Product Description

This new edition will help collectors, researchers, and dealers discover value in the unusual. It provides up-to-date pricing based on collector interest and precious metal prices, plus 6,000 detailed photos - including 1,000 more photos than the previous edition - for easily identifying coins from micro-nations, private artists, governments in exile, as well as fantasy issues and metallic coins.With more than 13,000 listings, this one-of-a-kind reference meets the needs of the uncommon collector.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #732490 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 624 pages

Review
Review from Antiques Info - With newly discovered issues and updates price listings and illustrations, is a must have for all collectors. --Antiques Info

a collector s favourite, Individual entries contain the details you need to make a positive assessment of your coins. With newly discovered issues and illustrations, this fifth edition is a must-have for all serious collectors of coins. --Antiques Diary

About the Author
Colin R. Bruce II is one of the creators of Krause Publications' legendary Standard Catalog[registered] series, and has worked at Krause for 35+ years. George Cuhaj is an accomplished researcher and numismatist, and he brings a lifetime of experience to every book. He edits both the Standard Catalog of[registered] World Coins and Standard Catalog of[registered] World Paper Money series. Tom Michael is Krause Publication's veteran market analyst, providing in-depth price analysis for numismatic books for more than 20 years.

Customer Reviews

Coin Collector's Fun Book
This is a coin catalogue worth buying even if you don't have a single coin it lists. The Unusual coins are really unusual in the way they depict human vain hopes, unattainable dreams, and impossible ambitions. You can see here coins from imaginary or lost empires (Russian monarchists struck their coins in 1990), states that have not been recognized by a single sovereign nation (Hutt River Province) or worlds which existed only in the imagination of writers (the Middle Earth) or private mints (Russian euro coins...). All this is a great tribute to human imagination and entepreneurial spirit, neatly presented in the form of a handy volume.
Naturally, you may actually collect these coins. In this case you will find the typical Krause quality - lots of pictures are missing, some coins are not listed completely (just my luck - I have only 1 euro coin of the 2002 Vaticane euro trial issue and this coin is missing - there is #6 - 50 cents and #8 - 2 euro but no #7 - 1 euro ;) but as it is in the case of all Krause catalogues: you just won't find anything better!