Whitman Publishing reported a sellout of the first printing of the new sixth edition, volume II, Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties, prompting a second print run, which is now available. Here's the press release
-Editor
Whitman® announces the release of a second print run of the Cherrypickers' Guide to
Rare Die Varieties: Volume II, 6th Edition. The wait is finally over for this highly anticipated reference, which
originally debuted at last year's ANA World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh.
The Cherrypickers' Guide was one of our best book sellers of the entire year, said Whitman vice president
of sales Dawn Burbank. When it released at the show, collectors and dealers bought every advance copy we
had. We couldn't keep them on the shelves, and overall, we sold the entire print run of over 7,200 copies in
just under four months. Burbank added, We expect the second print run to sell just as fast, based on pent-up
demand for the wildly popular title.
The 320-page spiralbound-hardcover Cherrypickers' Guide can be ordered for $39.95 online now at
whitman.com, Whitman's Ebay Store, Amazon, and will be available in bookstores, hobby shops, and other
online retailers nationwide later this month. Ask your favorite coin dealer for a copy!
Few books have excited the coin-collecting community like the Cherrypickers' Guide series. Since the first
edition burst onto the scene in 1990, thousands of hobbyists have been searching for the rare die varieties
described inside. This handy book tells you how to cherrypick —that is, how to examine coins that look
normal at first glance but have unusual characteristics—such as doubled and tripled dies, overdates,
repunched mintmarks, and other features that can reveal a common coin to be a rare and valuable variety.
With the close-up photographs and descriptions inside, you'll learn exactly what to look for.
For this volume, Cherrypickers' Guide co-authors Bill Fivaz and professional numismatist Larry Briggs
feature more than 440 die varieties, including nearly 80 new additions. The book covers Capped Bust and
Liberty Seated half dimes, dimes, and quarters; Barber dimes and quarters; Mercury dimes; Roosevelt dimes;
twenty-cent pieces; Standing Liberty quarters; and Washington quarters, including the State, D.C., Territorial,
and National Parks series.
Cherrypickers' Guide, Volume III to be released this Summer
The Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, Sixth Edition, Volume III is
scheduled for release this summer prior to the ANA World's Fair of Money 2024 in Chicago. It will cover
half dollars through federal gold denominations, bullion coins, commemoratives, and the Philippines. For the
first time ever in Cherrypickers' this volume features Greysheet-based pricing and GSID numbers that
identify and link a coin across the entire family of Whitman Brands products, such as the Greysheet online
pricing tool, CDN Exchange, and the Greysheet mobile app.
I am very proud of the product headed to press later this month—the high level of community collaboration,
updated content, and added features such as GSID have taken this high-demand product to the next level,
said Whitman Cherrypicker's Guide production editor Brandon Hall. The cherrypicking community should
be very excited for the next volume! Author Bill Fivaz believes CPIIIv6 to be the best Cherrypicker
ever.
SPECIFICATIONS
Title: Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, Sixth Edition, Volume II
Authors: Bill Fivaz, J.T. Stanton
Forewords: Kenneth Bressett, Q. David Bowers
Editor: Larry Briggs
ISBN: 0794848338
Binding: Spiralbound hardcover
Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
Pages: 320
Photos: 707
Retail $39.95 U.S.
https://whitman.com/cherrypickers-guide-volume-ii-6th-edition/
To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
NEW BOOK: CHERRYPICKERS' GUIDE, 6TH EDITION, VOLUME II
(https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n25a05.html)
CHERRYPICKERS' GUIDE SECOND PRINT RUN
(https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n37a08.html)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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