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 Friday, May 16, 2008
New Books, New DVD References
Posted by tom
New Catalogs and DVDs From Krause Publications
Two new KP catalogs arrived back from the printers recently. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money - Modern Issues - 1961-Present, 14th edition, edited by friend and fellow blogger George Cuhaj hit my desk earlier this week.  It features fully updated pricing, better quality images, a nice color section, some simplification in arrangement, ie. South Korea is now under "S", and for the first time ever the book includes a full DVD version of this product! Throw this disc in the DVD drive of your computer and you can have the complete contents of this catalog on your screen. The catalog with DVD included runs $55.00 and is currently available at krausebooks.com, while a separate DVD only version will be released June 8th for $44.95.
Also back from the printers this week is the 7th edition of the U.S. Coin Digest. This catalog covers most everything in U.S. coinage, with chapters on history, manufacture, grading, varieties and errors, Territorial Gold, Hawaii, Philippines and Puerto Rico, and more. This catalog offers color images of most U.S. coin types in a lay flat, hard cover, spiral binding. In addition, this book too includes a DVD of the full contents, which you can run on a PC or Mac which has a DVD drive, using Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later version. At a cover price of $16.99 this presents an extremely good value for collectors of U.S. coinage, or those considering entering the hobby at any level. The DVD for U.S. Coin Digest is also available through our magazine division at a price of $9.99. For details check Numismatic News.
KP Update
5/16/2008 11:07:09 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
15% Discount on KP Numis Books
Posted by tom
15% Discount on Numismatic Books through April 30th
Yesterday I got a Krause Publications email update announcing that any KP numismatic book order recieved by April 30th would be eligible for a 15% discount. Not a bad deal, and the KP Book site is easy to navigate, with good descriptions and images of the book covers to help you choose. I know that they also offer sales and clearance prices on books in other areas of collectibles as well, so if you have a cross interest it's worth checking out the site.
In the numismatics area I noticed that they are offering the Coins of Northern Europe and Russia book at half price! And the massive United States Tokens catalog by Russ Rulau is on sale for $35.00, down from about $55. Some good deals, plus a 15% discount on any of those numismatic books which are not already on sale. To get the 15% discount for an online order just use Coupon Code NNWB48.
Stop by the KP book site before April 30th and fill out the gaps in your numismatic library at a 15% discount and while you're there, sign up for email updates, like the one I got, to inform you of future clearance sales, special offers and new releases. It's a good way to stay informed and make the best use of your collecting budget.
KP Update
4/24/2008 9:28:50 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
DVD and Book Contests - Good Odds!
Posted by tom
NumisMaster DVD & Book Contests in April
 NumisMaster
is running two great contests this month. To check out the rules, prizes and such just stop by the NumsiMaster site and click on Contests on the top nav bar.
The prizes for these two contests include the three DVD Standard  Catalog of World Coins set and the new Gold Rush book. Entries are only limited to one per person per day, so you can keep stopping back and entering each day up until the contests close at the end of April.
The Standard Catalog of World Coins DVD set includes three DVD's encompasing all the book materials for the 19th, 20th and 21st Century catalogs. This is the first time KP has issued an electronic version of the catalogs with pdf files of the actual pages from the books. It's a nice package and about as close to a download as you are going to get, so get entering today.
KP Update
4/16/2008 10:04:01 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Canadian Embassy reception kicks off Berlin trip
Posted by tom
It’s a lovely morning in Berlin, Germany, as I sit with fellow blogger, Dave Harper, in the atrium breakfast area of the Estrel Hotel. Our traveling group of four, including NumisMaster operatives, Lisa Bellavin and Scott Tappa, arrived in Berlin yesterday and spent the day getting acquainted with the facilities and getting our jet lagged heads back into shape. A good night’s sleep has helped and we are ready to go this morning. The Krause Publications crew pose for a shot at the Canadian Embassy for a reception thrown by the Royal Canadian Mint in celebration of its 100th anniversary. From left: Dave Harper, Tom Michael, Lisa Bellavin and Scott Tappa.The Estrel Convention Center was a buzz with construction activity yesterday, with workers sawing sheets and constructing displays for the 16 Mints which are set to attend the show. We stopped by our regular booth and found things well under way, but dealer set-up does not begin until later this afternoon. Yesterday we spent a lovely evening at the Canadian Embassy at a reception for the Royal Canadian Mint. There were about 100 attendees and we had the pleasure of speaking with several mint directors and marketing directors from around the world. I also found it a refreshing treat to visit with some of the technical businesses who provide service to the mints in their drive to bring us better coinage. Today we have been invited to visit the Berlin Mint facility, so I best get moving and get some breakfast to fuel the day’s activities. Check in tomorrow and each day this week for more updates from the World Money Fair.
KP Update
1/31/2008 11:01:10 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Monday, January 28, 2008
World Money Fair in Berlin
Posted by tom
Berlin Hosts World Money Fair
If the wild Wisconsin weather cooperates, tomorrow morning I'll be leaving on my way to the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany. The WMF is one of the worlds largest coinshows in terms of Mint represenation.
There will be 16 world mints attending this years WMF, including the official guest of honor, the Mint of the Peoples Republic of China, and each will be presenting some aspects of their scheduled 2008 coinage programs at a media forum during Friday, the first day of the show.
On Saturday, my little band of travels will be presenting the Coin of the Year Awards, a program that Krause Publications has been holding annually for the last 25 years.
This year COTY also added a live interent voting program for a People's Choice Award, the results of which will be announced in Berlin. Online voting turned out to be very popular and there was a high degree of competition between countries, presumably supported by their clubs and national organizations.
KP Update
1/28/2008 4:20:29 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Friday, January 18, 2008
Unusual World Coins 5th Edition Now Available
Posted by tom
Unusual World Coins Goes into a 5th Edition
Seems the odd stuff of numismatics has a permanent home once again, as Unusual World Coins advances into it's 5th edition. Once upon a time I thought we might never see a new edition of UWC, but never-say-never, as annual campaigning and encouragement from friend and fellow blogger George Cuahj and myself finally got this classic essential numismatic guide back onto the KP schedules for a rebirth in 2005 after a long and lamentable absense since 1992.
 The new edition houses a vast array of new fantasy issues, Euro hopefuls, parody coinage and micro-nations. Court Jester blogger Colin Bruce II updated the issues of Bernard von Nothaus and the Liberty Mint, the Lasqueti Island coins, many chinese fantasy issues, Japanese Amulets, Gabriola Island coins, Duchy of Avram issues, new guitar and motorcycle coins from Somalia, much retro coinage, new Euro fantasies, and much more. George Cuhaj listed the David Carr parody and prototype quarters and dollars as well as other David Carr  coins for Union of North America and the Trade dollar, in addition to entering large amounts of material from prominent contributor and UWC legend, Serge Huard. I tried to do my part by getting all our contributor pricing updates entered, as well as making a few price changes of my own to some older areas like New Caledonia and Papal States and some more modern places like Nord and Dominion of Canada, plus supplying values for some new issues for places like Easter Island, Kurdistan and Cabinda.
The 5th edition of Unusual World Coins won't be perfect, as it serves a continually evolving field of numismatics, but we are sure it will offer new insights into what is out there for you to collect. Pick up a copy from our KP Bookstore or one of the Unrecognized States Numismatic Society sellers on ebay and bring some joy back into your collecting.
KP Update
1/18/2008 2:09:16 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Christmas Shopping for the Collector
Posted by tom
Christmas Shopping for the Collector
Given that it's Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping begins big time in just a few days, I thought it would be nice to offer some comments on shopping for the collector.
First off, it is fair to say that most collectors probably would prefer to buy items for their collection themselves. This being said, I suggest you limit your shopping scope to supplemental items, gift certificates and  primary market items that can be precisely describer by your collector. This may sound limiting, but really there are plenty options within this realm that can satisfy your giving urge and your collectors needs.
 We'll take the coin collector as an example. All coin collectors need references. Find out what references are already in your collector’s library and which ones they are craving, but have not yet acquired. We produce some of the biggest and most widely used ones here at Krause Publications and we have an easy to use book ordering website where you can see the items of interest and get an idea of their coverage, edition numbers and such. For more esoteric reference books, you may need some help from your collector. Ask for specific descriptions and retail sources from which to purchase the items.
Other items that are used by all coin collectors include, tools for magnification, lighting and proper storage. This equipment can be obtained through supply dealers, many of whom have websites or  catalogs. You can also find some supplies at coin shops. Locate your local coin dealer's shop through the yellow pages and give them a call.
As for buying coins for your collector, proceed with caution. This is an area of personal preference, so it is best to get some ideas from your collector before you spend any money. If there are new, primary market items your collector would like, you may be able to order from a mint, or purchase new items direct from a world or U.S. coin dealer online or in a shop. For older, circulated items, it is always best to buy the highest affordable grade. If the term grade is unfamiliar to you, abandon this track all together, or enlist the aide of your collector.
When in doubt, you can always seek out an appropriate gift certificate. Most any retailer can offer some form of gift certificate, which will allow your collector to enjoy post Christmas buying.
KP Update
11/21/2007 1:11:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Friday, November 16, 2007
And the Winner Is...
Posted by tom
Winner of November 1701-1800 Catalog Contest
There were several correct entries to our identify the three coins on the cover contest, so I had Debbie Bradley pull a name from my hat at the aforementioned closing time and the winner is...Erik J. van Loon!
Erik wins a copy of the new 4th edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800 book pictured below. Erik can also claim a free subscription to the E-Sylum, the electronic newsletter of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, just by asking me to forward his email address to Wyane Homren, the E-Sylum editor.
For those of you who were not so lucky as Erik, remember that you can still claim a $5 discount and free shipping in the U.S. at the Krause Books website or our 1-800-726-9966 number when you order your own copy of the 4th edition SCWC 1701-1800 by November 30th. Just ask for the Big Ideas, little world Special Discount Offer or use the discount code UWB7 when online.
KP Update
11/16/2007 6:28:27 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Final Day of the Free Book Contest
Posted by tom
Enter Now to Win a Free Book!
Our November contest closes today at 12 noon CST or 6pm Greenwich Mean Time. Get your entries in to me at tom.michael@fwpubs.com before the dealine and if you are correct, you will have a chance at winning a free copy of the new 4th edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800.
All you have to do is identify the three coins on the cover pictured above and email me your answers. You can use NumisMaster to identify these coins, by registering and using the advanced search. If your answwers are correct, your name will go into the drawing for a free copy of the book!
The winner will also receive a free subscription to the E-Sylum courtesy Wayne Homren of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society.
If you don't win, or are just interested in purchasing the catalog, Big Ideas, little world is also offering a special November discount of $5 off cover price and free shipping within the continental U.S., or a free gift for those ordering from outside the U.S., through November 30th. To exercise this option just go to the Krause Books website or call 1-800-726-9966 and use coupon code NWT8 or ask for the Big Ideas, little world discount special.
KP Update
11/16/2007 9:40:33 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Added Feature to This Weeks Contest
Posted by tom
Special Bonus for the Winner!
As an extra special bonus for the winner of this weeks 18th Century Catalog Contest, Wayne Homren, editor of the E-Sylum, the official email newsletter of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, has offered a free email subscription.
Once we have chosen the winner on Friday the 16th, all they have to do is submit their email address and Wayne will hook them up with a free subscription to the E-Sylum. Wayne packs the E-Sylum with loads of great information on new books and upcoming events within the world of Numismatic reference. It's always fun to read and very informative. Definitely the highlight of many a numismatists Sunday evening.
So get busy and identify those three coins on the cover of the new 4th edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800. Send your identifications to me via email at tom.michael@fwpubs.com and get in on the chance to win a free copy of this new KP edition, plus a free subscription to the E-Sylum.
KP Update
11/14/2007 5:22:16 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Monday, November 12, 2007
Contest & Special Offer for New 1701-1800 Catalog
Posted by tom
Win a New 4th Edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800
The Krause Books team and the NumisMaster team are joining forces to allow me to offer my readers a special contest. Here's the deal; take a look at the cover of our new 4th Edition SCWC 1701-1800 shown above, identify the three coins illustrated on this cover and email me your answer at tom.michael@fwpubs.com, along with your name and mailing address. Everyone who identifies these three coins correctly will have their name and address placed in a hat and on Friday November 16th at 6pm Greenwich Mean Time (12pm Central Standard Time) I will draw out one lucky winner, who will receive a free copy of the new 4th Edition SCWC 1701-1800.
To identify the three coins, I would suggest using NumisMaster, our online coin cataloging database. By registering at NumisMaster you can view all available coin data up to, but not including retail values. After signing in, just click on Price Guides and use the advanced search, or choose view/search my guides and use the advanced search. You'll find all the coin identification data you need, but retail values can only be accessed by subscribers to NumisMaster. Subscription options will appear at the bottom of the screen on individual coin listings for those who would like to take the next step to become subscribers.
For those who do not win the book, or cannot spare the time to identify the coins, our Krause Books team has extended the following Big Ideas, little world November Special offer: $5 off the cover price, plus free shipping within the continental United States. Our world-wide readers will have to pay their shipping costs, but can also take advantage of the $5 discount, plus they will recieve a free gift. That's a whole lot of brand new 18th Century coin book for only $70.00. To take advantage of this special purchase offer, just click on Big Ideas, little world to visit the online Krause bookstore or call Krause at 800-726-9966 and mention that you want the Big Ideas, little world November Special (coupon code NWT8), but act fast because when November is over, so is this special offer!
KP Update
11/12/2007 11:13:09 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
New Standard Catalog 1701-1800 Just Out
Posted by tom
4th Edition SCWC 1701-1800 Back From Printer
This afternoon we recieved several advance copies of our new 18th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins. Stock should be available for purchase any day now, so stop by our KP Books web sales site and place your order, or pre-order it at Amazon.
This is our 4th edition of the SCWC 1701-1800 and the 3rd edition, produced five years ago back in 2002, has been out of print for some time now. At 1283 pages this new edition has a bit more heft that the last one and the white pages look clean and clear compared to my previous edition, which is all marked up and rough looking now. It will be nice to have a new edition to work with!
I see that the designer ran this book a little tighter by stringing the countries together, rather than starting each country on a new page, so there is less wasted space. It's also worth noting that the images seem very clear and sharp on this light white paper.
If you have any questions, let me know and once you have had a chance to scan through your own new 4th edition SCWC 1701-1800, feel free to comment to this posting.
KP Update
11/8/2007 3:26:12 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
New Catalogs on the Way & Some Here Today!
Posted by tom
KP Update
Most of our editorial work has been completed on the upcoming 4th edition of the Standard catalog of World Coins 18th Century and the 5th edition of Unusual World Coins. Seems like there is never enough time for all the things we want to do, but we do our best to provide a much-improved product with every new edition. Unusual World Coins was substantially expanded, with new issues being added to many sections including a brand new section for the Union of North America and other Daniel Carr coins,  many additions to the NORFED - Liberty Dollar listings of silver currency coins, new sets of coins for the Easter Islands and Cabinda, plus a new set of issues from Kurdistan among others.
Other books which have recently returned from the printers and are available at the Krause Books website include the 17th edition of North American Coins & Prices,  which covers Mexico, Canada and the United States. This edition carries a cover date of 2008 and has a green and yellow graphic of North America with a sharp Hook Neck Eagle coin superimposed over the top. There are one U.S. and one Canadian coin on the cover also, but the Hook Neck dominates in my opinion.
Also newly released just a week or so ago is the 26th edition of the Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money, edited by George Cuhaj, with market analysis by Bill Brandimore. If you haven't bought a new edition of this book in while, the time has come, as George has added color images to nearly the entire catalog.  There are nice sections on Encased Postage Stamps and Postage Stamp Envelopes also, plus a useful rundown of error notes and good listings of Military Payment Certificates. Bill has done an excellent job of revaluing everything as well, especially on the small size currency.
With all of these books through production, I am now moving on to the mammoth task of updating values for the 36th edition of the 20th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins and the 3rd edition of the 21st Century SCWC. This should keep me very busy over the next five or six months as I plow through contributor returns, adjust for the falling dollar, and try to keep pace with sky rocketing precious metals rates. Wish me luck!
KP Update
10/20/2007 6:08:05 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Standard Catalog of World Coins Releases DVD
Posted by tom
DVD Puts 5 1/2 Inches of Catalog in 1/2 Inch Case
At theANA this year Krause Publications released a special three volume set of the 19th, 20th and 21st Century volumes of the Standard Catalog of World Coins as a three disc DVD set. This caused a good deal of excitement, as one might have expected.
There have been plenty of people asking for the Standard Catalog on Disc over the years, but it was some recent developments regarding database development which finally led us to be able to provide this long awaited product.
The set features the most recent editions of the three catalogs, each of which was produced within the past eight months or less. The book covers can be seen on the right front of the DVD case shown here. Each disc presents one volume in it's original page format, so it's just like scanning the pages of the catalog, but without the girth of a heavy book in your lap or on your desk.
Total page count is about 3,760 and total images are roughly 82,750. You can enlarge the images pretty well also, as these are direct from our files, without any second generation degrading. Navigation works through Adobe Acrobat, which is the software which reads the discs. You can do country name or key word searches to find the sections you seek.
The cover prices on the three catalogs totals to $150, but the cost of this three disc DVD set is only $100. At the KP booth at the ANA show last week this new disc set was a featured item, being sold for the special show discount price of $80. At that price I saw many smiling faces, so when I got back here to Iola, I started thinking that maybe I could get fellow Blogger and editorial director Debbie Bradley to extend this discount to my readers for a while. I do so like smiling faces! Anyway, just this afternoon she agreed to allow me to offer that same show special price of $80 to all my Blog readers from now until October 1st.
So if you would like a set of Standard Catalogs on DVD, just email me at tom.michael@fwpubs.com and ask for my special ANA show - Blog extension discount of $80 for the three disc set. You'll have to pay shipping, which is $3.95, so the total will be $83.95, but still, what a deal! Consider it my little way of saying "Thank's" for stopping by to read my postings.
KP Update
8/16/2007 6:11:06 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, August 03, 2007
Visit with me at ANA
Posted by tom
KP Update
ANA Comes to Milwaukee
Begining this weekend and running through the 13th of August a majority of our numismatic hobby will be focusing their attention on the American Numismatic Associationsbig annual summer show. It's a broad event which can offer a great deal in the way of buying and selling opportunites for everyone and for all kinds of material. You can find just about any type of U.S coinage or tokens, along with a wide variety of world coins, tokens and medals. There will be paper money from most any nation, probably some stocks and bonds and other fiscal instruments. Several world mints will be present and most major coin dealers. There will be many coin dealers from outside the U.S., set up at tables or walking the bourse floor. Club meetings, vest pocket dealers, collectors, accumulators, specialists, researchers, and more will all bve gathered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a weeks worth of numismatic fun.
And yes, even publishers will be there. Krause Publications will have a large booth area set up with information on our magazines, newspapers, books and internet products. We will have plenty of staff members there to answer your questions, help with subscriptions, show you our products and walk you through our newest internet product, NumisMaster. I'll be there too, from the 9th to the 11th, so stop by and we'll have a chat, I can sign a book for you, or I can show you how NumisMaster can help you to enjoy a fun hobby even more.
NumisMaster
is a live catalog style database. You can use it to search for coins in your collecting area, identify a coin you may already have, value a coin you may have purchased years ago, or to do any other research live on the Internet. The KP database and catalog staff is updating NumisMaster all the time now, right on the Internet, live to the world. This new system makes for wonderful interaction and great market responsiveness, and you can test drive it live at the ANA convention in Milwaukee next week. See you there!
KP Update
8/3/2007 6:23:37 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Monday, July 02, 2007
NumisMaster is Live Online
Posted by tom
Building the Hobbies Future With NumisMaster
NumisMaster is now a live system
. All our new issue entry, descriptive updates, variety listings and of course price changes are going into NumisMaster directly. Our updates are happening live online. I enter a price change and you can see it on NumisMaster, no time delay, no week to synchronize databases, no weeks for information to traverse the mails, no months for book production. It's now a live system and we can work from that point to ensure that new improvements are built into the system to satisfy your needs.
As we embark on phase two we will be looking at better ways for users and editors to maintain good communication. Along these lines, I would encourage all subscribers to use the suggestion system to offer specific new or updated information to the editors. At the moment it is half automated and half manual, so we're all making an extra effort to keep it fluid. In the not too distant future we plan on adding some additional automation to speed the suggestion system up a bit. The two big things to keep in mind are; be Patient and Participate. We want NumisMaster to be a lively knowledge exchange. If you've noticed something that we haven't yet, please let us know. Everyone can be a part of NumisMaster.
On the catalog front we are through the early portions of the 4th edition updates to the Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800. There have been some exciting additions to the German States listings instituted by Doug Nicol, some serious price changes to France brought about by Serge Huard and Wade Hinderling, and lots of major and minor adjustments to many other national listings derived through internet observation and extensive work from our host of expert contributors. We have a few months yet to work on this catalog before it goes out to the printer. Books should be available in the market by early October, barring any problems.
As we work through the 18th Century catalog, we are also beginning our update and expansion of Unusual World Coins. This will be UWC's 5th edition and Colin Bruce, George Cuhaj and I are all adding in new listings, new images and price updates. At the moment we each have other chores taking the lions share of our time, but by the end of July I would hope to be into UWC full tilt.
June brought us a few new catalogs. The 35th edition of The Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 was released several weeks ago, while the 2nd edition of the SCWC 2001-Date just hit my desk June 29th. This 2nd edition grew the title by about 70 pages and included some dazzling work regarding mintages, new issues and pricing from contributors Melvin Kassenoff and Dr. Kerry A Rodgers. Finally we saw the release of an especially timely and useful new title: The Standard Catalog of Modern World Gold Coins 1801-Present. This new edition houses all gold, platinum and palladium coins for the time period and has brought all prices for these coins up to current market levels for the burgeoning precious metals escalation. Heavily illustrated, with 772 pages of listings, this book is a great addition to the line and one, which should help many collectors as well as novices to successfully navigate, profit from and enjoy the current gold coin market.
KP Update
7/2/2007 2:47:56 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, April 27, 2007
Posted by tom
KP Update
Work is almost finished on the 2nd edition of The Standard Catalog of World Coins 21st Century and the brand new Standard Catalog of Modern World Gold Coins 1st edition. Editorial work has been completed on both books, and they are now in the hands of our fine production and design staffs, who will wrap them up and send them off to the printers within the next three weeks. By early July both books should be available for purchase.
Begining now and running through the summer months the editorial staff will be working on new editions of the 18th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins 4th edition and an expanded 5th edition of the ever popular Unusual World Coins . By the beginning of August we should have all editorial content set for the 18th Century book, while content for Unusual World Coins will be wrapped up by the end of September. If anyone has comments, additions, or suggestions for these two catalogs, just drop me a line!
KP Update
4/27/2007 10:46:02 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Snippets of fun stuff
Posted by tom
Auction Lot of the Week
I’m always looking at auction lots, both on line and in catalogs, so each week I’ll share with you one of the more unusual ones I’ve come across.  Tom’s Inescapable TruthsWe’ll attempt to inject a little humor into this Blog with some funny little quips on family and office life.  Price Change of the WeekValues are continually being changed in our database. Each week I’ll cue you in to a single price change of prominent significance.  Tom’s Recommended Film of the Week I watch a lot of movies, so each week, just for fun, you’ll get to find out which one I thought was the best.  Focus Country
Here I will try to give you a little news you can use. This segment will feature a country, which is on the move price wise, or has some significant news worthy event happening that day or week.  Friday FixEach Friday I’ll post the precious metals closes, London fix.  Commemorative Showdown!With commemortive coinage exploding all over the market, I thought it would be interesting to create ratios of population compared to number of commemorative coin types by country. Over time we'll be able to rank counties by their ratios to see which ones produce the most commeorative coins per capita. Population data will be derived from the CIA website, while commemorative type totals will be compiled from the Standard Catalog of World Coins database for issues from 1901 to present.  Old to New – Book ReviewA guide to building a working numismatic library, based on brief reviews of older references and classic auction catalogs, along with reviews of new works and recent auction sales of significance. KP UpdateFor those who like to be in the know, I'll give you the inside track on what Standard catalogs and other new coin books are on the horizon from Krause Publications, plus Numismaster updates and news of other web offerings.
Auction Lot of the Week | Commemorative Showdown! | Focus Country | Friday Fix | KP Update | Old to New - Book Review | Price Change of the Week | Tom's Inescapable Truths | Tom's Recommended Film of the Week
4/24/2007 5:49:59 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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