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<p>[QUOTE="bruce 1947, post: 207242, member: 4713"]Mac.</p><p><br /></p><p>My opinion of the two books is the same as Dougs however, I think everyone should buy a red book every few years because it is a good reference book on U S coins. I use the numismatic news monthly price guide to check coin values however the retail price of coins and there values may not be what the coin is worth. Case in point a value guide might say a 1942-d Jefferson nickel in ms-60 is $27.00 but you will be lucky to get one for less then $40.00 and most coins today have a much higher value then there retail price listing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bruce 1947, post: 207242, member: 4713"]Mac. My opinion of the two books is the same as Dougs however, I think everyone should buy a red book every few years because it is a good reference book on U S coins. I use the numismatic news monthly price guide to check coin values however the retail price of coins and there values may not be what the coin is worth. Case in point a value guide might say a 1942-d Jefferson nickel in ms-60 is $27.00 but you will be lucky to get one for less then $40.00 and most coins today have a much higher value then there retail price listing. Bruce.[/QUOTE]
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