{"product_id":"the-official-red-bookr-a-guide-book-of-united-states-coins-2026-official-red-book-79th-ed","title":"The Official Red Book(r) a Guide Book of United States Coins, 2026 (Official Red Book) (79TH ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I first received the Red Book as Deputy U.S. Treasurer and kept it close during both my terms as U.S. Mint Director. No other book has taught me more about U.S. coinage. Now in its 79th year, it's an essential resource.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-David Ryder, 34th and 39th Director of the U.S. Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed Book 2026 Advisory Panel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's Preface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditor's Preface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to Numismatics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigins of United States Coinage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting Started in Coin Collecting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrading U.S. Coins, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Use This Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Federal and Federal U.S. Coinage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColonial Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePost-Colonial Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContract Issues and Patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalf Cents (1793-1857)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge Cents (1793-1857)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall Cents (1856 To Date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-Cent Pieces (1864-1873)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree-Cent Pieces (1851-1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNickel Five-Cent Pieces (1866 to Date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalf Dimes (1794-1873)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimes (1796 to Date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty-Cent Pieces (1875-1878)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuarter Dollars (1796 to Date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalf Dollars (1794 to Date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver Dollars (1794-1935)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern Dollars (1971 to Date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold Dollars (1849-1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuarter Eagles (1796-1929)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree-Dollar Gold Pieces (1854-1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour-Dollar Gold Pieces (1879-1880)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalf Eagles (1795-1929)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEagles (1795-1933)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble Eagles (1849-1933)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommemoratives (1892 to Date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProof and Mint Sets (1936 to Date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.S. Bullion and Related Coinage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Eagle Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Buffalo Gold Bullion Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Spouse $10 Gold Bullion Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerica the Beautiful Silver Bullion Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Liberty High Relief Gold Bullion Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial Non-Program Bullion Coins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnited States Pattern Coins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther Issues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate and Territorial Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfederate Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHawaiian and Puerto Rican Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilippine Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppendices and Reference\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: Mint Errors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Collectible Red Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C: Top 100 U.S. Auction Records of the Past Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOVER 25 MILLION COPIES SOLD!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I first received the Red Book as Deputy U.S. Treasurer and kept it close during both my terms as U.S. Mint Director. No other book has taught me more about U.S. coinage. Now in its 79th year, it's an essential resource.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-- David Ryder, 34th and 39th Director of the U.S. Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Guide Book of United States Coins, the world's best-selling price guide and numismatic text, is back and better than ever in a completely redesigned 79th edition. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat's this coin? How rare are my coins? 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Over 25 million copies sold since the 1st edition! Since 1946, coin collectors have trusted the Guide Book of United States Coins--known everywhere as The Official Red Book--to help them learn about U.S. coins and build great collections. Maybe you're completing a set of Wheat cents or Morgan silver dollars by date and mintmark. Or maybe you simply have some old coins from Grandpa's cigar box and want to look up their values. The Red Book is your guide. Grade-by-grade values, history for each coin type, detailed specifications, auction records, colorful photographs, accurate mintage data, and more await you. The Red Book starts with foreign coins that circulated as money in the British colonies starting in the 1600s. Then it covers everything from early colonial copper tokens to popular classics like Mercury dimes and Kennedy half dollars, plus hefty Old West silver dollars, dazzling gold coins, and more. You'll find 32,500+ prices for nearly 8,000 coins, tokens, medals, sets, and other collectibles. You'll also round out your education in Proof and Mint sets, error coins, Civil War tokens, Confederate coins, private gold pieces, and coins and tokens struck for Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands. All of the latest U.S. coins are inside: American Women quarters, Native American dollars, Innovation dollars, commemorative coins, and bullion coins (silver, gold, platinum, and palladium)--from precious-metal rarities to the change you find in your pocket. The Red Book's articles on grading coins, investing in rare coins, and how to spot counterfeits will make you a savvy collector. Its entertaining essays on the history of American coinage America and the modern rare-coin market give you an inside look at \"the hobby of kings.\" These are just some of the features of the informative, entertaining, invaluable Red Book--the world's best-selling coin price guide (with more than 25 million copies sold).\"--from Amazon.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard S. Yeoman\u003c\/strong\u003e (1904-1988) was a pioneering American numismatist and writer best known as the creator of \u003cem\u003eA Guide Book of United States Coins\u003c\/em\u003e (the \"Red Book\"), first published in 1946. A visionary in the field, Yeoman also introduced Whitman coin folders and albums, helping generations of collectors organize and enjoy their coins. 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