Old Red Blue Books - Worthless Or Not?

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Joe2007 Pillar of the Community United States 3843 Posts	Posted 07/25/2021 7:07 pm Have purchased a few antiques and collectable book lots at estate auctions and have assembled a fairly sizeable stack of old Redbooks from late 1960's to the early 2000's. Was wondering if they had any market, value before I take them down to the local used book store for pennies. Also have a 1959 3rd edition of the Paper Money of the United States by Friedberg - Doesn't look like they sell for much on the Bay. It is my assumption that old price guides don't fare well in the 2nd hand market. Report this Post to the Staff

Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 07/25/2021 7:09 pm some of the extremely old ones have value Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 07/25/2021 7:14 pm Probably not much. There are a lot of them out there. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/25/2021 9:01 pm They do have value ,but depends a lot on condition and year. There used to be a price list in the back of the RB, don't know if the new issues have that or not. Check ebay sold values for an idea on current values. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
LeatherHawk Valued Member United States 82 Posts	Posted 07/26/2021 10:53 am If I knew you were close to me, I would offer to get them from you. I love old books! Collectible or not, they make me ! Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/02/2021 08:16 am in the latest edition of the Red Book, pages 436 and up there are approximate values of the old Blue and old Red Books. However, finding anyone that would buy them for those prices is sort of a joke. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/03/2021 02:54 am Did you know the Whitman Red Book Guide book of United States coins has a book about Red Books? It's part of the Whitman Series of Coins books and it's pretty darn interesting too. I don't even collect them but I really enjoyed reading that book and it's in the library along with my favorite 1982 Red Book that Q. David Bowers gave me and has his and so many other great dealers and collectors signatures inside. "A Guide Book of The Official Red Book of United States coins" by Frank Colletti It sold out fairly quickly and it's now out of print, but not too hard to find, the pricing data contained is way out of date, but the information on various editions is entertaining and informative. I've seen the softbound copies sell for $6 to $20 often enough. The limited leather bound is extremely tough to find and probably really expensive when uncovered in the wild. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Edited by westcoin 08/03/2021 02:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 10/21/2021 09:49 am @ westcoin Thanks for the post, yes, the book is sold out, and tough to find in nice condition. Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 10/21/2021 10:08 am PS: It is possible that a new edition may be in the works. Report this Post to the Staff
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