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. Now in its 2nd edition, the Professional Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins builds on this strong foundation. This expanded and enlarged volume is intended for the intermediate to advanced coin collector, the professional coin dealer, the auctioneer, the researcher, and the investor. Its combination of more photographs, detailed higher-grade valuations, listings of additional varieties (with closeup photographs) 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.

Whitman's expanded version of the best-selling Guide Book of United States Coins (known within the hobby as the "Red Book") is now available in a fully updated sixth 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, listings 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.

More than 700 new full-color photographs, updated mintages and coin values, new auction records, additional pattern pieces, expanded coverage of Civil War tokens, and the latest commemoratives, sets, and other coins.

A coin collectors' reference that provides average retail prices for all U.S. coins from 1616 to 2012--including Colonial, Civil War tokens, and error coins--actual-size photographs, bullion tables, complete mintage records, and grading and collecting tips.

Whitman Publishing announces the foruth edition of its expanded version of the best-selling Guide Book of United States Coins (known throughout the hobby as the Red Book ). The 384-page volume, called the Professional Edition, is intended for intermediate and advanced collectors, numismatic researchers, professional coin dealers, auctioneers, and investors. It includes auction records, certified-coin populations, more Mint State pricing, and other historical information and market data for serious buyers and sellers. The Professional Edition is 45% larger than the regular-edition Red Book, at 8.5 x 11 inches, and is spiralbound for convenient reference.

The Oficial Red Book Guide book of United States Coins.