Hi iam kinda new to the wonderful world of coin collecting hobby about 3 mo. and have built up a nice collection so far and dont plan on selling them anytime in near future, but i have heard alott about this red book ? What exactly is it ? I know its pretty much a reliable price guide from what i have read. I allways look up my price quotes from the pcgs.com price guide index and a couple other guides to get my information. Is the red book consistent with the pcgs price index is it more reliable? Could anypne give me dierctory asistence on where to purchase a red book? Any help is much appreciated thank you
Not too hard to find... big chain bookstores (ie. Barnes & Noble) and most coin stores should have them. If you're close to the Philadelphia or Denver mints, their gift shops have them. Could also get it from Amazon or directly from Whitman online. It's not exactly the most reliable price guide, due to the fact it's only published once a year and quite a bit in advance, but it does give you a ballpark figure and helps identify which dates are more valuable than others. It's also a great general reference on US coins.
The new Red Book comes out on April 10th so I would wait a couple days. Also most local coin dealers will sell them to you below retail at about $10 for the spiral one. Here is link to Whitman Books you can buy direct http://www.whitmanbooks.com/
Most book stores & coin shops will have them. Walmart carries it too. The spiral bound version is the way to go IMO.
i've only seen the redbook on the shelf once. it was the only one, so i took it. i see on their website they have them. still a good deal, $8.88 plus shipping.
Walmart has a web site and a book section. They have the Red Book every year for far, far less than the Whitman web site. They also carry the soft cover, soft spiral ringed version, hard cover and may have other versions since there are now so many. It is a great book HOWEVER, note the latest version is called 2008 edition. This is where Whitman Publishing has gone nuts lately. Last year the 2007 came out near the beginning of 2006. Way, way back when it USED to be a great coin book it came out near the end of the year sort of like cars where the next year edition was only a few months ahead of time. Now it is almost a year ahead when considering they started to write it almost a year prior to this edition. Summation is you may as well buy an older edition for references but not prices. Try a flea market, used book store, garage sale for one. You may get one for a dollar.
I have gotten alot of older Red Books for $1 dollar like from the mid-60s into the early 90s at flea markets, yard sales and used book stores. I'll have to check out WalMarts web site to get the 2008. It sure beats paying Whitmans prices.
when i first started collecting, i visited a dealer and he asked "do you have a redbook?'' i said no and he gave me a 1976 redbook for free! i like looking at the older red books because they can give you a clue of what the coin prices will be in the future.
If an older copy will work. Book Closeouts has the 55th ed. (2001 I think) for $3.99 http://www.bookcloseouts.com/defaul...hall&Nsl=0&Ix=0&R=9781582381657B&Rt=79&Nty1=1
thats not the same though. i like taking my book with me, to see how rare and to see if i'm paying right on a coin. you can't always bring a computer with you.
Sounds like a good deal. I just tried the Walmart book web site and they are still pushing the 2007 version. And coinlover, just where would you be taking a Red Book. If you try using it for prices at a coin store, coin shop and especially a coin show, you may almost get a nice smile but not any coin prices based on the Red Book.
its just handy to have the redbook with you when you buy coins because you can see the mintages of each coin. also, if your like me, i circle the date and mintmark of coin i already have in pencil. that way i know what i have, and don't.
