I never heard about this until this thread. This is one of the reasons I really love this chat site because you really can get some great knowledge but also good references and other guide information
As I stated earlier I have the second edition for cents. I save pocket change all year and then sort through it before I cash it in. I look for silver. I look for W quarters, 2021 crossing Deleware errors, and then I look for Lincoln cent errors. The 2nd edition is very valuable. Yes you can search around the internet, BUT, it's also very handy to just open the book and page through year by year and see the various errors to look out for with little color pictures, all lined up in consecutive pages. I've mostly learned what to look for now. Will set aside certain dates without looking at them closely and throw the rest back in the bag. In the end I'll have a little batch of cents to analyze. Sometimes really hoping I'll have the DD or the error because they'll be in surprisingly nice shape from the 80s or whenever. So far have been skunked. But at least I know I haven't given any $500 Lincoln cents back to the bank for 0.01.
We just got an Ollies. My wife has bought a bunch of stuff their. Any chance they will keep one in stock or is it a hit and miss situation?
Ollie's is always hit or miss. They buy overstocks, stuff like that. You never really know what you're going to find there. Sometimes I find great stuff there, other times I strike out. They almost always have great buys on K-cups, though...
I have the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions. They are very difficult to go through simply because they are so big and clumsy. My 4th and 5th editions are literally falling apart, and I have not used them that often. They are a wealth of knowledge and a great reference to have. Good luck.
I have the 1st Deluxe Edition ..... 2015 .... It has half cent and large cents use it all the time...Great info...
Like @paddyman98 I also bought the 1st edition. For me the book is too hard to use. Like me, big and clumsy. On the plus side it makes a great door stop.
Because every now and then I need to reference some information on a recent issue. My last Redbook is a 2014 edition and only has up to date information up t 2012. I'll probably pick up a new copy this year so I'll have the data up to 2020. You don't need a new one every year but at least once a decade is probably a good idea. (And this is from someone who collects 18th and early 19th century material. If you collect moderns you might want every 5 years.)
