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Title: 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 2001 to Date (Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date)
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| 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 2001 to Date (Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date) by Krause Publications 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins |
| Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 (Standard Catalog of World Coins)This is a generic catalog. The price was competitive and the shipping reasonable. |
| 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 2001 to Date (Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date) by Krause Publications Here we go again... |
So here we go again... The second edition of a largely unnecessary book (if Krause could drop the "patterns, pieforts etc." sections in the 20th century volume, the two volumes would fit perfectly in one) which seems quite dated the very moment it is published - only in case of some countries you get issues up to 2005. The policy of dating the catalogue "for the coming year" makes the gap even more painfully visible.
At the same time the second edition does not fill blank spaces left in the first one. Let me give you just one example - Belarus, a country which issues only commemorative coins in moderate mintages but an impressive number. Let's look up the most popular denomination - copper-nickel 1 rouble. 2001 - 2 out of 4 are missing, 2002 - 4 out of 5, 2003 - listing complete, 2004 - 5 out of 10 missing, 2005 - 1 out of 10, and that is the end. Nothing from 2006 and 2007. You don't believe me? Don't take my word for it, check the website of the National Bank of Belarus. It is in English. The editors apparently did not.
That's the catch - most of the information this catalog is missing is readily available on the Internet. Updating the catalogue would take a week at most and that would include looking up current coin prices on eBay. Because the prices are just as dated as the rest, they don't take into consideration the rise of silver and gold and the fall of the dollar in relation to other currencies.
However, so far no one has done it better and that is the saddest part. So if you don't have the week to browse the Internet, and want information on recently issued coins in a reasonably handy volume, go ahead and buy it. Just remember that the editors did not have the week as well, and you, at some point, will have to do their research anyway. |
| 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 2001 to Date (Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date) by Krause Publications Good but missing an important thing |
If there is a coin started from 1980 until 2006 (this book will not mention that this coin has minted from 1980, it will show this coin's mint from 2001) so from my point view this is confusing - at least should give a note for this.
so if I don't have books for previous years, 100% I will not know that a particular coin have previous mints.
regards |
| 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 2001 to Date (Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date) by Krause Publications Good Books |
I got two books and shipment was very good. Books arrived in good condition. Thanks.
Cem Barlok |
| 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 2001 to Date (Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date) by Krause Publications standard catalog o world coins 2001 - present |
This catalog is the best one concerning the hobby of coin collecting. But the description of some coins which belong to countries not using the latin alphabet is not enough images are also needed. This countries are mainly Thailand, Belarus, Ukraine, Bangladash, Nepal and of course Islamic countries.
Yours sincerely
Vahe Tekartinyan |
| 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 2001 to Date (Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date) by Krause Publications Book Description |
| *Features the most comprehensive listing of new world coins, produced in various shapes and materials *Precious metals prices have nearly doubled in value from a year ago - creating a community of collectors with an urgent need for updated data This comprehensive and up-to-date guide to world coins of the 21st century takes much of the legwork out of your research of coins. This new addition to the Standard Catalog series of world coin books represents a manageable and easy-to-use reference with: *Hundreds of new issues for Euro based nations
*5,250 detailed photos and illustrations for accurate identification
*All known collector sets and singles
*Extensive listings for bi-metallic and tri-metallic coins
*Colorized coins in cloisonné, vinyl and acrylic covered paper |
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