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New Member
United States
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Happy holidays to everyone. I am new to the community and would greatly appreciate some advice on this question. I collect US and World coins and would like to know if the Red Book and the Standard Catalog for World coins are useful and/or necessary. I would like to know if they help and if they would be a good purchase.  Thanks everyone.  |
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Moderator
 United States
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The Red Book is full of good info but ignore the values for the coins,much too high. John1  |
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New Member
 United States
14 Posts |
Thanks John1! Where would be a place to get accurate values for US coins |
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Valued Member
Canada
189 Posts |
ebay always gives current and accurate values of any coin!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There's also lots of info from the Standard World Coins catalog, but you don't need to buy it new every year, owning one is helpful.
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
Numismedia.com and ebay. John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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A good reference library forms your numismatic 'tools of trade'. I have over 100 formal reference books on numismatics and about the same number of published lecture papers as well.
I had to sell my entire collection many years ago because I needed the money, but I have NEVER sold ANY of my books.
Even so, I have at least indirect access to the largest numismatic reference library in Australia, and it would rank amongst the top ten largest in the World. It has roughly 10,000 books on all areas of numismatics in it. I has allowed me to collect with confidence in all areas of numismatics which interest me.
I consider myself most fortunate to find myself in this position.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 You may want to just get the Red Book for US coins. And it doesn't have to be the latest. Save some money and get one a few issues old. You want it mostly for info so makes no difference if new or not. Do you need those books? All depends on you. If your just collecting for fun, then it's just a hobby so lots of books for info is just lots of books. Many people get piles of coin books and they sit, sit, sit. Some open them evey time they get a chance. So much depends on you. Coins are sort of like a car. You could get one and spend many hours washing, waxing, vacuuming, et. Or you could just drive it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have over 20 books and I use all of them frequently. You can never have enough!
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Valued Member
United States
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I've found that the books are indispensable when it comes to identifying coins, especially if you plan to record the catalog numbers.
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Valued Member
United States
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I got mine this Christmas on ebay new for $12 when it's at the book store for $17. And it's the 2014 hardcover edition. And I love it, like everyone else is saying, very informative, it's my first time getting one and I'll probably get it again just not every year! |
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