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Handbook of United States Coins: 2008 Blue Book (Handbook of United States Coins (Paper)) (Handbook of United States Coins (Paper))

Handbook of United States Coins: 2008 Blue Book (Handbook of United States Coins (Paper)) (Handbook of United States Coins (Paper))
By R. S. Yeoman

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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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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #151859 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-05-29
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 239 pages

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Easy Reference of Dealer Purchase Prices for US Coins4
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 Reference5
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. Coins4
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.