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Is it because too wide of the price range?
One of the problems is that the mint is issuing so much stuff that the Red Book going to look like phone book if they keep listing everything.
The Spink British coin price guide is now in two volumes. The book looks like the traditional edition of the book. The decimal coinage is in a separate paperback book.
Everything you listed is bullion. Not coins per se.
bob
I received a copy of the 4th (2019) edition Mega Red Book on Monday 9 April and it still has individual listings by date and Mint mark for all these coin series. The American Arts Gold medallions seem to be AWOL.
Medallions are not coins by any standard.
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Editorial decision, editor and publisher has the final say.
I think it makes sense, rather than listing the same price over and over.
The real value is the bullion +- a small premium [maybe] for most of those.
JMO
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Maybe they have all been melted by now?
Exactly what I was thinking. Perhaps the Red Book will publish a volume 2 precisely for these coins.
So there might be two volumes?
Vol 1 - A Guide Book of United States Coins
Vol 2 - NCLT and Bullion Stuff
As noted, the U.K. is ahead of U.S. In these matters. Effectively, the U.K. had a better more distinct dividing line (pre-decimal and decimal) than America would have.
But with the Mega Red Book format already in place (firmly, it seems to me), perhaps they won't have to do the regular Red Book in two volumes.
As long as one of the books contain the listings I am happy.... I have been real happy with the Mega Red....will continue with that one. Cheers, RickO
The World War medals do not belong in the Red Book. Ditto for the silver presidential medals. They are not coins. If you are going to include those pieces then why not include all of the medals that the mint issued? Then it would have to be a coffee table book instead.
Time was getting in the Red Book used to be highly political. Getting in the book boosted the value of the piece, which was usuallly a die variety of some sort. Maybe that's the game here with some the contributors using their clout.