Whitman s coin boards, folders, and albums have organized and displayed hundreds of thousands of coin collections for generations. Coins, and in 1946 it introduced a guide book of united states coins. The blue book is a coin price guide that informs you on the approximate amount of money you can expect to get if you sell your coins to a coin dealer. The blue book s price listings offer a realworld look at the rarecoin. Whitman classic coin albums have been a collector favorite since they were first introduced, and the whitman blue has been synonymous with coin collecting for decades. Whitman blue book coin folder 20th century type coins. View collecting coins is hard enough but trying to look at them can be pretty tricky without a coin album. Half cents whitman coin albumthe whitman half cents classic coin album holds coins minted between 1793 and 1857. The only difference may be that it is a softback book, and its a little cheaper. When i started collecting coins in the 1950s, the handbook of united states coins the blue book and the guide book of united states coins the red book were widely used for pricing u. Since 1942, the blue book has been the annual reference used by u. Our flagship titles have been the bibles of the hobby since 1942 the blue book and 1946 the red book. Yeoman, who was in charge of promoting the companys line of coin boards and folders in the 1930s.
Whitman publishing debuted the handbook of united states coins in 1942. Whitman blue book united states coins 2018 coin collecting. Red book vs blue book us, world, and ancient coins ngc coin. Amos advantage the official blue book of us coins 2021. Both the red book and blue book show approximate retail prices in grades that coins are most often seen.
Whitmans blue handbook of united states coins 2021. In 1938, whitman began publishing coin boards, used by coin collectors to store their collections. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Pelham, al the newest edition of the handbook of united states coins debuts in late may 2018. From what i have seen the blue book is just rock bottom pricewise, maybe the same % under red book year to year, so they just print the same propaganda to give false hope that buyers could get no problem coins.
Includes a 16page color section on morgan and peace silver dollars, and more than 900 illustrations. The blue book s price listings offer a realworld look at the coin. The blue book was introduced in 1942 as a resource for coin collectors to learn how much dealers were paying, on average, for u. It was the first unbiased, authoritative resource showing how much coin dealers were paying on average to buy u. It is published by whitman just like the red book is. The blue book is still around because enough people still buy it to make it profitable to whitman to publish it. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified. A handbook of united states coins blue book 2019 the official blue book of united states coins. About whitman publishing whitman publishing is the leading producer of numismatic reference books, supplies, and products to display and store coins and paper money. Review of the 2019 blue book and red book numismatic. The official blue book handbook of united states coins 2020 77th.
These make a great way to store your coin collection. Handbook of united states coins 2020 77th edition by r. A handbook of united states coins blue book 2019 the. You will receive a brand new album like the tri fold album in the photo. As a collector, you can use it to find out how much your coins are worth. A hand book of united states coins 2020 handbook of united states coins blue book by jeff garrett. It features 39 coin openings coin viewing from both coin sides protective slides hold coins in place whitman coin album half cents 17931857 whitman. A hand book of united states coins 2020 handbook of united. Doc, the official red book of united states coins and the official blue book of united states coins, by whitman, published by st. Whitman albums coin hardware coin tubes coin folders. Many collectors start their collections with whitman coin folders and then as they become more experienced they graduate to using whitman coin. Dansco coin albums lighthouse coin albums whitman coin albums certified style coin albums shop all coin albums. Whats the difference between the red book and the blue book.
Inside is a narrative describing the coins and their place in the rich and fascinating. By organizing your coins into a book with pages that turn, much like a photo album, you can flip through your collection. After doing some research i realized there was not much chatter about the difference between the official blue book handbook for u. If you are collecting coins and want a coin price guide, we have all of the coin red, blue, and black books for coins. Since 1942 the official blue book has been used by dealers to make buying offers. Reasons to use blue whitman folders when collecting coins. Youve probably seen whitman coin folders and wondered if thats something you need to protect your coins or not. For more than 75 years coin dealers have used the official blue book. Whats the difference between the red book and the blue.
Its hard to argue popularity when generations of coin. A handbook of united states coins blue book 2019 the official. Since 1942, coin dealers have used the annual handbook of united states coins the official blue book to make buying offers. A handbook of united states coins blue book 2019 the official blue book of united states coins by r. Whitman publishing 2020 blue book, handbook of us coins. The black book is the wholesale version of the books above and shows relative wholesale values when you sell coins. We have coin collecting reference books to help you keep from being a victim of forgery, and information on how to expertly grade your coins from the coin.
Whitman books, a guide book of united states coins. Whitman nat park blue folder vol 1 20102015 official whitman coin folder by whitman publishing jan 1, 2010. The groundbreaking new book was an immediate hit, popular with dealers and collectors alike. In 1942, the company published its first price guide, the official blue book of u. Coin collectors get a fresh dose of the blues coin update.
You can use it to find out how much your coins are worth. The newest edition of the handbook of united states coins debuts in late may 2018. The 2021 handbook of united states coins lists how much dealers will pay for your coins. One topic covered in the red book is the grading of coins, complete with a. The red book is vital and fairly comprehensive guide to us coins, i know dealers who dont consider coin a variety unless it is in there. For more than 75 years coin dealers have used the official blue book as it. Much more detailed and encompassing than the blue book, the red book is used by both collectors and dealers on a daily basis. Red book vs blue book us, world, and ancient coins ngc. A hand book of united states coins 2020 handbook of. Whitman publishing debuted the handbook of united states coins in 1942 as an authoritative resource showing how much coin dealers were paying on average to buy u.
Known to collectors as the blue book, it is the bestselling annual guide to wholesale prices paid by u. It is the counterpart to the whitman red book, which lists retail prices for u. Whitman coin folders coin collecting supplies coin. I have been a life member of the ana american numismatic association since 2000, but i have been an. Vintage lot of 7 whitman blue book no coins, worn quarter half, rare. In 1942, yeoman had served as a founding coeditor of whitman publishings handbook of united states coins the blue book. Coin albums for coin collectors coin supplies coin. Whitman publishing debuted the handbook of united states coins in 1942 as an authoritative resource showing how much coin dealers were paying on. Review of the 2019 blue book and red book numismatic news. The blue book informs the coin owner of the value of any coin if they wished to sell to a dealer. The blue books price listings offer a realworld look at the coin market, gathered from. The bestselling blue book tells how much your coins are worth. Of all the numismatic books whitman publishing has created over the years, including many recent titles that have already matured into standard references, the guide book of united states coins the red book is by far the most popular.
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