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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2001204, member: 36230&quot;]The Cherrypicker&#039;s books, while fine references, are simply not what some seem to think; in essence, they&#039;re nothing more than rather vague and basic listings of more popular and/or valuable varieties. Definitive variety references they are not and come nowhere even close, so if this is what you&#039;re looking/hoping for, you will be disappointed; in truth, there often is better and more detailed information available online, and even with a little searching, FS numbers can be attributed without the CPG books.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for your general question, yes.... there are many varieties in SMS (by which I assume you mean 1965-67) sets, most of which will not be listed in the CPGs. It is also worth noting that most genuine varieties carry very little to modest premiums at best, so if potential profit is your goal, those with FS numbers are probably your best bet and are often the easiest to identify (as they are usually the more significant). The gentleman above provided two fine links to start with, but again, the path you take very much depends on your desires (the enjoyment/collecting of varieties, or simple profit).</p><p><br /></p><p>If varieties are not of great interest to you, and the $58 per book (which seems awful high) is more than you&#039;d like to spend, a lower cost alternative to buying the most recent Cherrypicker&#039;s books would be to pick up used and/or past editions. Off the top of my head I cannot recall if one or both volumes have recently been updated (I know one has), but even before this, with a little searching (amazon, bookfinder, etc) &quot;<i>used</i>&quot; copies can sometimes be found for a fraction of the new price, and while some listings do change or have been added, generally speaking the overall book will be much the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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