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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 789820, member: 13650"]That's awesome. That old red book is a collectible itself. </p><p><br /></p><p> Yeah, I would have recommended the new red book as well. (Keep in mind the current one always has the following year's date. The 2010 will have 2011 on the cover.)</p><p> The pics, coin info and details, mintage figures and the info at the beginning is very helpful to us all. The price guide is useful as a 'rough' guide. It can't get you up to the minute pricing but it will get you close on most common stuff you're looking for. </p><p><br /></p><p> I'd recommend the ANA 6th edition too. Another reference that you won't necessarily read through past the front.</p><p><br /></p><p> If you want a very good and interesting book to read, the best one I've read so far was "The History of the United States Mint and it's Coinage." If you read that through, you will be miles ahead of most beginners as far as general knowledge is concerned. The book helped put everything into perspective for me. I actually borrowed it, read through it in 3 days, gave it back and bought my own copy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 789820, member: 13650"]That's awesome. That old red book is a collectible itself. Yeah, I would have recommended the new red book as well. (Keep in mind the current one always has the following year's date. The 2010 will have 2011 on the cover.) The pics, coin info and details, mintage figures and the info at the beginning is very helpful to us all. The price guide is useful as a 'rough' guide. It can't get you up to the minute pricing but it will get you close on most common stuff you're looking for. I'd recommend the ANA 6th edition too. Another reference that you won't necessarily read through past the front. If you want a very good and interesting book to read, the best one I've read so far was "The History of the United States Mint and it's Coinage." If you read that through, you will be miles ahead of most beginners as far as general knowledge is concerned. The book helped put everything into perspective for me. I actually borrowed it, read through it in 3 days, gave it back and bought my own copy.[/QUOTE]
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