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By Susan Headley, About.com

U.S. coin prices can be found in the Red Book, featuring coins prices for thousands of U.S. coins.

The U.S. Coins Red Book, "A Guide Book of United States Coins" is the essential reference for U.S. Coin collectors.

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Definition: The U.S. Coins Red Book, properly known as A Guide Book of United States Coins and published annually, is a widely-used retail price list for U.S. coinage. It is called the Red Book because of its red cover. The Red Book lists the values of practially every known U.S. coin ever minted, with most coins showing prices in several condition grades. Compare Prices

See also: Book Review of the Red Book
Also Known As: A Guide Book of United States Coins by R.S. Yeoman; Edited by Kenneth Bressett; appx 400 pages (varies year to year), Published by Whitman.
Alternate Spellings: Redbook
Examples: Most U.S. coin collectors and dealers consider the Red Book to be the "bible" of U.S. coin prices.

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