R.S.Yeoman and the Red Book
Ordinarily, I let new books sit for a while before I review them, but the latest Whitman effort is just too striking to procrastinate over. I’m referring to Kenneth Bressett’s A Penny Saved: R. S. Yeoman and his Remarkable Red Book. As the title promises, it’s a book all about the history of the venerable Guide Book of United States Coins, also known by the color of its cover as the Red Book.
As a collector who got my start in the 1950s, I can well remember the days when the foremost guide to the retail value of coins was the Red Book, and the guide to wholesale values was the
