coming out of the woodwork these past few years. I buy most silver based on spot plus a premium rather than even Grey sheet values. For instance I have bought every BU Franklin to complete my set from Bullion dealers...at bullion prices. Well, except for a 63 of all things. But it had full bells and for $14 was worth it. 55 bugs bunny at spot; check. 48 S and D at spot, check, ect,ect. And with so much attention on silver coins copper is getting to be a good buy as well. I have bought some beautiful high grade IHC for less than $15 each. The Red Book has lagged behind for a long while now, but I really believe that with the Volitile PM market that it is even more confused. Report this Post to the Staff
silvercoinrn Pillar of the Community United States 863 Posts	Posted 05/25/2012 02:44 am ebay is one of the best ways to price an item. it tells you the actual price people are willing to pay Report this Post to the Staff
wildspinx Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 05/25/2012 4:20 pm I actually purchased a few coins at the local coin show a couple weeks ago,and the dealer had a tablet and compared prices to ebay in front of you to come to an agreement on price. Pretty amazing actually. Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 05/25/2012 4:31 pm Quote: I have bought some beautiful high grade IHC for less than $15 each. Nice, I've been getting a lot of nice XF full diamond IHC for around $1 each. Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 7 / Views: 2,268

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: General Numismatic Forums Forum: Supplies, Books, Reference, Software, etc

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.26 seconds to rattle this change.