# Is "The Rare Coin Score (Parker #9)" by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Rare Coin Score (Parker #9) by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) (Fawcett Gold Medal, 1967) is identified by: Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original, 1967, carrying the Gold Medal number D1803, with cover art by Robert McGinnis. Paperback original; true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original, 1967, carrying the Gold Medal number D1803, with cover art by Robert McGinnis
- Parker #9, and the first Parker title Gold Medal issued after acquiring the US series rights from Pocket Books
- As a paperback original the first printing carries no additional-printing statement on the copyright page and should retain the printed cover price
- Publisher imprint reads Fawcett Gold Medal
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) |
| Publisher | Fawcett Gold Medal |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original, 1967, carrying the Gold Medal number D1803, with cover art by Robert McGinnis |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original, 1967, carrying the Gold Medal number D1803, with cover art by Robert McGinnis. Parker #9, and the first Parker title Gold Medal issued after acquiring the US series rights from Pocket Books. As a paperback original the first printing carries no additional-printing statement on the copyright page and should retain the printed cover price.

## Is this the true first?
Paperback original; true first. No prior hardcover edition exists.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Confirm the Gold Medal imprint and the number D1803 on the copyright page together with the McGinnis cover. Later Gold Medal printings and still later reissues under other imprints exist and differ from the D1803 first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Rare Coin Score (Parker #9)* by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-rare-coin-score-parker-9
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.