2002 Standard Catalog of World Coins: Complete Listings by Date and Mint Since 1901 [Paperback]

Chester L. Krause (Author), Clifford Mishler (Author), Colin R. Bruce II (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0873492439 | ISBN-13: 978-0873492430 | Publication Date: May 2001 | Edition: 29th

Now in its 29th edition, this best selling world coin reference contains more than 2,000 pages and includes every known coin issued during the Twentieth Century. This expanded edition features over a million current market coin prices and 48,000 photos. Complete coverage of world coins and commemorative issues by date and mint since 1901, representing more than 570 coin-issuing authorities, are included. This comprehensive global encyclopedia also includes vital reference material such as foreign exchange rates, identification charts, a complete how-to-use tutorial, coin size chart, and an international numeric guide. More than 50 pages of essential background information provide the necessary tools for beginning and expert collectors.

- More than 1,000,000 up-to-date prices of world coins for the entire Twentieth Century
- 48,000 clear photos for simple identification and grading assistance
- Numismatics’ one-and-only, single volume, world coin book and price reference

Product Details

• Paperback: 2240 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 29th edition (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873492439
• ISBN-13: 978-0873492430
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,113,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some remarks., June 27, 2001

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Vladimir Startsev (Moscow Russian Federation) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2002 Standard Catalog of World Coins: Complete Listings by Date and Mint Since 1901 (Paperback)

In general I enjoyed the book. I think it is very good for every numismatist. Comparing with 28th edition this one is really supplemented and revised. But there are some inexactitudes I want to draw your attention: 1) it is written in the description that the book contains 2240 pages, but the one I've received contains only 2048; 2) it is told in Editorial Review that "...every known coin issued during the Twentieth Century". I have at least two coins which are not mentioned in the book : a) Andorra - 1 centim 1999 (F.A.O. Issue, Aluminium), b) Niue - 5 dollars 1997 (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Silver).

Best Regards. Vladimir.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Good Book, March 17, 2002

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Kurt Johnson (Ventura, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2002 Standard Catalog of World Coins: Complete Listings by Date and Mint Since 1901 (Paperback)

It may not have all the coins in the world, but darn near all of them. I've looked up about 300 of them and they were all there. It gives a little history of each country. It has a front section with some tables and charts to help you figure out what language is on your mystery coin. It's about the size of a big phone book and the pages are thin, just like a phone book. They have to be, otherwize the book would be huge. I don't know if the values for the various coins are exactly right, but who cares?

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THERE IS NO OTHER BOOK, July 16, 2001

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"ukobke" (Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2002 Standard Catalog of World Coins: Complete Listings by Date and Mint Since 1901 (Paperback)

In fact there is no other book of its kind, for world coin catalogue. Surely I did not expect to find accurate values for all coins, but at least there is an indication. i.e Greek coins' values are very different in the Greek market. In general, it is an excellent book for beginners. For experts no book in the world, ever, will be good enough and this book will be used just for indication. Surely there are many mistakes in this book (even in name of countries) but still this book is one of a kind.