Billed as the “biggest, most useful Red Book ever,” the Deluxe Edition measures 7 x 10 inches and has 1,504 pages. The larger size and increased page count combined make the Deluxe Edition five times bigger than the regular-edition Red Book. It prices 8,018 items in up to 12 grades each, with 50,205 individual values and 16,667 sale records covering circulated, Mint State, and Proof coinage. The book is illustrated with 5,753 images.
The Deluxe Edition covers American coinage from New England colonial times to the modern day—half cents through $20 gold double eagles, plus bullion, commemoratives, Proof and Mint sets, significant tokens and medals, error coins, and other numismatic collectibles. It follows the basic structure of the regular-edition Red Book, but each chapter is dramatically expanded with more historical information, more die varieties, detailed grading instructions with enlarged full-color illustrations, specialized advice on strike characteristics and other technical details, market analysis, and valuable guidance on collecting and investing in rare coins.
The book’s Senior Editor is Kenneth Bressett, Valuations Editor is Jeff Garrett, and Research Editor is Q. David Bowers. A 57-page introduction, “The Story of American Money,” is based on the work of the late Dr. Richard Doty, senior curator of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian.
Each year, the new Deluxe Edition will feature an in-depth focus on one or more coin series. The first edition includes a special 364-page section on copper half cents and large cents written by Q. David Bowers, with images, history, diagnostics, and pricing for 832 die varieties, 1793–1857.
For federal coins, detailed charts show each mintage; a summary of certified population data; average national retail prices in grades ranging from About Good to high Mint State and Proof; and three or more recent sale records for most coins. Enlarged close-ups of die varieties provide visual guidance. Extensive chart notes give the back stories and additional details on significant coins.
Special appendices include illustrated essays on misstrikes and error coins; rare and collectible numismatic books; bullion values of common-date silver and gold coins; the top 250 coin prices realized at sale; grading standards for U.S. coins; coin cleaning, preservation, and conservation; counterfeit coins in today’s marketplace; the dynamics of the rare-coin market; predicting the rare-coin market; and techniques of smart offerding at sale.
Please review all photos for condition. If there are any questions about the item listed that the description or the pictures don’t answer, please send us a message and we will do our best to answer you. Any new information either received or discovered during the sale or duration of an item, we will update the listing. We describe each item to the best of our ability and occasionally mistakes can be made in the listing as we are only human.
We work 9 am – 5 pm EST from Monday to Friday to list, ship, and answer questions about our items for sale so please be patient with our responses.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT OFFERS ON sales; PLEASE WAIT FOR THE sale TO END BEFORE SENDING US ANY OFFERS.
WE DO ACCEPT OFFERS ON BUY-IT-NOW ITEMS.
PAYMENTS: All payments must be made within seven days after the sale has ended. If this is a problem or you are offerding on another item that has not ended please let us know, or a nonpayment case may be opened. We do combine multiple items to save on postage.
Please be advised that all New York residence must pay sales tax unless you have a Resale Certificate which would require a ST-120 form to be filed with us.
SHIPPING: We will ship all items the cheapest way possible unless asked otherwise. We do combine shipments and discount shipping charges for multiple purchases, but please WAIT for a revised invoice before making any payments. We try to ship every day, although sometimes every other day. We take the time to package every item with care so that it makes it to you in the same condition as it was listed.
We are NOT responsible if the Post Office or UPS loses or damages a package that is NOT insured. Insurance if desired is extra! – On items over $100.00 we recommend taking the insurance. If you don\'t buy insurance and item is damage during shipping we can’t guarantee a full refund for returned items.
**INTERNATIONAL buyers: Due to numerous fraudulent and suspicious transactions we will only ship through the Global Shipping Program to international buyers.
Communication: We ask that you please contact us first before opening a case with . We guarantee that we will make you satisfied with our products or services. We promise a timely response to any problem you may have.
RETURNS: Returns are accepted on all domestic shipped items unless stated otherwise. We are not responsible for return shipping charges unless there was an error in the listing of the item. A refund will be sent as soon as we receive the item back. We ask that you please look at all photos and read descriptions closely before offerding.
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