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<p>[QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 848230, member: 6763"]Here is the part that you were inquiring about:</p><p>Summary of the pre-federal changes:</p><p><br /></p><p>A section that has seen expansion with additional information is</p><p>"Pre-Federal Issues," which covers colonial and post-colonial coins and</p><p>tokens as well as Continental dollars and other early contract issues</p><p>and patterns. "The colonial and Revolutionary eras are rich fields for</p><p>exploration," said Red Book research editor Q. David Bowers, whose</p><p>Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins won "Best</p><p>Specialized Book of the Year, U.S. Coins" from the Numismatic Literary</p><p>Guild. Because so many new hobbyists are starting to collect these early</p><p>American coins, the 64th-edition Red Book has expanded its pricing in</p><p>lower- to middle-range grades. "Good and Very Good are popular</p><p>collectible grades for these old coppers, and affordable for the</p><p>beginner," Bowers noted. The 64th edition includes 110 more pre-federal</p><p>prices than the 63rd, in addition to text updated with recent research.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 848230, member: 6763"]Here is the part that you were inquiring about: Summary of the pre-federal changes: A section that has seen expansion with additional information is "Pre-Federal Issues," which covers colonial and post-colonial coins and tokens as well as Continental dollars and other early contract issues and patterns. "The colonial and Revolutionary eras are rich fields for exploration," said Red Book research editor Q. David Bowers, whose Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins won "Best Specialized Book of the Year, U.S. Coins" from the Numismatic Literary Guild. Because so many new hobbyists are starting to collect these early American coins, the 64th-edition Red Book has expanded its pricing in lower- to middle-range grades. "Good and Very Good are popular collectible grades for these old coppers, and affordable for the beginner," Bowers noted. The 64th edition includes 110 more pre-federal prices than the 63rd, in addition to text updated with recent research.[/QUOTE]
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