Meet Ken Bressett and Jeff Garrett at the ANA World's Fair of Money
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Whitman Authors Ken Bressett and Jeff Garrett
Will Autograph Books at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money
Whitman Publishing Will Debut A Penny Saved: R.S. Yeoman and His Remarkable Red Book
Coin collectors have a chance to meet two hobby legends at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money, held August 10–14, 2021. Whitman Publishing authors Kenneth Bressett and Jeff Garrett will visit with collectors and sign copies of the hobby’s most famous books at the Whitman booth at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago (Rosemont), Illinois.
Ken Bressett is editor emeritus of the Guide Book of United States Coins (popularly known as the “Red Book”), which celebrates its 75th edition this year, and of the Handbook of United States Coins (the wholesale-pricing Blue Book) and Mega Red (the 1,504-page expanded version of the Red Book).
His newest title is A Penny Saved: R.S. Yeoman and His Remarkable Red Book, which makes its public debut at the ANA show. This richly illustrated volume tells the history of Whitman Publishing and the Red Book, along with a biography of its original author, R.S. Yeoman, and an autobiography of Bressett himself.
Jeff Garrett, a professional numismatist and former president of the ANA, took over from Bressett as senior editor of the Red Book and the Blue Book in 2018. He also serves as valuations editor of Mega Red, which is edited by another hobby legend, Q. David Bowers.
The collectible hardcover 75th-edition Red Book features a special silver-foil cover to mark its milestone anniversary. More than 25 million copies of the book have been sold since it debuted in 1946. Many hobbyists collect the Red Book itself, including varieties and special editions.
“Whitman book-signing sessions give collectors a rare chance to meet some of our favorite hobby authors in person,” said Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. “Bring your camera and take a selfie with Ken Bressett and Jeff Garrett. You’ll always take home amazing memories from the ANA World’s Fair of Money.”
Whitman Publishing is located at booth #429, at the end of the Ultra-Premium section, near the display of the Tyrant Collection of rare coins. Bressett and Garrett are scheduled to autograph books at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursday, August 12, and Friday, August 13.
The hobby’s popular “Red Book” is celebrating its 75th edition this year.
In A Penny Saved, Kenneth Bressett presents a history of the groundbreaking
book and a biography of author R.S. Yeoman, who helped ignite a boom in
coin-collecting starting in the 1930s and 1940s by promoting innovations
including coin boards, folders, and new books.
Bressett tells the story of publishing giant Western Printing & Lithographing
Company and follows the development of its offshoot, Whitman Publishing,
from 1916 to today.
R.S. Yeoman and the Red Book revolutionized coin collecting by presenting,
for the first time, an impartial, professional catalog of average prices dealers
were charging for every U.S. coin. It made the hobby accessible to people of
all ages, interests, and budgets.
In A Penny Saved, Ken Bressett has compiled never-before-released documents
from the Whitman Publishing archives. He also shares a treasure trove of family
photos, corporate memorabilia, and personal recollections about the Red Book
and the coin dealers, collectors, researchers, and others who have made it
so remarkable.
Bressett, who worked alongside Yeoman, also shares his own life story in and out
of numismatics. Both men have left indelible imprints on the hobby and on publishing
in the United States.
Kenneth Bressett autographing a copy of the 1,504-page Mega Red for Caleb Noel,
then news editor (and now editor) of the ANA’s Numismatist magazine. (2017)
Senior Editor Jeff Garrett signing copies of the Red Book at the 2018 Whitman Baltimore Expo.
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"R.S. Yeoman and the Red Book revolutionized coin collecting by presenting,
for the first time, an impartial, professional catalog of average prices dealers
were charging for every U.S. coin. It made the hobby accessible to people of
all ages, interests, and budgets."
TY "redbook" and R.S. Yeoman and those that have contributed and continue to do so. I've read many a familiar name in the list of contributors.
One must love the shadows cast by giants, thereby many may seek refuge and enjoyment.
How can I tell them apart?
Until about a year and a half ago, Jeff was the one with the beard!