Can You Cherrypick A Red Book?

Off_Cent_er · May 17, 2021 4:18PM

I feel like this counts:

$13 shipped.

LanceNewmanOCC · May 17, 2021 4:24PM

i haven't looked up the values for these in a long time but i gotta presume you are well into the black on that one!

gratz and neat newp

koynekwest · May 17, 2021 4:26PM

I have done so on a few occasions.

USSID17 · May 17, 2021 4:56PM

If Cherrypicking is looking for misprint errors, yes. 2022, page 192.

SkyMan · May 17, 2021 5:05PM

Not Cherry Picking, but here's one with provenance from the Neil Armstrong estate...

Connecticoin · May 17, 2021 6:29PM

The Bicentennial one seems to be popular

joeykoins · May 17, 2021 6:53PM

To answer your question, Yes.
Nice 5th Edition

I search for different years at thrift shops, yard sales and Half price books. Certain years are highly sought after. Esp. The FIRST!

My small collection

Oldest 1961

tincup · May 17, 2021 6:58PM

Absolutely. Been a few years... but found the 2nd edition at a yard sale once in a box of books.

ernie11 · May 18, 2021 1:39AM

Nope, but I cherrypicked a Blue Book once, here is the 4th edition over 3rd edition printing.

HalfDimeDude · May 18, 2021 3:38AM

You surely can and you can buy the offical guide to the red book guide by Frank Colletti.
Ive know Frank for years...he is another one to get to know. He most probably a member here on CU but is a member on NS and CT. Frank is a wealth of knowledge, he was a contributer to the red book for many years, as well very much into medal detection.
Hope I sold a book for you buddy....! Frank is a another you definitely want to talk to on this subject. Paddy

@treasurehunt

HalfDimeDude · May 18, 2021 3:42AM

My 1st red book 1964 I was 10 and loved to collect .....

coinkat · May 18, 2021 4:09AM

I found the 4th edition at a flea market about 25 years ago.

HalfDimeDude · May 18, 2021 4:28AM

One of my favorite tid bits to point out in coin pricing is this....the 1950 D Jefferson nickel if you have an early 1960's editions ill use my 1964 the price lksted for an 1950 D Jefferson nickel is $10.EF. $15. Unc there were 2,630.030 minted. However there were none or very few in circulation. So the EF. Price is just unreal as in the mid 1960's you could find a 1916 D Mercury dime in the wild... but a 50 D Jefferson were pretty much non existent. Now lets talk buying power of 1964 money. For twenty five cents at a local hamburger stand that quarter got you a berger, fries, and a milk shake! Compare to the meal deal today....eh?
Now $15.00 for an unc. 50 D in todays money adjusting for inflation would be 129.22 in 2021 money. A rate of inflation of 761.5%
A pair of Jack Percell tennis shoes were $5.00.....of course mom purchased your waffel stompers at the A&P under a buck!
Now to all members my age if you had a pair of Jack's your family had money!
Anyway...so $15 bucks in 64, = to $129.22 in todays money!
So if you were forced to wear the A&P special tennis shoes ,what chance do you think you have to buy a $15. Unc. Nickel? And whats the cost of an ms 1950 D Jefferson in 64 fs today between 15 -$20.usd.
@koynekwest Ron is this gospel? LoL

Catbert · May 18, 2021 4:57AM

I remember the 50D has my holy grail as a youngster. Never found one in circulation but I have a raw one now. Funny how rarity and availability change since then!

ricko · May 18, 2021 5:23AM

I have a raw one, down in a drawer in my coin cabinet I believe. Found it in change years ago. Not MS by any means... Cheers, RickO

291fifth · May 18, 2021 6:47AM

How is the market for early edition Red and Blue Books these days. I have no feel for this market at all. My local used book stores never seems to have anything but a few (very few) copies of recent issues. One of the Used book stores won't buy them at all. He says they just sit and sit.

ernie11 · May 18, 2021 6:54AM

@Catbert said:
I remember the 50D has my holy grail as a youngster. Never found one in circulation but I have a raw one now. Funny how rarity and availability change since then!

Couldn't find one as a kid, so I had to buy one from a dealer when I was 14 years old. 22 years later an AU 1950-D popped into my hands out of a vending machine at work.

HalfDimeDude · May 18, 2021 8:24AM

Rolls of 50 D's were horded due to mintages,an early attempt to drive demand, as your correct , none were in the wild...well East of the Mississippi river. I was 10 and the only coin I needed to complete my collection was the 50 D! About 20 years ago I purchased a roll, had the nice ones graded, the others gifted to YN's to help them do what at 10 couldn't.

Off_Cent_er · May 18, 2021 9:37AM

@HalfDimeDude said:

You surely can and you can buy the offical guide to the red book guide by Frank Colletti.
Ive know Frank for years...he is another one to get to know. He most probably a member here on CU but is a member on NS and CT. Frank is a wealth of knowledge, he was a contributer to the red book for many years, as well very much into medal detection.
Hope I sold a book for you buddy....! Frank is a another you definitely want to talk to on this subject. Paddy

@treasurehunt

Just ordered one off Amazon. I was reading on another site that the 5th edition might be more scarce than the 1st editions. Curious what his book says. I know of treasurehunt from CT. I stopped posting there.

HalfDimeDude · May 18, 2021 10:03AM

@Off_Cent_er said:

@HalfDimeDude said:

You surely can and you can buy the offical guide to the red book guide by Frank Colletti.
Ive know Frank for years...he is another one to get to know. He most probably a member here on CU but is a member on NS and CT. Frank is a wealth of knowledge, he was a contributer to the red book for many years, as well very much into medal detection.
Hope I sold a book for you buddy....! Frank is a another you definitely want to talk to on this subject. Paddy

@treasurehunt

Just ordered one off Amazon. I was reading on another site that the 5th edition might be more scarce than the 1st editions. Curious what his book says. I know of treasurehunt from CT. I stopped posting there.

Yes quite a few as myself have also....!

Off_Cent_er · May 18, 2021 10:16AM

@HalfDimeDude said:

@Off_Cent_er said:

@HalfDimeDude said:

You surely can and you can buy the offical guide to the red book guide by Frank Colletti.
Ive know Frank for years...he is another one to get to know. He most probably a member here on CU but is a member on NS and CT. Frank is a wealth of knowledge, he was a contributer to the red book for many years, as well very much into medal detection.
Hope I sold a book for you buddy....! Frank is a another you definitely want to talk to on this subject. Paddy

@treasurehunt

Just ordered one off Amazon. I was reading on another site that the 5th edition might be more scarce than the 1st editions. Curious what his book says. I know of treasurehunt from CT. I stopped posting there.

Yes quite a few as myself have also....!

It's nice to see you here. I came here because it's nice to just talk and read about coins. Tired of letting myself get dragged into off topic arguments over there.

dbldie55 · May 18, 2021 10:18AM

Have a near complete set (including all regular issues, both 1947's and many of the special editions). Not sure why the 5th is more valuable than the editions around it (the Red Book of the Red Book shows $130 in VG). I know one of my best friend has one (that was bought new by his father). He is not a coin collector, I just recall seeing that edition of the Red Book.

Off_Cent_er · May 18, 2021 10:27AM

@dbldie55 said:
Have a near complete set (including all regular issues, both 1947's and many of the special editions). Not sure why the 5th is more valuable than the editions around it (the Red Book of the Red Book shows $130 in VG). I know one of my best friend has one (that was bought new by his father). He is not a coin collector, I just recall seeing that edition of the Red Book.

I was just reading that major book dealers have handled more 1st and 2nd editions than they have of the 5th. So apparently there is the idea it is harder to find. Not sure how many they printed though.

HalfDimeDude · May 18, 2021 10:30AM

@Off_Cent_er said:

@HalfDimeDude said:

@Off_Cent_er said:

@HalfDimeDude said:

You surely can and you can buy the offical guide to the red book guide by Frank Colletti.
Ive know Frank for years...he is another one to get to know. He most probably a member here on CU but is a member on NS and CT. Frank is a wealth of knowledge, he was a contributer to the red book for many years, as well very much into medal detection.
Hope I sold a book for you buddy....! Frank is a another you definitely want to talk to on this subject. Paddy

@treasurehunt

Just ordered one off Amazon. I was reading on another site that the 5th edition might be more scarce than the 1st editions. Curious what his book says. I know of treasurehunt from CT. I stopped posting there.

Yes quite a few as myself have also....!

It's nice to see you here. I came here because it's nice to just talk and read about coins. Tired of letting myself get dragged into off topic arguments over there.

Well thank you! And like wise to see you post here also. Way to much un necessary stuff being posted, threads being crapped in , that really turned me off! You try to post a nice write up to share or get professional feed back and some troll would post just to post! Sometimes over 50 post a day! And giving advise on problem coins, A.T. coins telling someone it was a perfect specimen...duh.. im very happy here, and there isn't any of the above going on TG ! A great bunch of serous collectors talking coins....not trash!

ernie11 · May 19, 2021 3:46AM

This thread encouraged me to dig through my coin box in the closet. I didn't keep a record of where I found this, but I have a pretty decent copy of the 4th edition of the Red Book, don't have a photo, sorry.

I am getting rid of some of my newer Red Books, dating from the 1990's into this century, probably to the thrift store where I volunteer, or to a local coin show once things reopen more. Of course, if anyone here lives in the Philly area and wants these, I'd gladly give them away to you.

thebeav · May 19, 2021 4:39AM

I've had many vintage Redbooks over the years. I've never had a first, but I was never really able to get any real money out of them.

USSID17 · May 19, 2021 6:51AM

@ernie11 said:
This thread encouraged me to dig through my coin box in the closet.

Same here. Not sure if this qualifies for this thread. It's blue but it is Whitman.

Treashunt · May 19, 2021 7:18AM

@HalfDimeDude said:

You surely can and you can buy the offical guide to the red book guide by Frank Colletti.
Ive know Frank for years...he is another one to get to know. He most probably a member here on CU but is a member on NS and CT. Frank is a wealth of knowledge, he was a contributer to the red book for many years, as well very much into medal detection.
Hope I sold a book for you buddy....! Frank is a another you definitely want to talk to on this subject. Paddy

@treasurehunt

Thanks for the note.

As for the 5th edition, Yeoman claimed that production had increased each year since the First editions, however, either fewer were saved, or as I wrote, it is believed that fewer were printed because of a paper shortage during the Korean War.

My personal experience, agreed to by many of the numismatic book sellers, is that the 5th edition is far more difficult to obtain, especially in near new condition and with nice gilt on the cover or especially difficult is getting a signed [by Yeoman] edition.

All early editions , from the First thru the 5th are very difficult to obtain in nice near new condition, especially with full gilt, and not sun bleached on the spine. Most people put them on book shelves and many were in the sun which bleached the color from them over the years. Not an easy task, but all editions may be acquired in decent condition.

Now, for a real challenge, try putting together a full set in nice condition, and then for the hardest challenge, get a full set from 1947 [both editions] to Yeoman's last -- all signed by him. I have a nearly complete set, lacking only the final edition,
The most difficult edition is the 1989 -- the last edition published before his death in 1988. Note that he passed away before the 1988 ANA Convention, and that is why there are so few of the edition that were signed by him. I have searched for ages for a copy and still need it for my set to be 'complete'.

If anyone wants for info, let me know and I'll add to this thread or start another -- and add to it periodically.

Frank

Treashunt · May 19, 2021 7:20AM

@Off_Cent_er said:

@HalfDimeDude said:

You surely can and you can buy the offical guide to the red book guide by Frank Colletti.
Ive know Frank for years...he is another one to get to know. He most probably a member here on CU but is a member on NS and CT. Frank is a wealth of knowledge, he was a contributer to the red book for many years, as well very much into medal detection.
Hope I sold a book for you buddy....! Frank is a another you definitely want to talk to on this subject. Paddy

@treasurehunt

Just ordered one off Amazon. I was reading on another site that the 5th edition might be more scarce than the 1st editions. Curious what his book says. I know of treasurehunt from CT. I stopped posting there.

See above, yes, the 5th edition is far scarcer than the 1st.

Another thought, the 5th is also probably scarcer because it was not the 1st edition. Many collector will save a copy of a first edition, and the later ones are then considered 'just for reference'.

HalfDimeDude · May 19, 2021 8:19AM

@Treashunt said:

@HalfDimeDude said:

You surely can and you can buy the offical guide to the red book guide by Frank Colletti.
Ive know Frank for years...he is another one to get to know. He most probably a member here on CU but is a member on NS and CT. Frank is a wealth of knowledge, he was a contributer to the red book for many years, as well very much into medal detection.
Hope I sold a book for you buddy....! Frank is a another you definitely want to talk to on this subject. Paddy

@treasurehunt

Thanks for the note.

As for the 5th edition, Yeoman claimed that production had increased each year since the First editions, however, either fewer were saved, or as I wrote, it is believed that fewer were printed because of a paper shortage during the Korean War.

My personal experience, agreed to by many of the numismatic book sellers, is that the 5th edition is far more difficult to obtain, especially in near new condition and with nice gilt on the cover or especially difficult is getting a signed [by Yeoman] edition.

All early editions , from the First thru the 5th are very difficult to obtain in nice near new condition, especially with full gilt, and not sun bleached on the spine. Most people put them on book shelves and many were in the sun which bleached the color from them over the years. Not an easy task, but all editions may be acquired in decent condition.

Now, for a real challenge, try putting together a full set in nice condition, and then for the hardest challenge, get a full set from 1947 [both editions] to Yeoman's last -- all signed by him. I have a nearly complete set, lacking only the final edition,
The most difficult edition is the 1989 -- the last edition published before his death in 1988. Note that he passed away before the 1988 ANA Convention, and that is why there are so few of the edition that were signed by him. I have searched for ages for a copy and still need it for my set to be 'complete'.

If anyone wants for info, let me know and I'll add to this thread or start another -- and add to it periodically.

Frank

Anytime Frank stay well my friend

Treashunt · May 19, 2021 9:33AM

@USSID17 said:

@ernie11 said:
This thread encouraged me to dig through my coin box in the closet.

Same here. Not sure if this qualifies for this thread. It's blue but it is Whitman.

The handbook of Type is relatively scarcer than the Blue books.
Not a big $ item, but a fun find

USSID17 · May 19, 2021 9:59AM

Thanks Treashunt!

Treashunt · May 19, 2021 10:16AM

@USSID17 said:
Thanks Treashunt!

anytime, they were originally included with the Type Set coin albums. If you can find the album & the 'box' plus this book it would be a great find.

BuffaloIronTail · May 19, 2021 10:25AM

@Catbert said:
I remember the 50D has my holy grail as a youngster. Never found one in circulation but I have a raw one now. Funny how rarity and availability change since then!

I agree. Back then I remember other hot coins of the day being the 1960-P small date Cent, and the 1970-D Half.

Pete

USSID17 · May 19, 2021 11:21AM

@Treashunt said:

@USSID17 said:
Thanks Treashunt!

they were originally included with the Type Set coin albums.

Really? I didn't know that. Thanks very much!

291fifth · May 19, 2021 12:20PM

Keep in mind that the actual cover color for the early edition Red Books was actually maroon rather than red.

Most of the early ones I owned back in the early 1990's ( I had all but two) showed considerable wear. Near new copies should bring significant premiums. Maybe they should start slabbing them!

Treashunt · May 20, 2021 6:02AM

@SkyMan said:
Not Cherry Picking, but here's one with provenance from the Neil Armstrong estate...

I wish I had bought it, does anyone know how much it sold for?

joeykoins · June 11, 2021 6:25PM

Just found this R.B. tucked away in my inventory. Is this Edition, 1993, any special one or carry any sort of slight premium?
Thanks.

Off_Cent_er · June 11, 2021 7:48PM

@joeykoins said:
Just found this R.B. tucked away in my inventory. Is this Edition, 1993, any special one or carry any sort of slight premium?
Thanks.

According to the guide on Redbooks, 1993 hardcover is $7 in new condition.

joeykoins · June 11, 2021 8:32PM

@Off_Cent_er said:
According to the guide on Redbooks, 1993 hardcover is $7 in new condition.

Ok, thanks.

Dreamcrusher · June 12, 2021 9:57AM

Ken Bressett is coming out with a new book A Penny Saved that focuses on Yeoman and the Red Book. It should be out any day now.

golden · June 12, 2021 1:16PM

Nice thread. I have a complete set of Red Books. My First Edition is the first printing.

gumby1234 · June 12, 2021 1:32PM

I have a 1975 Red Book from when I started collecting. I was 9

Treashunt · June 14, 2021 5:30AM

@Dreamcrusher said:
Ken Bressett is coming out with a new book A Penny Saved that focuses on Yeoman and the Red Book. It should be out any day now.

Here ya go:

https://whitman.com/a-penny-saved-r-s-yeoman-and-his-remarkable-red-book/

Treashunt · June 14, 2021 5:31AM

A Penny Saved, R.S. Yeoman and His Remarkable Red Book
$39.95
Write a Review
SKU:
0794849016
Minimum Purchase:
1 unit
Expected release date is 30th Jun 2021

joeykoins · June 15, 2021 10:23PM

@golden said:
Nice thread. I have a complete set of Red Books. My First Edition is the first printing.

DUDE!

Treashunt · June 16, 2021 4:15AM

@golden said:
Nice thread. I have a complete set of Red Books. My First Edition is the first printing.

Nice with the first printing.

I have a complete set, with both 1st editions, please a nearly complete set of early ones, all signed by yeoman, missing only the last year.

Can You Cherrypick A Red Book?

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My small collection

DUDE!

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