Product Description

This title features all gold, platinum and palladium coins of the world from 1801 to present, including collector coins, sets, trial strikes, Pieforts, patterns, token issues, etc., fully illustrated and offering the most up-to-date pricing in 5 grades. This book focuses on the most active collector time frame, including hundreds of world coin issues, which find their way into the investor market. The 19th & 20th centuries are the most active of the world coin market and offer opportunities for the beginning to serious collector. Collectors rely on this reference for the most up-to-date pricing in this area of numismatics, as compiled by 200 experts. Many of these experts continue to uncover collector coin issues never before published. All prices in this book have been analyzed and adjusted to reflect the current market, based on the ranges detailed below: Bi-metallic and tri-metallic coins with accurate precious metal content figures; hundreds of new or improved images; and, latest innovations in world mint products.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #436367 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 816 pages

About the Author
Colin R. Bruce II is one of the original creators of the legendary Standard Catalog series, and has worked with Krause for nearly 35 years. Thomas Michael has spent nearly 20 years performing in-depth price analysis for Krause Publications numismatic book line. All three are experienced and accomplished numismatists, researchers and avid collectors.

Customer Reviews

Coin Beginner
I'm newbie to buying gold coins so my review is from that perspective

This book is incredibly comprehensive with over 700 pages of coins catalogued. Almost every concievable detail is provided including sizes, weights, mintage, finess, gold content and occassional 'Notes' which are useful and 'interesting!'. Each coin has a small black & white picture of both sides. As to be expected with a 'Catalogue' there is no narrative, it is a pure 'reference' guide.

Valuations are offered for the vast majority of coins (except for extremely rare and unusual coins) and are given in US Dollars based on a specific gold price. So for the UK reader, 2 calculations are required to get a current price in UK Pounds

I would have rated the book a 5 if there had been larger colour pictures (but given that they would all be gold would colour have helped? and given the large number of coins would I really want larger pictures?)

In summary: A superb catalogue of World Coins with incredible detail. A perfect 'reference' book. Highly recommended if you are buying or planning to buy coins. I can't immagine there to be a more definitive catalogue available.

Modern World Gold Coins
This is a Must have edition for any collector or dealer in gold coins.
Very informative,regards weights,dates etc.
Excellent Book.

Reference suitable for serious collectors only
The `Standard Catalog...' series of books are comprehensive in their listing and presentation of world coins/paper money; I can see how these volumes are invaluable to collectors. I am not a collector however and purchased the volumes on paper money simply to admire the artistry put into their creation. I was greatly disappointed (given my purpose) as the paper is of telephone book quality and all coin/note images inside are small, black & white and grany (the only colour printing is on the cover). Even as a reference for collectors, the presentation quality could be much better. For a beautifully illustrated guide to world coinage, I would instead recommend `The World Encyclopedia of Coins and Coin Collecting' by James Mackay.