Customer Reviews

2009 North American Coins & Prices

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Every few years I purchase the updated version of this book because it contains information on Canadian and Mexican coins as well as US coins. It is very accurate on the price you might pay for coins purchased over the internet.

Terrific little book, I use it all the time. If you have been collecting coins for years then you may not need this book but you are going to want it. It catalogs all (as the title suggests) the North American Coins (U.S., Canada & Mexico). On the other hand if you are just getting started in coin collecting then this book is an essential. Either way, it's well written and accurate, enough said.

I'm new to coin collecting and this is my first book on the subject. It seemed to have information both for the beginner and expert alike.

It is pretty much impossible to find a good price guide and this isn't one of them. As usual, not enough grades. Most U.S. listings do not include MS-63 which I would consider essential. This book does provide possibly the closest to what coins actually cost for U.S. coins. The Canadian section is difficult to read and sorely lacking in good information. My suggestion is to watch for the annual price guide from Coins magazine which is what this basically is.

I have ordered this book year after year for my dad for several years. This year he told me that the book has more information about the mexican coins, in fact, he order several books for all his friends.

If you had an older edition or you are interested in mexican coins, you should buy this book.

Another great book for the North American Coin Values. A lot of information to digest. Can't beat the price.

I bought this book when I started collecting Canadian commemorative dollars and the book has been a big help providing information like mintage figures, images of the coins, and prices. It also gives the sizes in mm for the different coins which makes ordering albums or holders a lot easier.
I would recommend this book to beginners and long term collectors a like if they are buying Canadian or Mexican coins. I have several other world coin books and this book provides more useful information and is easy to follow.
I just finished a US modern commemorative collection and I wish I had had this book when I was buying coins for that. The pricing of the coins in this set aren't correct in this book but the other information is valuable.