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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The_Cave_Troll, post: 39982, member: 1674&quot;]The recommended book is &quot;A Guide Book of United States Coins 2005&quot; which is commonly called &quot;the Red Book&quot;.&nbsp; You can walk into any coinstore in the US and ask for a redbook and they will know exactly what you want and probably have it in stock.&nbsp; The Red Book is a fabulous resource for gaining information on your Dad&#039;s collection, but the disclaimer that I must add is: Even though it lists prices, don&#039;t trust its prices.&nbsp; The book is printed annually and the prices of rare coins change weekly, so even if the listed price was once correct, it is likely that it isn&#039;t correct any more.&nbsp; The prices do provide a pretty good indication of what is more valuable in a set of coins. (i.e. most of the mercury/winged liberty dimes have a value in good condition of $2-$5, except for the 1916d, 1921, and 1921d which all have much greater prices listed, therefore you would know that those 3 dates are more valuable than all the other dates in the series even though you might not know exactly what they are worth.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike manufactured goods whose values are set by the manufacture (as the manufaturer&#039;s suggested retail price), coin values are solely determined by what one individual is willing to pay for your coin.&nbsp; It&#039;s the difference between primary and secondary markets.&nbsp; The secondary market is always much more in tune with the reality of what an item is &quot;worth&quot; than the primary market, and since coins are dated then they quickly (in a long term sense) stop being sold in the primary market. (i.e. you can no longer go to the bank/mint and buy a roll of 2¢ pieces for face value.)&nbsp; This leaves ONLY the secondary market for coins that are no longer actively circulating; and since eBay handles such a large number of auctions and has such a huge number of buyers, it may be the MOST ACCURATE price guide for coins EVER.&nbsp; The realized prices of recently completed auctions of readily accessable coins (no super rarities) is an accurate representation of what other sellers are getting for their coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck and have some fun.&nbsp; I hope the time spent with your Dad&#039;s coins will remind you of the good times you spent together before he passed away.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>CJD[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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