Missing des. init.

[Roller]

I don't know if this should be in the variety or error category; but here it goes. At what point of obliteration does the coin become a 901? All 6 coins are '69-D's. The first three coins show no trace of the FG and the next three show just a hint that something was there at one time, tho' you can't recognize anything as a letter. In two of the latter, there is nothing more than a small swell to suggest the FG.

[jfines69]

This is awesome... I found an 88 with no initials either... It does have alot of die abrasion on the REV so I'm not sure what caused it... Excellent find... What is 901???!!!
Jim

[mustbebob]

The Cherry Pickers Guide does list a 1969D that is missing the designers initials. the number is FS-01-1969D-901. It states that the initials were obviously completely polished away. It lists the prices from $15 for an AU50 to $50 for an MS65. However, in my view, those prices are terribly inflated.

[Roller]

These came from a stash that my late father had been hoariding (throwing pennies into a container) since the 60's. So, though I have some, I don't think it is representative of the availability out there today. I culled the stash while I was more uniniformed than I am today. I regret having recycled them. That is, the rest of them.

[DoubleYou]

The new CPG has so many errors in it, that I'm seriously considering not buying the next edition. The prices were either too large or too small and rarely reflected true market value. The new listings I expected to be in were not included, and some weird ones I had never heard of before were added, which upon examination included false varieties. But then, Whitman did the book for the first time, and the authors were trying to get the CPG back on the market as quickly as they could, so hopefully they'll get this next edition correct. Maybe I'll buy it.

[DCW]

Cpg is loaded with misconceptions regarding price, the most detached from reality being the 43 d/d which I believe they still list at $50 in MS65. It is not a price guide and shouldnt be used as such. They should probably just omit the values from their listings altogether as the book is updated so infrequently.
Regarding new additions: there are plenty of ddo's, ddr's, and rpm's that should be added. It was a big let down to see so little had changed between editions. They didnt even add the 2006 dbld earlobe, and they assigned it FS-101! And totally left out the much more dramatic 2006 ddo-17!

[mustbebob]

When the latest edition of the book came out, the authors of the CPG asked some of the attributer's from various organizations to comment on the content and pricing listed in their book. This was done, and a lot of the very same things you brought up were also mentioned. Whatever became of those lists is unknown. I thought they may publish an addendum or something, but that never happened. I would definitely side with the common sense approach, and not use the CPG for pricing information. Even though most publications and sites caveat these as saying the prices listed are only guides, there are a lot of terribly inflated or deflated prices in the CPG.