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Pillar of the Community
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Ok I have a 2009 copy of the Red Book is it worth wild to get a 2015 copy? The hobby lobby thread has got me interested in a newer volume. |
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Pillar of the Community
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IMO, no. Yes, the historical content of the Red Book is often added to. And your older copy won't (obviously) contain info about coins issued after 2008. But that newer info would most likely be just some catalog values and Red Book catalog values are essentially not reflective of the market. That info is about a year old when the latest version hits the market. Is there some other info that you think the book would contain that would merit buying a new one? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
Your Red Book isn't that old. Buy a coin with that money! 😠|
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If you are looking for updated information (the ATB Quarters, Lincoln Centennial, etc.), then yes. If you are looking for more current prices, then no. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
I generally find the Red Book to be pretty close with prices. But I'd probably save the $10 and use numismedia. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
I collect the hard covered version of the Red Book so I buy one every year. Never open those though. I keep a ringed version for info. I've found that a 5 year old version is good for prices. I've been using a 2010 edition for prices and it is really fairly good. And if you download that discount coupon on the internet for Hobby Lobby, you can get a really nice discount and have the latest version for info. |
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Pillar of the Community
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7192 Posts |
Just Carl, that's what I was thinking, discounted at hobby lobby and I have the modern additions to see mintages.
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Pillar of the Community
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tkbslc, how standard is numismedia for prices, I know it's better than the RedBook, but is it pretty accurate? I normally look what sold listings on ebay are combined with numismedia for that. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I would recommend buying updated reference books only if you care about having current information. The 2015 Red Book was updated to reflect recent research on mintages for one of the coin series I collect. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:tkbslc, how standard is numismedia for prices, I know it's better than the RedBook, but is it pretty accurate? I normally look what sold listings on ebay are combined with numismedia for that. Remember that any and all price guides are just that, GUIDES. They are only as accurate as the people that make them. Regardless of who says what about a coins price, it means nothing if you really want to know it's value. The only true way is what is it selling for. And the place to do that is on ebay I guess. |
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Posted 09/05/2014 8:52 pm
