Another Red Book for the collection 1 1

[J P M]

The wife wanted to go to the old bookstore today, so I said sure. She got nada but I found a nice 30th edition for $3.50 I think that is 55 cents over the original price.

Edited April 29 by J P M

[GoldFinger1969]

Fascinating to see the prices for older coins before the numismatic run-up for small denomination coins as well as the gold/silver coins before 1973. 

[powermad5000]

Man, I totally remember this book! It was the first coin book I ever owned! Same year even. I bought one new when I started becoming interested in collecting. I would just read and dream. I don't know what happened to my copy. I know I no longer have it. I may have just let the local library have it once the prices in it seemed to no longer apply to the actual market. Now I wish I would have kept it.

Cool @J P M!

[J P M]

Whenever I see an old Coin or Red Book, I try to buy it. I now have the 30th 50th Anniversary edition, 56th and the 75th Anniversary edition.

Edited April 29 by J P M

[zadok]

On 4/29/2024 at 7:25 PM, J P M said:

Whenever I see an old Coin or Red Book, I try to buy it. I now have the 30th 50th Anniversary edition, 56th and the 75th Anniversary edition.

...nice start, long way to go...ive known a few collectors over the years that were trying to collect every edition, some bit pricey...i inherited the editions my grandfather had so i have a few of the early years n those ive bought here n there...off top my head think first year was 1947...u tell ur wife she did good....

[Jason Abshier]

Collecting old coin catalogs is cool , rarely do some collectors talk about their numismatic book/catalog collection it’s just as important as collecting coins , we live in age where people depend on internet to give them all information … sometimes the book is much better to look at 

[Just Bob]

Take a look at the Lincoln cent listing. I think this 30th edition has an error in it.

[J P M]

On 5/5/2024 at 8:30 PM, Just Bob said:

Take a look at the Lincoln cent listing. I think this 30th edition has an error in it.

What error would that be ?

[Just Bob]

1908s VDB

[J P M]

On 5/5/2024 at 9:33 PM, Just Bob said:

1908s VDB

Wow that is cool, a very high price cent. There is even a mintage number for a nonexistent coin

[Just Bob]

Thanks for showing a picture. I had heard about the error, but never actually seen a copy to confirm it.

[J P M]

On 5/6/2024 at 8:47 AM, Just Bob said:

Thanks for showing a picture. I had heard about the error, but never actually seen a copy to confirm it.

I wonder if the San Fran mint actually made a run of 1908s coins as a trial to the 1909 it would be a cool find if so.

[Just Bob]

On 5/6/2024 at 7:52 AM, J P M said:

I wonder if the San Fran mint actually made a run of 1908s coins as a trial to the 1909 it would be a cool find if so.

The story that I heard was that this typographical error actually fueled a rumor that the mint had done just that: created some pattern coins in 1908 that somehow got released.. Supposedly, people were searching all over looking for them. Unfortunately they don't exist.

Edited May 6 by Just Bob

[J P M]

On 5/6/2024 at 11:29 AM, Just Bob said:

The story that I heard was that this typographical error actually fueled a rumor that the mint had done just that: created some pattern coins in 1908 that somehow got released.. Supposedly, people were searching all over looking for them. Unfortunately they don't exist.

Like this from Dan Carr.