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Summary: A Guide Book of United States Coins, 30th Edition 1977
Comment: ISBN 0307090515 - Tough book to review, so maybe that's why no one has bothered until now. There's no insightful prose, no character development... kind of dry reading. Still, if coins are your thing, this is a handy book.
The negative, of course, is that it's 30 years old and newer books will offer more up-to-date info. The prices, for example, will be different. On the other hand, the basic information hasn't changed, which makes this more likely to be useful to the beginning coin collector who isn't ready to make a large investment in a pricier book.
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Summary: For Coin information -- THIS IS THE BEST
Comment: I've been a coin collector since I was 6 years old (1961). I'm not hard core like my brother, so I don't buy a Red Book every year, but I have a couple of them lying around the house. I still refer to them for mintage numbers and other technical info from time to time. I've seen other coin guides and price lists, etc. and they all pale in comparison to the "Red Book".
Get this one. It's the best.
--George Stancliffe
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Summary: Novice opinion: concise, thorough
Comment: Handy, convenient, and more reliable than the internet. Together with a currency guide, this is all most people would ever need. My latest copy was 13 years old, so I figured it was time to break down and get a new one.
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Summary: A great retail guide.
Comment: A good guide to see what dealers will SELL you coins for. This is not what you will get if try to sell your coins.
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Summary: expected a newer edition
Comment: The 58th edition is out, I expected a newer edition than the 54th edition I received.
