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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 212189, member: 4552"]Keep hitting flea markets, yard/garage sales. Also, try used book stores if you can find any. They are listed as from $10 to $40 in various conditions. However, at a flea market I've seen many different year ones selling for $1. It is usually common to find them from about the 12th edition to a few years old but prior to that they can be found but are usually beat up. The reason is that way, way back there was only the Red Book, basically speaking, so they got used a lot. After that other coin books began to appear so many Red Books are in better condition. Also, back then they were all hard covers. Now you can get them in soft cover, soft cover with a spiral ring, hard cover, leather covered and who knows what is next. I'm waiting for the Red Book CD next. </p><p>As to what GDJMSP said. Basically true. In order to find anything accurate in the Red Book you would have to compare numerous editions, total the amounts, divide by how many sources you used and pretend the answer is usable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 212189, member: 4552"]Keep hitting flea markets, yard/garage sales. Also, try used book stores if you can find any. They are listed as from $10 to $40 in various conditions. However, at a flea market I've seen many different year ones selling for $1. It is usually common to find them from about the 12th edition to a few years old but prior to that they can be found but are usually beat up. The reason is that way, way back there was only the Red Book, basically speaking, so they got used a lot. After that other coin books began to appear so many Red Books are in better condition. Also, back then they were all hard covers. Now you can get them in soft cover, soft cover with a spiral ring, hard cover, leather covered and who knows what is next. I'm waiting for the Red Book CD next. As to what GDJMSP said. Basically true. In order to find anything accurate in the Red Book you would have to compare numerous editions, total the amounts, divide by how many sources you used and pretend the answer is usable.[/QUOTE]
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