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Buffbuff New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 5:58 pm Hi Everyone! I have been casually collecting since I was little. I finally got my hands on a few of the family "stash" of coins and I bought a 2016 Red Book. I would like to know if someone can tell me what the number in parenthesis in front of the mintage amount means. I uploaded an image. For example, what does the (930) mean in front of the 17,787,000 for the 1885 Morgan dollar? Thank you for help! Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 6:10 pm That is the number of proof coins minted. Report this Post to the Staff
Buffbuff New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 6:26 pm Thank you Moxking! I looked at the front and back of the book and found no key or explanation for the parenthesized numbers. I knew I'd find help here! :) Report this Post to the Staff
Paola1 Pillar of the Community United States 527 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 6:34 pm thanks for your question , I have the book too and didn't know the meaning of those numbers.... Report this Post to the Staff
Paola1 Pillar of the Community United States 527 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 6:35 pm And by the way Report this Post to the Staff
Debrajc Pillar of the Community United States 4211 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 7:12 pm and any questions you have.... we will be ready Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 7:22 pm Yes, please ask more questions I can answer. There are so many I cant Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 9:55 pm moxking to the forum Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/31/2016 10:43 am Possibly one of the most common questions about those numbers in (). And not easy to find the explanation in this book although everyone seams to know. It is explained on page 23, top of page under "QUANTITIES OF COINS STRUCK, AND MINT DATA". Last paragraph in this section and last sentence. Not easy to find. Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 04/01/2016 04:48 am Buffbuff, As a new member inquiring about the Red Book I just wanted to ensure that you realize that this 'retail' book is the one to use when selling your coins while the Blue book is the 'wholesale' book best suited to buy coins with... Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12813 Posts	Posted 04/02/2016 4:51 pm buff^2 Along the lines of what mdpmedia said, most feel that prices in the Red Book these days are just a guide, more useful for comparative analysis than actually setting a price on a coin. To me the real value of the Red Book is as a reference vs. a price guide. Report this Post to the Staff
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