Tom DeLorey's review of a �worst numismatic book� contained a statement that is very germane to a conundrum that I am facing with my book on 1876 Centennial medals. Mr. DeLorey wrote,

He goes on to point out that the annual pricing guide itself was a failure.

This begs a perennial question: To price or not to price? My thinking is that a price list in a comprehensive reference almost certainly contains many prices that are little more than educated guesses and, as such, can be more misleading than informative. Further, the value of such a price list begins to depreciate the day it is sent to the printer.

My personal preference would be to provide an estimate of rarity rather than price.I would be very interested to find out what your readers think.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:MORE ON THE WORST NUMISMATIC BOOKS(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v13n38a14.html)