# 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, with Robert McGinnis cover art. Paperback original; true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original, 1967, with Robert McGinnis cover art
- Parker #9
- First Parker title issued by Gold Medal after the series moved from Pocket Books
- 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, with Robert McGinnis cover art |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original, 1967, with Robert McGinnis cover art. Parker #9. First Parker title issued by Gold Medal after the series moved from Pocket Books.

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

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Confirm the Gold Medal imprint on the copyright page and the Robert McGinnis cover. Later printings and reissues under other imprints exist.

## 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 2026-07-03.