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Richard S. Yeoman (or R. S. Yeoman; born Richard S. Yeo) (August 15, 1904 – November 9, 1988)was a 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), published in 1946.
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.
Awards and Honors
Yeoman received the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award, the highest honor bestowed by the American Numismatic Association, in 1956.