The 19th edition is certainly the best yet.
Most welcomed is the clarification on the Grade Description "Uncirculated." A much more realistic description accomodates today's cheaper notes, and the ripples often seen on DF's, and other wet printed issues. Personally, I'd like to see them adopt an even more stringent grading system...but its wonderful to see them move in the right direction.
Also: it is very nice to see the elaborate coverage of change-overs & comments concerning new series. Some tables seem to be almost double in size. It is exciting to see this new addition which verifies collectors' interests.
What's always interesting is to see which notes are the best "performers." Some of the increases are staggering. I only wish I invested in some of the scarce 1954 $1.00 a couple years ago. To see the *V/V shoot up by $2250 (to $8,250) or up by C/I $4000 (to $10,000) in only 2 editions just takes the breath away. I've only seen a *V/V auctioned once so I guess the BV is in keeping with its scarcity. The *A/M that we have talked to death about here only clocked in at $575 but heh -- its going up in the right direction. And the less than UNC values have gone up too. I found *!/O a bit of a surpriise.
I have nothing to complain about as the $10 Journeys continue to outstrip their Bird predecessors. Although the real scarce notes (non insert and insert BEK, 2003 BER, BEL and BEP) faired well, they can hardly match reality once the ink dries on the catalogue!
We see so few being sold on the bourses today.
The 2005 $10 series are hot too. My only quibble would be the $10 FEV which I believe time will prove it to be a short prefix and more desirable/scarcer than the FER. It is 2006 (FEV were printed in 2004) and the way the BOC orders batches of notes, with the CBN presently idle, I doubt we'll see that prefix resumed.
I'm sure there'll be more than a few collectors out there rubbing their hands with glee!