A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS

A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS

A Guide Book Of United States Coins


The One Hundred Greatest Items Of United States Numismatic Literature Rank: Number 4.

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Clain-Stefanelli 11910*. Davis 1203.

AKA: 'The Redbook'. Hands down the biggest selling numismatic book of all time, twenty-two million copies and counting, this annual valuation guide far outshines its successful predecessors, Mehl’s Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia and Wayte Raymond’s Standard Catalog Of United States Coins. The signature hardbound red cover was the most powerful brand in American numismatics even before Whitman began expanding the Redbook series to include guides of all flavors, even a guide dedicated to Redbook collecting itself. Whitman has further enhanced the Redbook with lovely color photography and a host of binding choices, of which the spiral bound hardcover is this writer’s favored version for working purposes.

Editions One through Ten

First Edition

Image courtesy of George Frederick Kolbe - Fine Numismatic Books.

YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 1947.

Interleaved version. Image courtesy of Charles Davis Numismatic Literature.

Racine: Whitman, 1946
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt

First printing - 9,000 copies. On page 135, 'the scarcity of this date.'
Second printing - 9,000 copies. On page 135, 'the scarcity of the 1903 O'.

Available Interleaved.

Second Edition

Image courtesy of Charles Davis Numismatic Literature.

YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 1948.

Interleaved version. Image courtesy of Charles Davis Numismatic Literature.

Racine: Whitman, 1947
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt

Available Interleaved.

Third Edition

Image courtesy of Wayne K. Homren Numismatic Library.

YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 1949.
Racine: Whitman, 1948
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt

Fourth Edition

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YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 4TH EDITION.
Racine: Whitman, 1950
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt

Fifth Edition

Image courtesy of Wayne K. Homren Numismatic Library.

YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 5TH EDITION.
Racine: Whitman, 1951
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt

Sixth Edition

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YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 6TH EDITION.
Racine: Whitman, 1952
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt

Seventh Edition

Image courtesy of Charles Davis Numismatic Literature.

YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 7TH EDITION.
Racine: Whitman, 1953
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt

Eighth Edition

Image courtesy of George Frederick Kolbe - Fine Numismatic Books.

YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 8TH EDITION.
Racine: Whitman, 1954
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt

Ninth Edition

YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 9TH EDITION.
Racine: Whitman, 1955
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red leatherette, lettered in gilt

Tenth Edition

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YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS 10TH EDITION.
Racine: Whitman, 1956
254 pages, illustrated
Octavo
Hardbound: Red leatherette, lettered in gilt

Hardbound Editions

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Racine: 1947 - present

Interleaved version. Image courtesy of Charles Davis Numismatic Literature.

Some issues available interleaved, with the following editions having been seen:
15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th

Softbound Editions

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Racine: 1993 - 1996, 1998, 2003 - 2007

Spiral Softbound Editions

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Racine: 1997 - present

Leatherbound Editions

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Racine: 2005 - present

Typically limited print runs of 3,000 copies or less.

Spiral Hardbound Editions

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Racine: 2008 - present

Journal Editions

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Racine: 2009

Large Print Editions

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Racine: 2010 - present

Professional Editions

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Racine: 2010 - present

Special Editions

1987 40^th - A. N. A. EDITION. Limited to 500 copies.
1992 45^th - A. N. A. 100TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.
1997 50^th - ANNIVERSARY EDITION. Limited to 1,200 copies.
2000 53^rd - A. N. A. EDITION. Liberty Bell embossing on flyleaf.
2002 55^th - A. N. A. TARGET 2001 BUILDING FUND EDITION.
2002 55^th - S. S. CENTRAL AMERICA EDITION.
2005 58^th - F. U. N. 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. Limited to 1,100 copies.
2007 60^th - MICHIGAN STATE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY EDITION. Limited to 1,100 copies.
2007 60^th - A. N. A. MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION EDITION. Limited to 500 copies.
2008 61^st - NUMISMATIC LITERARY GUILD EDITION. Limited to 135 copies.
2008 61^st - A. N. A. MILWAUKEE EDITION. Limited to 1,080 copies.
2008 61^st - A. N. S. EDITION. Limited to 250 copies.
2008 61^st - STACK'S RARE COINS EDITION.
2010 63^rd - PHILADELPHIA EXPO EDITION. Limited to 2,009 copies.
2011 64^th - BOSTON NUMISMATIC SOCIETY EDITION. Limited to 450 copies.

Tribute Editions

2007 - 1947 First Edition Hardcover. Issued with dust jacket, 32 page color section and hobby comparison.
2007 - 1947 First Edition Leatherbound. Full burgundy leather, all page edges gilt. Limited to 500 copies.

References

LAKE, Fred L. Various auction catalogs.
YEOMAN, Richard S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS. Racine, 2004. 64th edition.