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SPECIAL FEATURE: $2.50 GOLD COINS MEGA RED is the brand new expanded version of the hobby’s best-selling GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS (the RED BOOK), with more pricing in more grades than the regular edition, plus certified population data, more die varieties, and more auction records. It covers American coinage from colonial times to the up to date day―copper tokens and half cents through $20 gold double eagles, plus bullion, commemoratives, Proof and Mint sets, significant patterns and medals, error coins, and other collectibles. It has the whole thing you want to learn about U.S. coins. More than 9,000 items priced · 50,000 individual values · as much as 13 grades · Thousands of full-color images · More than 15,000 auction records Plus: Striking and sharpness diagnostics for each and every coin type • Valuable insight on market conditions • Detailed study of Proofs, including early gold, silver, and copper types • Expanded coverage of pattern coins • In-depth grading instructions by type, with enlarged illustrations • More die varieties in each denomination • Close-united states of americaof rare varieties • The contemporary numismatic research For the specialist: Expanded coverage of colonial coins and tokens • More background on private and territorial gold pieces • Expanded history and explanation of Philippine/U.S. coinage • Special coverage of tokens and medals, the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, and the American Women Quarters™ program • In-depth study of gold $2.50 coins
