2010 Professional Edition Red Book

R.S. Yeoman, Bresset, Garrett, Bowers

• ISBN: 0794828426
• Pub Date: 10/1/2009 Edition: 1st
• Cover: Spiral Pages: 384 Size: 8.5x11

Red Book Professional Edition The Red Book Professional Edition is a new and enlarged version of a hobby classic, the Red Book. Its expanded content helps intermediate and advanced collectors and coin dealers build their collections and make smart purchases and sales.

The book is physically larger than the regular-edition Red Book (almost 50% larger, at 8.5 x 11 inches), and spiralbound for convenient reference.

Expanded features of the Red Book Professional Edition:

• Expert guidance on striking and sharpness characteristics for each coin type-valuable information when inspecting coins for purchase.
• Insight on availability and condition rarity for each type.
• Detailed grading instructions, including for Mint State and Proof coins.
• Certified population summaries, for every date and mint mark including the number certified, the average grade, and the percent in Mint State.
• Expanded valuations, expanded grades for each date, including multiple Mint State and Proof levels, plus Full Bands, Full Bell Lines, Cameo/Deep Cameo, and other specialized designations.
• Auction records for every coin listed.
• Additional die varieties in every denomination, with close-up photographs.
• Informative chart notes that expand on the history, characteristics, and market values of important coins.
• Detailed research and market information on early (pre-1858) Proof coinage, including gold.
• High-quality, full-color photographs of both circulation-strike and Proof coins, for every type.
• Enlargements of key focal points and varieties, many more than in the regular edition.

The Guide Book of United States Coins, Professional Edition, is the perfect single-source numismatic reference. Investors, intermediate and advanced collectors, dealers, and auctioneers will benefit from its immense wealth of real-world market information on every coin ever struck by the U.S. Mint. Tens of thousands of copies will be printed and sold, and we predict it will take its place as a popular annual companion to the regular edition. Federal Issues: Half Cents through Double Eagles, Plus Classic Commemoratives and Proof Mint Sets.