Definition: The Blue Book is the widely-accepted wholesale price guide for U.S. Coins. The formal title is, "Handbook of United States Coins", published by Whitman Books.
Blue Book
Refers to a collector's annual price guide called the Handbook of United States Coins (which has a blue cover).
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Blue Book: Nickname given to Handbook of United States Coins, an annual price guide for collectors. The book has a blue cover, hence the nickname. Gives wholesale prices, or what dealers might pay for U.S. coins.
Blue Book - Nickname given to Handbook of United States Coins. It is an annual coin price guide for collectors that provides wholesale prices. The book has a blue cover, hence the nickname.
Blue Book
Coin Collecting Terms Nickname given to Handbook of United States Coins, an annual price guide for collectors. The book has a blue cover, hence the nickname. Gives wholesale prices, or what dealers might pay for U.S. coins.
Blue Book
A guide to the wholes values of United States coins.
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Blue Book - Coin collecting price guide that lists the wholesale prices that a US coin dealer might pay. Has a blue cover, hence the term blue book.
o Check the blue book gold coin values and decide how much you're willing to accept for your Brilliant Uncirculated, Extremely Fine or Good US Gold Coin commemorative.
Another way to determine the value of your collection is through the "Blue Book." This book is a yearly price guide that lists the average wholesale prices that coin dealers pay for coins that they intend to resell.
Key books to look for are: The Red Book,The Blue Book
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R. S. Yeoman retired in 1970, and his assistant, Kenneth Bressett, remains the editor of the Blue Book and Red Book. Yeoman (with Bressett) is still listed as the author of each edition of the books.
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It's just like cars, car dealers always go into more detail with the people that know what they are talking about. You wouldn't sell a car without checking the blue book price, would you? Don't sell a coin without knowing the Redbook price.
A Handbook of United States Coins, commonly known as "the Blue Book," is another guide dealers sometimes consult when buying U.S. coins from the public
Numismatic News publishes prices for all 3 levels (dealer buy, bid and retail).
 See also: Coin, Dealer, Collector, Dollar, Red
  
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