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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 725342, member: 6763&quot;]And here&nbsp; we go:</p><p><br /></p><p>The contributors, of which there are (in the current edition) about: 92, plus the editors, and others, as opposed to the original edition (1st edition, 1947) when there were 14 contributors.</p><p><br /></p><p>[client just came in, back soon.]</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, back now:</p><p><br /></p><p>The editors (in the past, and still to this day) represent a corss section of the market in US Coins.</p><p>The meet and discuss each &amp; every change to the book, those coins that are to be listed, those to be removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>One example is the 1894 S high &amp; low S MM Barber $1/2.</p><p><br /></p><p>While writing &amp; researching my book I asked Ken why this particular variety was removed from the book.</p><p>He stated that it was originally included because collectors actively collected it.</p><p>[Aside: it was included in the Wayte Raymond albums for Barber $1/2&#039;s.]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Times change and it was no longer considered to be a popular collectible.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for varieties, such as the 1955 DDO, it took some time to decide to include the variety. Basically, it is the collector and the demand for the coin that determines whether or not a variety is included or ignored.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know, not the best answer, but an honest one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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