2027 Red Book ???

DoubleDime · April 14, 2026 5:34AM

In the past it would be out in April or May.

johnny9434 · April 14, 2026 5:57AM

Im thinking sometime soon

Goob · April 14, 2026 6:26AM

@johnny9434 said:
Im thinking sometime soon

I think when I Googled it, it said it'd release sometime in July. Unfortunate that it's much later than usual but at least July is coming up sort-of soon!

ernie11 · April 14, 2026 7:57AM

Barnes and Noble tells me it will be on sale through them on June 23. I guess we're going back to the good ol' days when I used to buy this book mid-year.

winesteven · April 14, 2026 8:38PM

@ernie11 said:
Barnes and Noble tells me it will be on sale through them on June 23. I guess we're going back to the good ol' days when I used to buy this book mid-year.

Of course, of course! 😆

Steve

johnny9434 · April 14, 2026 11:19PM

@Goob said:

@johnny9434 said:
Im thinking sometime soon

I think when I Googled it, it said it'd release sometime in July. Unfortunate that it's much later than usual but at least July is coming up sort-of soon!

Time flies

BillJones · April 16, 2026 3:57AM

In my opinion the Red Book is starting to suffer from having to list all of the “collector trash” the mint is issuing. The book has probably been delayed because not all of that stuff has come out in time to publish at the usual date.

The British divided the Spink, now Sovereign, guide into two books, one for the pre-decimal coinage and the other for the decimal pieces. I could see the Red Book doing the same thing in the future.

johnny9434 · April 16, 2026 4:48AM

@BillJones said:
In my opinion the Red Book is starting to suffer from having to list all of the “collector trash” the mint is issuing. The book has probably been delayed because not all of that stuff has come out in time to publish at the usual date.

The British divided the Spink, now Sovereign, guide into two books, one for the pre-decimal coinage and the other for the decimal pieces. I could see the Red Book doing the same thing in the future.

With all the new stuff that book will add weight, keep it simple

BillJones · April 16, 2026 4:57AM

@johnny9434 said:

@BillJones said:
In my opinion the Red Book is starting to suffer from having to list all of the “collector trash” the mint is issuing. The book has probably been delayed because not all of that stuff has come out in time to publish at the usual date.

The British divided the Spink, now Sovereign, guide into two books, one for the pre-decimal coinage and the other for the decimal pieces. I could see the Red Book doing the same thing in the future.

With all the new stuff that book will add weight, keep it simple

And it will leave out information that some might need to get from the book. I keep an older edition of the book by my desk top to find information I need at my finger tips when I am working on articles.

Colonialcoin · April 16, 2026 5:02AM

The Red Book is something every new collector should buy when they begin collecting. A well versed collector needs a copy once every five years, if that, as there really isn’t any new information that will help those collectors. The price guide is well out of date by the time in reaches your hands.

JohnF · April 16, 2026 5:27AM

Starting with the 2027 edition, the Red Book will be released in July for several important reasons:

Release date of April is just too early IMO and too far from current pricing
We gained a few months to catch up to new Mint releases
Opportunity to publicly release around the time of ANA World's Fair of Money, which is a logical
We had to make space in the calendar to create/publish Mega Red edition

I am proud that the 2027 Red Book builds on many of the changes in the 2026 edition with key fixes and improvements based on feedback:

Grading sections added back in
Spec charts moved to their specific series
Type coins now integrated into their specific series
DMPL Morgans added
Pricing for coin rolls added
Improved error section
All prices now based on Greysheet CPG values, so much more reflective of the actual market

We have no plans to split the book into 2 books, or anything radical like that. The Red Book is such a fun challenge to work on, and Jeff, Larry Jewett, myself and the rest of the team love every minute of this incredible project. FYI, this year we are creating a special edition to commemorate USA250. I will post cover photos in the next post. Also, I we are posting a podcast later today where Jeff and I discuss all of these topics, so I will include a link to that as soon as I have it.

Best,
John

JohnF · April 16, 2026 5:34AM

Some pictures of the 2027 edition:

winesteven · April 16, 2026 6:43AM

I still love my Mega Red's!!!! Admittedly, NOT for beginners.

Steve

Snaps · April 16, 2026 8:49PM

@winesteven said:
I still love my Mega Red's!!!! Admittedly, NOT for beginners.

Steve

I was going to promote the Mega Red also. This thread triggered me to open the latest edition I have to compare to the Redbook. I immediately went to look for the bibliography section and found it is gone. That was a great section for finding additional resources. That led to seeking out how many pages were in the book, 1078 without preface. I checked all my previous editions (I have all of them) and they all have 1500 pages without preface. 400+ pages less in the new edition. I'll have to see what else is missing besides the bibliography.

The last Redbook I have is from 2017. It has a bibliography. It is 462 pages without the preface. The 2026 Redbook is advertised as 472 pages, they count the preface. Does anyone have a 2026? See if it has a bibliography section.

I would still spend the extra money to buy a Mega Red over a Redbook.

JohnF · April 17, 2026 3:24AM

Here's the new podcast with Jeff and I discussing RB and MegaRed:
https://youtu.be/81ERBmI6F-A

Rampage · April 17, 2026 4:29AM

I am glad to read the spec charts and the grading sections put back where they belong.

EastonCollection · April 18, 2026 4:47AM

Hi John & Jeff - I watched your video on the 2027 Redbook and its enhancements. First off, I feel its your best video and you had a great discussion. I love that some of the enhancements will cover Rolls and DMPL Morgans. I had collected them a long time ago and felt published coverage was lacking. I plan on giving the 27 edition to friends and clients as the 26 Redbook edition is alot more than an old fashion coin reference book. Keep up the great work guys!

cptbilly · April 18, 2026 5:13AM

When the 2026 RB was published, the editors made some questionable choices when it came to the way information was organized:

Whitman chose to segregate the descriptions, photos, and pricing of Commemoratives. You had to turn to three or four different pages to get all of the information for a particular issue. Two examples:
a) 1925 Stone Mountain Memorial Half Dollar: Description: Pg. 296; Photo: Pg. 301; Pricing, Mintage Info: Pg. 303.

b) 2016 National Park Service Centennial: Description: Pg 309;
Half Dollar Photo: Pg. 313; UNC Half Dollar Pricing: Pg. 314; Proof Half Pricing: Pg. 315.
Dollar Photo: Pg. 328; Dollar UNC Price: Pg. 311; Dollar Proof Price: Pg. 332.

Hope the reorganization indicated above by JohnF undoes these questionable choices.

JohnF · April 19, 2026 3:59AM

@EastonCollection said:
Hi John & Jeff - I watched your video on the 2027 Redbook and its enhancements. First off, I feel its your best video and you had a great discussion. I love that some of the enhancements will cover Rolls and DMPL Morgans. I had collected them a long time ago and felt published coverage was lacking. I plan on giving the 27 edition to friends and clients as the 26 Redbook edition is alot more than an old fashion coin reference book. Keep up the great work guys!

Thank you! I rewatched most of this podcast when we posted it, and I had a similar feeling. Like Jeff and I finally hitting our stride on the conversational flow.

2027 Red Book ???

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