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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 2674871, member: 66&quot;]That is the only edition and for a long time it was the definitive reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is currently another book out which is much easier to acquire,</p><p>Bust Dime</p><p>Variety Identification Guide</p><p>by Winston Zack Lois Scuderi and Michael Sherrill</p><p><br /></p><p>Cost is around $50.&nbsp; It works well, has good color images on heavy glossy paper.&nbsp; It is spiral bound card covers in an 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 format.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both books are quite good, but I would give the nod to the new book&nbsp; due to the better images and greater availablity.&nbsp; (Until the new book came out the old book was very difficult to find and sold in the $300 - $400 range.&nbsp; It is still hard to find but is now in the $75 range because the new book has lowered demand.)</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the half dimes go, forget the Valentine reprint and go with the Federal Half Dimes book, much easier to use, better and larger images. (The Valentine reprint used halftones and actual size images.) Still being out of print for 20 years it is hard to find and would greatly benefit from a new edition with even better images.&nbsp; Publishing technology has improved a lot since it was first published.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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