A Guide Book of United states Coins 2007 by R.S. Yeoman (2006, Paperback)

THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK; A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 2007 (60th Edition)

I just had to write this REVIEW to help the newbie/novice coin collector in determining the silver content and value of United States coins.

This is a must have book for your library on Coin Collecting!

Buy this guide to United States Coin collecting. It is a real excellent book THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK; A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 2007 (60th Edition) by R.S. YEOMAN and edited by Kenneth Bressett
Read it; cover to cover
Read it again
Study it!
Keep it handy and at the ready for specific coins look-ups and references.
This book tell it ALL! This little red book has a wealth of information, use it as your bible/reference book to coin collecting.
Do your homework in coinage collection! Don't be fooled by simple touted tests like the Kleenex Test to determine the silver content of coins.

The contents of this book covers the entire spectrum of coin collecting and current values of the coins; coin conditions, US Mint marks and so forth.

Remember that the value of coins listed in this book are relative and not what you might sell or buy certain coinage for. The prices are basically estimated values of the coins at the time this book guide was written and published. Any coin or antique is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay. One must also consider the price and value of the silver market and gold market at the time of buying or selling coinage. Some coins will always increase in value regardless. Many things must be considered when buying and or selling coinage; this RED BOOK will educate you on all the variables.

A list of the books indices is as follows:

INTRODUCTION
PRE-FEDERAL ISSUES
FEDERAL ISSUES
BULLION
UNITED STATES PATTERN PIECES
OTHER ISSUES
This excellent little RED BOOK has just about everything you want to know about coins and coin collecting.

After 1964 the US MINTS increased the alloy content of coinage and silver proofs: these alloys consisted of compositions of copper and nickel and bonded to inner core of pure copper.

This book is usually reprinted and updated in September for the forthcoming year. At this writing this guide book for the 2007 Edition is available.