The 2027 U.S. Red Book is here!

It's difficult to authenticate original rolls. With experience you can pretty much tell but I can't really prove a roll is original. They make a fun collection and there aren't many surviving of many of the older rolls so there is value there. I decided long ago to collect coins and disregard packaging so paying a premium only makes sense to me when there's a good chance of a roll or a set having Gems or varieties.

I love things like early mint sets like an SMS or a 1969 in their original mailing envelope. The coins will probably be mediocre and could be skunked but there's a real chance of finding something spectacular.

 

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i picked up 2 a spiral and paper back as usual

 

This is more specifically what the coin roll section looks like if you guys want to try to read it from the photos:

 

Can someone with the new Red Book please show a picture of the Kennedy half dollar 2020 thru 2026 (or whatever is the latest) page(s)?

Thanks!

 

As soon as I have time I will try. Unless someone does it before me lol.

 

@CoinCorgi, here are your photos! Not sure what exactly you wanted but I tried my best. I also included the coin roll price page for the half dollars. Hope this is what you wanted sir! Apologies if the photos aren’t great. The flash is very reflective on the page haha.

 

Thanks very much - exactly what I was looking for.

 

Actually, I am now curious about what the "introduction" says regarding the years 2021-2023 (see highlighted footnote in pic below).

 

What the introduction refers to in this case is that "for circulation" strikes for 2021-2023 were made during the Covid coin shortages to alleviate those shortages in commerce. They were made to be used in public.

 

Some of those start dates seem odd to me. Is there a reason cents start with 1934 or dimes with 1946?

 

Yes I figured that much, but was curious how they worded it in the Red Book.

 

I can't explain the cents, but the rest are easy - 1946 was the first year of the new Roosevelts.

 

The Red Book gives no stated reason for why they start at those particular dates. They lists prices for the rarest coins throughout the book. so that can't be the reason.

 

Interesting that the Red Book declares that 2024 and 2025 half dollars were not issued for circulation. Over the past week, I've searched at least $1000 worth of rolls and at least 3/4 of them were '24-P,D and '25-P,D. I declare that they indeed were issued for circulation!

 

I'd suspect that someone bought bags/boxes of them and tried to cherrypick them for the high grade ones. The ones not worth grading got recycled.