Handbook of United States Coins: 2008 Blue Book (Handbook of United States Coins (Paper)) (Handbook of United States Coins (Paper)) |
 enlarge | Author: R. S. Yeoman
Creator: Kenneth Bressett
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 215003
Media: Paperback
Edition: 65
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 239
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0794823831
Dewey Decimal Number: 737
EAN: 9780794823832
ASIN: 0794823831
Publication Date: May 29, 2007
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Condition: A beautiful ex-library copy. Barely used. All pages and cover clear and bright except for a few library markings. Binding solid and tight. No creases.
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The Blue Book is Your Source for Coin Dealer Buying Prices! Since 1942, the Blue Book has been the annual reference used by U.S. coin dealers to make buying offers. Likewise, coin collectors use it to find out what dealers will pay for their coins. Features: Average dealer buying prices for U.S. coins from 1616 to today - Historical information - Actual-size photographs of hundreds of coins - Grading and Collecting tips - Detailed mintage records. Paperback
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Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Easy Reference of Dealer Purchase Prices for US Coins May 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This handbook (The Blue Book)provides a good target price representing dealer's cost for all the US Coins listed in the corresponding retail value Red Book. Invaluable reference tool for quick evaluation of a seller's coin price markups for the casual collector who doesn't need up to the minute price changes. Use it with the Red Book to establish a range for buying and selling.
 Invaluable Reference April 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Bluebook is an invaluable reference when you are selling coins (along with the Redbook when buying) since it tracks what coin dealers pay for coins. You need to keep in mind that in a "hot" market prices change rapidly which can make the Bluebook "dated" fairly quickly. In any case it does provide a baseline indicating what others have received for coins in specific grades over the past several months giving some indication of what you should receive from a coin dealer.
If you are interested in what you can expect to pay for a coin you want to buy then use the Redbook which tracks the amount dealers charge for coins in specific grades.
The difference between the Redbook and Bluebook indicates the monies retained by dealers for the value they add to collector's trades. So, if you are trading collector-to-collector with no dealer involved, the two references can serve as the high and low bar for the negotiation process.
The Handbook on the Selling Cost of U. S. Coins March 12, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is nice to use when you are wanting to sell one of your coins. It would be a better book if it would come in spiral bound so that it is easier to use.
Useful, but outdated March 11, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
While useful and informative and, indeed, a must if you buy coins, this book is quite outdated. Since the price of gold and silver have gone up considerably and change daily, the effect on coins is intense in many cases.
There are several sites online where you can get more up-to-date information. Yet having this handy is a good idea. I like having something near my work area and in my hands so I can quickly look up the information I want. Then I can follow that up by going to one of the Web sites.
-Susanna K. Hutcheson
Extremely handy and easy to use March 8, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Easy to use
Contains all information you need to assess any coin
A wise purchase
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