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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2476734, member: 24314&quot;]IMO, the blue book (wholesale price guide ?) makes good kindling when ripped up.&nbsp; It is totally worthless and unrealistic.&nbsp; Useful book for the ignorant (uninformed) collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Redbook is a must have.&nbsp; Lost of good info; however the pricing info is also virtually worthless.&nbsp; Remember, this is published as<span style="color: #b30000"> just a guide.</span>&nbsp; In an up market and most other years it may be out of date as soon as it is released. This is also a book for beginners.&nbsp; For example, when someone comes to me with a complete circulated quarter collection in a blue folder, I tell them to look up the quarter page in the Red book and the coins (32-D, 32-s, etc.) that show an above average listing in G/VG are the &quot;good&quot; ones. </p><p><br /></p><p>Serious collectors/dealers have the Graysheets, auction records and the Internet to &quot;find&quot; prices more in line with the market.&nbsp; The only time I&#039;ve ever seen a dealer pull out a Red book or Blue Book at his shop was when they were looking up a mintage, seeing if a coin was rare, or stealing something! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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