It seems like I’m always one edition behind reviewing the monster editions of the expanded version of Whitman’s venerable A Guide Book of United States Coins (aka the Red Book). Although the Mega Red 7th edition has been out since June 2021, each of the earlier editions contains enough added material to warrant a place in any numismatist’s library.
Like its brethren, is gigantic, weighing in at a whopping 5 pounds 8.7 ounces. To put this in perspective, it would take nearly six 2022 Red Books to weigh as much as a single . Some other statistics to ponder: the has 460 5 x 7.75-inch pages compared to 1,502 7 x 10-inch pages.
