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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 27300, member: 57463&quot;]The advice to start with a Red Book is sound.&nbsp; You can find a new one at a coin shop or bookstore.&nbsp; Your local library may have an older one.&nbsp; Prices, per se, are mostly irrelevant.&nbsp; A 1902-O in Extremely Fine might be listed at $12 or $16 or whatever, but in any case you can see from the Red Book that the coin is not &quot;rare&quot; as many coins in the same grade will have the same price.&nbsp; However, a 1928-P (no Mint mark) Peace Dollar is rare, whether the nominal price in XF is $150 or $175 or whatever. Relative to other silver dollars, it stands out.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Red Book also gives guidelines for grading.&nbsp; They are only guidelines, but they do help.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Van Allen and Mallis, that would be fine for your silver dollars, once you are comfortable with the Red Book.&nbsp; The Red Book does list some varieties such as the 1900-O-over-CC and the 1880-O &quot;Hot Lips.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>A large collection for a new collector is both a lot of work and a lot of fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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