Collecting World Coins, Circulating Issues, 1901-Present (12th Edition).pdf

COLLECTING

Colin R. Bruce II

Thomas Michael

George Cuhaj

Senior Editor

Market Analyst

Editor

Randy Thern

Numismatic Cataloging Supervisor

Merna Dudley

Deb McCue

Coordinating Editor

Database Coordinator

Bullion Value (BV) Market Valuations

Valuations for all platinum, gold, palladium and silver coins of the more common,

basically bullion types, or those possessing only modest numismatic premiums are presented in this edition

based on the market levels of:

$1,450-2000 per ounce for platinum

$800-950 per ounce for gold

$350-470 per ounce for palladium

$14.50-18.50 per ounce for silver

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Library of Congress Catalog Number: ISSN 1532-8104

ISBN 13-digit: 978-0-89689-713-7

ISBN 10-digit: 0-89689-713-3

Edited by: Randy Thern

Printed in the United States of America

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................................................. 4

A Guide To International Numerics ......................................................... 5

Country Index .......................................................................................... 6

How To Use This Catalog........................................................................ 8

Coin Denomination Index ..................................................................... 16

Instant Identifier..................................................................................... 18

Monograms ........................................................................................... 22

Illustrated Guide to Eastern Mint Names .............................................. 24

Hejira Date Conversion Chart ............................................................... 33

Gold Value Chart................................................................................... 34

Silver Value Chart ................................................................................. 36

Foreign Exchange ................................................................................. 38

How to Use DVD ................................................................................... 39

Catalog Listings..................................................................................... 41

INTRODUCTION

Collecting World Coins is designed to offer a focused

approach to world coin collecting, catering to the needs

of the beginner, novice or casual collector; or the

experienced collector interested only in coinage minted

for circulation. No commemoratives, sets, or special

issues are included in this catalog. This reference is not

intended as an enhancement to our other numismatic

catalogs – rather a response to a specific need.

The scope of this volume embraces issues since

1901 circulated by nations around the globe. The

coverage of silver and non-precious metal coinages is

broad based, generally speaking, while the coverage of

gold coinages is limited to those which enjoyed currency

status at the time of issue, or have been popularly traded

in later years as bullion issues.

The presentation of listings is detailed and

comprehensive. The catalog presents listings of all

issues which were struck for circulation, including

dates and mints of issue, along with mintage figures

where available and valuations in up to five grades of

preservation.

This book provides thorough, but not absolute

coverage of its broad sweeping range. What you will not

find listed are those coin issues expressly created for

non-monetary purposes, including limited issue

commemorative coinages. You will find a few gold

issues, as prior to World War II many were produced to

serve circulating monetary needs.

The objective of this volume, then, is to provide users

with accurate, reliable and instructive information on

20th and 21st century monetary issue coins – coins of

great historical value, which attribute is drawn from the

people, events and symbols emblazoned on them.

This book is keyed to enabling all to easily and quickly

identify coins which require attribution to country or

valuation. Two key features facilitate this purpose; an

Instant Identifier guide that focuses on dominant design

characteristics, including monograms, which when

coupled with a comprehensive Country Index

documenting the variable forms of country names that

appear on subject coins, enables the user to quickly

attribute any monetary world coin issue to its’ country

of origin.

The key feature of the country listings is the

integration of actual size coin illustrations, which allows

quick identification, by type, of all denominations and

design changes. Listings are accompanied by complete

documentation of dates of issue and mintages as well

as metals of issue, with the addition of Actual Silver

Weight (ASW) and Actual Gold Weight (AGW) figures

for all listed coins struck of silver or gold alloys.

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, the listings are

catalogued, in most cases, according to the name found

on the coins. Thus the coins of the old Belgian Congo

are listed under B, and not under their current

geographic country of Zaire. Coins of the German States

are listed alphabetically under the group heading of

German States. If you have a concern, please check

the country index.

The country listings are arranged, generally, in

ascending denomination and date of issue cataloging

style popularly employed in American coin catalogs. In

a few cases, many of the countries in the Islamic world,

coins are listed by ruler and then in ascending

denomination order. Furthermore, divisions are made

for monetary reforms, thus the coins of France are

separated by pre-war and post–war monetary reforms,

as well as the new euro coinage. Catalog numbers

accompany each coin cataloged. Prefixes are those that

prevail in the marketplace; principally they are the KM#

carried in the Standard Catalog of World Coins authored

by Chester L. Krause and Clifford Mishler.

Users of this catalog seeking to advance their

collecting pursuit are referred to the complete listings

offered in the comprehensive Standard Catalog of

World Coins , 20th Century edition, an annual volume

providing coverage of all countries from 1901 to 2000.

Companion 17th, 18th, 19th and 21st century editions

present in five volumes total, world coin issues from

1601 to the present.

Collectors seriously interested in expanding their

pursuit of world coins should consider subscribing to

World Coin News , another Krause Publications product,

the only monthly hobby newspaper devoted exclusively

to world numismatic subjects. In addition to presenting

a wide range of news reports covering various aspects

of the world coin collecting realm, each issue also

features World Coin Roundup , a detailed presentation

of timely information on newly released issues from

around the globe, plus newly discovered varieties

unearthed by scholars form many countries. More

information on these products can be found at

www.krause.com.

The Editorial Staff

INTRODUCTION

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