Handbook of United States Coins: 22nd Edition, 1965

Handbook of United States Coins: 22nd Edition, 1965 Author is R. S. Yeoman Blue book of United States Coins with Premium List Publisher: Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, WI 1964 Hardcover 5.1 x 7.7 inches, 126 pages The Handbook of United States Coins (The Official Blue Book) is considered an authoritative U.S. coin price guide. The Guide Book and Handbook got their nicknames (and now official trademarks), the "Red Book" and the "Blue Book," due to their respective solid red and blue covers. Books are published annually, dated for the following year. ------------------------ Richard Sperry Yeoman (born Richard S. Yeo; August 15, 1904 – November 9, 1988) was an American commercial artist and coin collector who marketed coin display boards for Whitman Publishing. Hired by that company in 1932, he redesigned the boards in 1940 to the fold-out model that is currently sold. He is best known for compiling two authoritative coin price guides, A Handbook of United States Coins (also known as the "Blue Book", published in 1942) and A Guide Book of United States Coins (or the "Red Book" or The Official Red Book), first published in 1946. Yeoman also wrote A Catalogue of Modern World Coins in 1957 also known as the "brown book", where his Yeoman numbering system was popularly accepted. Whitman bought the rights to Coins of the World Catalogues from the estate of Wayte Raymond. As the size reached a theoretical limit, the foreign series was split off into a second book. Yeoman wrote Current Coins of the World as the second in that series. R. S. Yeoman retired in 1970, and was succeeded by his assistant, Kenneth Bressett. Yeoman (with Bressett) is still listed as the author of each edition of the books. Yeoman served on the American Numismatic Association Board of Governors from 1946-51, and in 1964 was a member of the United States Assay Commission. He also served as President of the Racine Numismatic Society. He co-founded the Numismatists of Wisconsin and was also a charter member of the Numismatic Literary Guild, among his membership in 20 different numismatic organizations. Good+ condition - no jacket, light wear