Product Description

This work presents 100 years of world monetary history portrayed in coins from every nation existing during the 19th century. It features all mint-issue coins of the world from 1801 to 1900, including tokens, patterns, sets, etc., fully illustrated and offering the most up-to-date pricing in 5 grades. This book is for the beginner and the expert interested in world coins. Huge price adjustments have been made throughout Europe, Russia, China and many other countries due to an expanding market in "classic coins". In addition, thousands of prices have changed as the result of an explosive market in precious metals.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #174464 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 1248 pages

Ingram
From Napoleon to Florence Nightingale to Admiral Perry, the record of a dynamic century is frozen forever in the coins of the world. The detailed history of that record appears in this second edition. Readers can take advantage of the fully updated market values for all listings. 24,000 photos.

About the Author
Colin R. Bruce II and Thomas Michael are experienced and accomplished numismatists and researchers. Colin and Thomas are both avid collectors with a passion for this hobby.

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 particular 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 great place to start; it is easy to navigate and gives cursory information on particular 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 form internet pictures.

With all the electronic references today it is nice to have something tactile, static and transportable. This book meets all those needs.

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.