Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900 (2nd ed)

By Colin R. Bruce II, Thomas Michael, Clifford Mishler, et al.

Book Overview

The 19th Century produced some of the most popular coinage in world monetary history, as evidenced by the number of high-profile auctions worldwide bringing record prices and further driving demand... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087341652X
• ISBN13: 9780873416528
• Release Date: January 1900
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc
• Length: 1184 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 8.5" x 1.3"

Customer Reviews

As my collection slowly moves back in time.

I need a guide, so I just do not blindly pay big bucks for cute pictures. There are a lot of good guides and some more specific on eras and locations such as Westphalia. But as you do a coin search, you are bound to run across something you are not familiar with and need a guide. This guide is a wonderful place to start; it is easy to navigate and gives cursory information on locations and times surrounding the coin’s production. Keeping in mind that this is just a guide, there are holes, and the coins are not displayed in color. On the other hand, the coins shown are in actual size; size is hard to translate from internet pictures. With all the electronic references today, it is nice to have something tactile, static, and transportable. This book meets all those needs.

Finding what you need

I ordered this item thinking it was the paperback book that came with a dvd of the same book free like the Standard Catalog of World Coins 1900 to present I had ordered just weeks before. Even though it was not what I though I had ordered I am happy with the product and it works very well. The features are easy to understand and use and it takes up very little space how ever I find I am using a bit of my time looking for it becouse it has gotten in with music CD's or movies. I will be ordering the Book as soon as it comes up for sale as it is a lot less bother to take the book when I price coins away from home then it is to take my laptop or find a PC to use the DVD.

Getting Off to a Good Start and More

This is a publication of note. Highly informative for the beginner or seasoned collector there is a certain lure for these magnificent looking coins and abundant information on them. I will have to admit that I was certainly intrigued by this publication and spent several hours rummaging through the information contain herein. I have collected coins on and off for years and this was a good place to start and jump back in to that rewarding and enriching hobby.

WORTH ITs WEIGHT

This is a good book. Do you collect this era? If so, go for it. The photos are outstanding. This is a quality puplication.

A reference beyond "useful"

The Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1900 is the most useful and convenient reference available today. To have all coin types of all countries in one volume is amazing and eliminates hours of internet searches looking for specialist sites for obscure countries. This is the standard and all dealer prices make reference to this volume. A 'must have'!!

simply the best

Granted, with today's technology, the Krause catalog could have better images for many coins. It could also have at least five basic gradings and prices for each coin instead of three or four. But all in all, it is still the best and the most complete catalog in the market. It is the reference of choice for every numismatic afficionado and every profesional. I even did see it used by European dealers who were not fluent in English. I am just an amateur, and I cannot do without it.