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Known to collectors as the blue book, it is the bestselling annual guide to wholesale prices paid by u. Your subscription includes access to online and smartphone app data. The us mint created the american coin cabinet in 1838, when adam eckfeldt, chief coiner from 1814 until 1839, donated his personal collection. The bid price is the price dealers are paying for the coin at the wholesale level. Price history for significant coins sold at auction. You can use it to find out how much your coins are. Ever since i bought all 3 publications, i get confused about certain coins and what they are valued at. Cdn publishing is the trusted source for collectible, rare coin and currency pricing since 1963. Coin retail values are certainly a huge part of every red book edition.
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When i compare my first blue book and red book with the current editions, i find that theres no comparison. Look up coin prices and values to see how much your collection is worth. Whats the difference between the red book and the blue book. New official red book price guide united states us coins. Blue book a handbook of united states coinsthis is a similar, smaller and less comprehensive guide book compared to the red book the blue book is a must have for anyone wishing to sell their coins. For more than 75 years coin dealers have used the official blue book as it came to be known to make buying offers. Pelham, al the newest edition of the handbook of united states coins debuts in late may 2018. Coin price guide whats the difference redbook or bluebook. View the top gainers and losers across the entire price guide.
Check car prices and values when buying and selling new or used vehicles. This one is the red book, a lot of people have seen this one, they know about it. You can use it to find out how much your coins are worth. The newest edition of the handbook of united states coins debuts in late may 2018. New 2019 official blue book metropolitan coin club of atlanta. The blue book is a coin price guide that informs you on the approximate amount of money you can expect to get if you sell your coins to a coin dealer. Whitmans coin boards, folders, and albums have organized and displayed hundreds of. From what i have heard, the red book and blue book are printed a year or 2 in advance of.
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As a collector, you can use it to find out how much your coins are worth. The blue book, or bluebook as you often see mistyped, is another book in the coin collecting world that has become a standard of sorts. Full service coin and precious metals store in madison, wi specializing in collectible coins, bullion, gold, silver, jewelry and more. Both the red book and blue book show approximate retail prices in grades. Cdn publishing coin and currency pricing for dealers and. You might feel like you need to be a wizard to choose the correct coin value books for your needs, since there are so many to choose from not to worry. Lincoln wheat cent how much lincoln wheat cent are worth.
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