A Guide Book of United States Coins 2009 by R.S. Yeoman (2008, Paperback, Spiral)

The redbook is an excellent resource book but I fear it does the hobby harm. My 16 year old nephew was using it as a price guide and overpaid a dealer who quoted redbook prices to him. I do not know why the book over-inflates prices, bur he worked hard for the money he overpaid. Shame on the dealer, but shame on the redbook for abetting such practices.

I have bought two of these books in the past two months. The first one I purchases for myself since I just started buying on eBay for the very first time ( about two months ago). I had an old 1976 Hard-backed copy that I had as a kid which helped somewhat in determining what was rare; but I needed to know current prices to know how much to bid. The pictures and Condition Grading Guidelines are very helpful ( even for an amatuer). The second book I bought as a gift for friends of mine that go to auctions to sell on eBay, but they know very little about coins. This might help them determine if they come across a "good deal" in the future. They hope that this will give them the confidence to at least look at some of the coin offers that they come across. In comparison to my old hard-bound Guide Book, I wasn't sure if I liked the soft cover with spiral binding at first. I liked the way that my old book held up against wear. The new version is larger and more helpful than the old version. It is light and very handy to use. So far it has held up fine. It has given me the knowledge and confidence to make some great coin purchases already. I would give this book an excellent rating, and my satisfaction of using this book has been better than I expected. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is going to buy or sell coins, or for anyone that would like to know what their coins are worth currently ( estates, gifts, etc.). I was surprised at the difference in prices from my old book.

This is a very good book a must hav if you want to buy or seel coins. Will give you the lows and highs of what a coin should sell for. It explains how to grade a coin and what to look for in coins.

Just recently received the 2009 Red Book and was immediately impressed with the quality of the book and the ease of use. This book contains alot of information and is very helpful.

Very informative! There are lots of pictures to compare with coins. I really like this. The book is quite informative too! Lots of information on coins.

This book is very informative and easy to use. I purchased it because I am starting to get into coin collecting.

This is a book that can help a collector, or seller accurately price, and what to look for if a coin is a fake. This is a great investment.

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2009 by R.S. Yeoman, or a.k.a. the “Red Book” is one of the best investments I have made in many years. Not only is the book easy to use, it is also very informative, and extremely helpful reference book. As a beginning coin collector, I keep this book close, especially when I want to place a bid on a coin. I can honestly say that the money I have saved by not over-bidding has more than paid for the book.

i like that there are full size pictures of the coins, the shipping was alittle slow but it was worth the wait....................................................................................................................................................................................................


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Book was in perfect condition and shows wonderful pics and diffrent variations of the coins. It is a wonderful took in SHowing you what coin should look like and what that coin is worth realisticly!

Great book for a novice like myself. Has ways to tell grade and basic values of most common coins from US history.

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NO REASON TO GO TO BAM FOR THIS ONE.

EXCELLENT SERICE.

the book was delivered quickly and everything I expected. In excellent condition. I will order from t his vendor again.

book was in good condition, just as expected, it took longer than expected to ship but with the holidays that is understandable

Very good transaction. Book arrived quickly,in perfect condition. I would make more purchases from this seller.

When RED is Best:
Although I have my reservations about prices guides unquestionably one of the most useful is Whitman's "The Official Red Book: a guide book to United States coins". This book is a MUST HAVE for anyone interested in US coins, is an invaluable source of information, accurate data, historical perspective, and content, not to mention a long list of very distinguished contributors David Q. Bowers, Phillip Bassett, Jeff Garrett and Tom Hallenbeck among others.

However, all price guide books including this one are outdated even before they are printed, prices can not be updated with the frequency of collectible markets ups and downs, in the case of coins rare or otherwise prices vary widely day by day due to market conditions like commodities, speculators, collectors taste & interest, supply and demand, new hoard discoveries, inflation, currency value and time just to mention a few.

welcome to the fascinating world of numismatics.

a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), Canadian Numismatic Association (CNA), Australasian Numismatic Dealer’s Association (ANDA), & British Numismatic Trade Association (BNTA).
Also a member of Collectors Universe, & Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.

absolute must for coin collector.Best history and research for US coins++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

PRICE GUIDE FOR ALL US COINS, A MUST HAVE FOR BUYERS AND SELLERS
This has every price for US coins that have been made in the US, I keep it handy at all times knowledge is the key to buy and sell coins.Witout this guide it would be like selling coins in the dark you would not know the value of a coin that you want to purchase. I have 10 to 15 price guides, knowledge is the key to all collections, without a guide you pay more than it may be worth.
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