The Official Red Book: A Guide Book of United States Coins 2024 (Mega Red Deluxe Edition)

The Ninth Deluxe Edition MEGA RED is the new expanded version of the hobby’s best-selling The Official Red Book: A 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 modern 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 everything you need to know about U.S. coins.

• More than 9,000 items priced
• 50,000 individual values
• Up to 13 grades
• Thousands of full-color images
• More than 15,000 auction records

Plus:

• Striking and sharpness diagnostics for each 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 every denomination
• Close-ups of rare varieties
• The latest 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

Each annual edition of MEGA RED features a different group of expanded sections that make that edition unique. For the Ninth Edition the expanded section covers $2.50 gold coins.  The expanded sections differ from prior editions of the MEGA RED and won't be repeated in subsequent ones.

If you don't need the fully 1500-page Mega version of the Redbook, the traditional version is avaialable in Spiral, Hardcover, Hidden Spiral and Large Print formats.

Confused about coin pricing or need help finding the right Coin Price Guide?  See our Guide to Coin Pricing.

Binding Perfectbound
Edition: 9th
Publication Date: August 1, 2023
Size: 8.5 x 11 inches
Pages: 1504