Whitman's expanded version of the best-selling Guide Book of United States Coins(known within the hobby as they "Red Book") is now available in a fully updated fifth edition. The 384-page volume, called the Professional Edition, is intended for intermediate and advanced collectors, numismatic researchers, professional coin dealers, auctioneers, and investors. At 8.5 X 11 inches in size, the Professional Edition is 45% larger than the regular-edition Red Book. Its combination of more photographs, detailed higher-grade valuations, listing of additional varieties and rare early Proof coins, certified-coin population data, auction records, and other resources provides a wealth of information on every coin type ever made by the U.S. Mint.

If you re a fan of the Official Red Book like millions of coin collectors nationwide you ll love the spiralbound hardcover edition. With its coil binding, the book opens up and lies flat on your desk while you examine your collection; and the hard cover is durable enough for taking to coin shows, reading on a train or plane, and the constant use you ll put it through! (What book do you always turn to when you need to know a mintage, diameter, or other specification, or want to quickly look up a coin s value?) Of course, the spiralbound hardcover edition is jam-packed with all the information you ll find in the classic red hardcover every page, each of the 1,800-plus photographs, all the pricing (for more than 6,000 coins), all the historical text, insightful essays, auction records, bullion values, and other Red Book data. What is this coin, and how much is it worth? You ll find out in the Red Book, America s best-selling coin hobby guide.

Product Description: Since 1946 the Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book ) has served collectors as the preeminent annual reference for coin specifications, mintages, values, and photographs. With more than 22 million copies in print, the Guide Book is well established as the hobby s most popular reference...read more

Product Description: Go easy on your eyes so you can spot more treasures while you're adding to your collection! The Official Red Book is not available in a very popular LARGE PRINT edition, with easy-to-read large-size print and enlarged color photos...read more

Product Description: Go easy on your eyes so you can spot more treasures while you're adding to your coin collection! The Official Red Book is now available in a very popular LARGE PRINT edition, with easy-to-read large-size print and enlarged color photos...read more

The Official Red Book®, now in its 66th year, is famous nationwide as the premiere resource for U.S. coin collectors. This best-selling one-volume library helps you make smart buying decisions as you build your collection. Millions of readers rely on it for full-color photographs, detailed technical data, and up-to-date mintages. The Red Book covers the history of colonial and early American coins; official federal issues from half cents through silver dollars and gold coins; classic and modern commemoratives; Proof and Mint sets; error coins; Civil War tokens; pioneer (territorial) gold; every state and territorial quarter, plus the new National Park quarters; all of the presidential dollars; and more. You ll benefit from its practical essays on grading, investing, auctions, and other hobby subjects and of course, its pricing for 6,000-plus coins, in up to 9 grades each, gathered from more than 100 of the nation s leading coin dealers! The 2013 edition features more than 1,800 full-color photographs to help you confidently identify your coins. Updated values, mintages, and auction records. Expanded coverage of commemoratives, sets, and other coins. The latest research on colonial coins and private/territorial gold. New higher-grade pricing for classic commemoratives. And much more something of value for every collector, new or experienced. It s no wonder more than 22 million copies of the Red Book have been sold since the 1st edition! Full color. 448 pages. Classic red hardcover