What Is Your Red Book Frequency

I get one every three or four years just because sometimes I like to be able to check out the most recent mintage data on some of the later stuff that has come out. Then I can have an extra one laying around in another convenient spot near where I sit in the house at different times.

 

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Not to kick the red book. All you all stay safe on the East Coast. Randy, Lord Marcovan, Larden And others. This storm is/could pick up some steam.
By the way I have rarely used the full edition. I check my 1,5,10, and Washington editions the most. Before I ever pull out a variety book.

 

I bought the 2022 Red Book edition, then the 2019 before that. I don't really know when I'll buy a new edition. I don't have a set plan. I buy a new one when it just feels right, which ends up being sometime every 3 - 5 years.

 

I use to buy a Red Book almost every year. This past year, I bought the Large Red Book. I don't think I will ever go back to the regular Red Book. It is a lost of fun looking up stuff.

 

Remarkably I just happened to be in a coin shop the other day and thumbed through a fresh shipment of Redbooks (2024). It has much improved pricing. Some of it is relatively accurate even though it reports wholesale prices for moderns and full retail pricing for old coins. This is ironic since very few old coins trade at retail levels while most moderns trade at retail.

It still is somewhat suppressive of the markets because things like a '67 quarter in MS-63 lists at $2.25 in MS-63 when it wholesales as high as $4 in MS-60. Of course nobody really wants a roll of MS-60's but most rolls are a mixture of MS-60 to MS-63. There are numerous such anomalous prices and most all are too low rather than too high.

I bought an issue of the book! It appears to be a huge step in the right direction. If they continue to fix it I'll probably buy another one before too long.

 

I changed my vote to "every three years" since this is my best guess. If prices change for moderns I'll buy another one sooner.

The Redbook is a very handy tool ever since I used my brother's 1957 edition. It's nice having so much information in one place as well as mintages for most things. This 2024 is only the second one I shelled out cash to purchase.

 

Started with the ‘65, shelled out for the ‘07, that’s as far as that went.

 

When I was buying from the US Mint I'd buy a Red Book every couple or few years. Now that I stopped buying moderns, especially from the Mint, I find no need to update my 2020 edition. The most recent updates are no longer relevant to my collecting.

However, Randy posted a revelation regarding the large print edition that I was unfamiliar with. That, could very well be my last and final Red Book edition. Until, of course, they come out with the Extra Large Bold Print Edition.

 

Umm, I don't remember.......Hmm.. I saw one online, thought about it and that was it, nothing. I rely on online outlets now, I guess.

 

That's one of the longer euphemisms for "bathroom" I've encountered.

 

Shouldn't it be hyphenated? lol

 

lol No, I actually don't have one in the bathroom... Yet.

 

It will make it there eventually.

 

Here's a piece of my collection. Most of them are in a cabinet. 77 books take up a fair amount of room!

 

Oh wow..I'd love to see a photo of the first one.

 

I could've sworn I picked up a copy of the first Red Book at a used book store years ago -- but I remembered it as 1946, so most likely the whole memory is false.

 

The book was issued in 1946 with a 1947 date on it. The date on the cover is always a year ahead.

 

I bought the super duper Mega Red 3rd edition a few years back. It sits on the shelf just like the rest of the books.
Nice thick book with great pictures and information though.

 

The "big, heavy" aspects of the Mega Red Book, sort of make it a no go for me. I have other books with similar information, and it is not a comfortable book to hold in your hand or lap.