Cherrypicker's Guide will be printed very soon!

EagleEye

I hope I don't take away any of Dentuks fire, but this is big news:

The latest Vol. 1 Cherrypicker's Guide should be in your hands very soon! It has been a long time coming and from what I saw (the FE and Indian Cent section) it is a great book to own! With Whitman publishing it there are no longer any reason to expect publishing delays.

Since PCGS uses the Cherrypicker's Guide to determine which FE and Indian cent varieties is attributes, it had enormous impact on those varieties. Of course the new numbering system is incorporated too. That's a good reason to get it.

rgCoinGuy

Very cool, is there a good place to get on a waiting list anyone can recommend?

bushmaster8

I just hope Vol 2 follows quickly!

tahoe98

............it would be nice to have something like that online.

micmt

I just hope Vol 2 follows quickly!

I agree!!

EagleEye

For FE & Indian Cents at least:


............it would be nice to have something like that online.

cladking

Great.

I didn't think this was due out for a couple years yet.

I hope they've added some of the great clad varieties.

EagleEye

No, it is Cents through Nickels.

koynekwest

Badly needed as it replaces a volume that's seven years old and quite outdated. Those of us that are into varieties need a new edition of each volume at least every couple of years.

19Lyds

<< <i>I just hope Vol 2 follows quickly! >>



That would be nice!

That would be VERY Nice!

jbsteven

isn't this the one I pre bought 4 years ago?

seanq

<< <i>isn't this the one I pre bought 4 years ago? >>



No, you pre-bought it six years ago. You received it four years ago. Okay, last time for that line of thinking, I promise.

So if Volume 1 is only going to cover cents through nickels, does that mean it will take three volumes to cover all the denominations? At this point, maybe Whitman should just come out with guides by denomination and turn "The Cherrypickers' Guide to..." into a series not unlike "The Complete Guide to..."

I'm going to sound like such a curmudgeon saying this, but I still think the Second Edition was the best. The original concept of the CPG was never supposed to be a comprehensive compendium, but an overview of the best, rarest and most valuable varieties. The series started going down hill when the Third edition came out packed with minor RPMs and polished die varieties (no offense to those who collect them), and continued with the oft-delayed Fourth edition which was overstuffed with varieties that had no business being there. The result is that the importance of the major varieties is diluted, sort of like allowing a bunch of marginal players into a Hall of Fame - the bar keeps getting lowered until it's hard to care if anyone crosses over it.


Sean Reynolds

19Lyds

I agree with you Sean but my only concern with Volume Two is recognition of the RDV-006 since PCGS doesn't care to step up to the plate. This coin is much easier to identify than a Wide AM cent or a Reverse of 38 or 40 1939 Jefferson nickel and I still do not understand why PCGS has such a hard stand on a seemingly obvious variety.

lkrarecoins

Awesome, i desperately need an updated Cherrypicker guide!

jfoot13

I looked on the Whitman site and saw nothing about it... where would I find preorder info?

OnWithTheHunt

Here's one I hope they finally list (DDO-6), especially since I've got this PGCS-66 and another one that's a PCGS-65.

koynekwest

<< <i>Here's one I hope they finally list (DDO-6), especially since I've got this PGCS-66 and another one that's a PCGS-65.

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Definitely the strongest but also the most common of the many DDOs for the date. A much better breakdown of the better dies is needed in the CPG.