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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
I am a fairly new and young collector, I was wondering if a RedBook will tell me anything other than what I can just look up on my phone in a matter of seconds. I've also heard the prices aren't always completely accurate in the book. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Let me tell you that just sitting down in your favorite chair and browsing through the Red Book is a wonderful experience - you will find endless images and information to stimulate your interest. You cannot do this online. Buy it.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:Let me tell you that just sitting down in your favorite chair and browsing through the Red Book is a wonderful experience - you will find endless images and information to stimulate your interest. You cannot do this online. Buy it. x2. You won't need to buy a copy every year but you should have one for sure. There's a new, giant edition available now too. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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If you only want to know the value of coins, forget the Red Book. But you should at least visit your library and read the beginning of one some time. And then read the end ... and flip through it and read some of the other stuff. It's basically a standard reference for the hobby. It is a great gift that a non-collector can easily get from dozens of places online. |
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Valued Member
 United States
344 Posts |
Does the Red Book have pictures of every coin and its varieties? |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4589 Posts |
Absolutely. Don't buy it for the pricing - that is several months out of date and represents high end retail anyway. But buy it for everything else - as a compendium of knowledge about US coins. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The basic version does a pretty good job of including images of every type of coin/design varieties. For die varieties it is more sparse but there was a big version that came out recently that I hear is more comprehensive. I also recommend getting a version; I haven't bought one since 2008 but the prices have almost caught up with the ones listed in the book (except for those heavily influenced by gold/silver spot).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes ... Red Book should be part of your collection. You may also want other books that are special to the series you collect. I use a RedBook to tack the coins I have and the coins I want better grades. Using different color highlighters. Also .... I have heard that ..."not everything you read on the Internet is true" |
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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
When does the 2018 RedBook come out? Would it be worth paying for the 2017 version now? |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I think the 2017 should be out soon -- in another month or six weeks, I think. You might be able to pick up an 2016 at half price then.
The 2018 is a year away at least.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Absolutely. Before you buy your first coin, buy the Red Book. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I was at my LCS yesterday and saw the 2017 edition sitting on the counter. I have heard that there is a big update on the articles. I don't know if this is for the 2017 edition or the 2018 edition. To answer your question about buying the Red Book? I don't think any serious or semi serious coin collector should be without a copy. It doesn't matter if it is the current edition or not. I buy a new one about every three to four years. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I Picked up my 2017 copy at last weeks coin show, along with other goodies  All I can say is if you want to collect coins, and if you're only going to own ONE coin book in your reference library, this is a 'must have'. I buy a new one maybe every 3 to 5 years just to keep up with new releases.. It's not just for the prices, there's other info and data in there you should look at too. **The cost was only $12 bucks for the book and I couldn't get the money out of my pocket fast enough, it's well worth it.**  Edited by Harry213
09/11/2016 01:05 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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2017 Red Books have been out for several months. You can get one from Hobby Lobby for 40% off MSRP if you use their perpetual coupon.
I concur with all the others... this is definitely a worthwhile investment for beginner and pro alike.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I bought my first Red Book in 1963 and even back then it was a treasure to have . Now it's a must . just disregard the retail prices that they list . I use it as a guide when I buy coins at shows ,I always make sure I pay 20-30% less than Red Book . |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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New Redbooks come out in April. So the 2018 will be out in April 2017. Options are RedBookLarge print RedBookMega RedBook |
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Posted 09/10/2016 6:37 pm
