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The most recent Charlton guide that I have is 2019. I generally take the prices with a grain of salt - every coin is different and one person's AU-50 is another person's EF-40. So mostly it's just a list of what's out there - to the extent that it's been documented and accepted by the community. Obviously it does not capture anything approaching all the varieties etc...etc... But it's handy and I use it a lot,.
So, I'm wondering if there's any point buying 2021? How often do you update?
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I used to purchase one every year when Charlton put the varieties in the back of the book now no reason to buy them anymore as they ended that section of the book with new management of Charlton now every 5 years is good for me
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10/25/2020 08:25 am
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The Canadian part of my collection (which numbers around 40 coins) is part of my World collection - ancient to modern. I have a very old Charlton guide, but that is OK for me. Bought it for $4, in a second hand bookstore. I agree: " ...But it's handy, and I use it a lot"- especially when I am on the keyboard with the CCF. I don't collect Canadian coins after about 1967, and not into modern RCMint product NCLT, and so the old catalog suffices. For current pricing, I just refer to the NGC World Coin Values website, or do a bit of ebay research. |
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 With papeldog. And the pricing is way out of touch with reality, every five years will be often enough now. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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10/25/2020 08:39 am
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My newest Charlton, is 2014.. I use it more for reference , than for a price guide. I do get the coin news every 3-4 months, to keep an eye on prices..That is the one it seems every seller on ebay and coin stores use; when they price their coins. So I figure it is a good starting point. |
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Thanks folks - every 5 years sounds much like what I'm thinking. I recently came across a 1973 Charlton guide (I was going through a gigantic bag of coins that a friend had under her basement stairs - 99% meltable). Interestingly - while it's clearly useless for determining price points, it has much of the same information in it!
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I'm like Zonad. I've got the 2011 for the Vicky varieties, 2013 for the nickel dollars and Haxby's Whitman guide from 2012, which is actually a very good book to have. I don't need pricings, since I'm a hoarder and collect nearly nothing after 1920. But I do also have copies of some of my friends variety research studies, some of which are in Charlton's since 2011. I keep my 6 Charlton books from 1972 to 1997 just to refer to on price in a while.
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10/25/2020 1:20 pm
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The Whitman guide - that's the so-called Red Book right? Is it for American coins only? |
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No, Whitman is a publisher and has more than a few "guides", including the US. This book Is by Jim Haxby of large cent notoriety, especially the 1859 guide. The title is "A Guide Book of Canadian Coins and Tokens" I have the 1st edition(2012), but it has been republished I think. It's very well done with variety info and grading parameters for each denomination and it includes Tokens as well. It also includes bullion coins, bullion values, an "error table" that shows monarch & denomination errors like, clips, offcenters, broadstrikes, brockages, etc
Sorry, it hasn't been republished, but Haxby has another guide, with Wiley, called "The Coins of Canada" which has good reviews from friends. It came out this year, 2020..
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10/25/2020 3:11 pm
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Thanks very much - I'll look into it.
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I've purchased a copy of Haxby and all I can say is 'where has this been all my life?' Excellent - thanks for the heads up!
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I wouldn't bother with the newest ones, unless I did not have any other book and/or could not find a copy with a special somewhere to purchase, online pricing is available for free and is much more reflective of current values.
I have 3, Large Cents, Silver Dollars, Fakes, all of which were primarily purchased for the varieties, but the base book is a good reference.
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Like Silverwolf, my newest Charlton, is 2014 too. I like that it has 50 cent varieties in the back as I collect 50 cent pieces. I can't see myself replacing it anytime soon, but if I did I'd likely go for the year-before-current-year to get it at a discount. Much does not change in one year and it is just a guide.
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