by Scot Kamin » Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:55:57
I note that Krause produces two books that sound similar - "Collecting
World Coins" versus "Standard Catalog of World Coins." What's the
difference? I have an edition of Standard Catalog and am wondering if
anything's to be gained by also getting a copy of Collecting.
Thoughts on this?
- Scot
by Scot Kamin » Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:34:01
> Ian
by Ian » Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:22:41
> I note that Krause produces two books that sound similar - "Collecting
> World Coins" versus "Standard Catalog of World Coins." What's the
> difference? I have an edition of Standard Catalog and am wondering if
> anything's to be gained by also getting a copy of Collecting.
> Thoughts on this?
> - Scot
`Collecting World Coins' is the dummed down version of `SCWC'. The only
difference that I can see is that there are no commem's whatsoever in
the former. IMHO you are well ahead with SCWC.
Ian
by James Higb » Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:19:54
> Ian
By the way, the listings of the 4 items produced under the rubric of Lundy
Island have been deleted from the 32nd, I suppose to make room for all those
"real" coins from IOM. Harrumph!
James
by Ian » Tue, 01 Mar 2005 01:32:43
>>`Collecting World Coins' is the dummed down version of `SCWC'. The only
>>difference that I can see is that there are no commem's whatsoever in the
>>former. IMHO you are well ahead with SCWC.
>>Ian
> The 32nd edition of SCWC includes some 40 pages of copper-nickel Isle of Man
> crowns, 25 pages of Marshall Islands "collector" coinage whose redemption
> value is questionable, and 25 pages of similar material from Liberia. These
> are the biggest listings, but one could add several dozen more pages that
> are clogged with material that isn't intended for circulation as coinage.
> Sure, I'm glad that someone is cataloging this stuff, but a newcomer to the
> hobby might find it unnecessarily complicated. I believe that CWC addresses
> the needs of the newcomer.
> By the way, the listings of the 4 items produced under the rubric of Lundy
> Island have been deleted from the 32nd, I suppose to make room for all those
> "real" coins from IOM. Harrumph!
> James
IMHO it is less than worthless as it conveys to the newbie a false
impression of the scope of modern numismatics. Some of the most sought
after modern collectable coins are `commem's', besides some people must
be collecting those IOM and Marshall Islands or they wouldn't make 'em ;-)
Ian
Ian
by Brian Oakle » Tue, 01 Mar 2005 06:05:51
> > `Collecting World Coins' is the dummed down version of `SCWC'. The only
> > difference that I can see is that there are no commem's whatsoever in
the
> > former. IMHO you are well ahead with SCWC.
> > Ian
> The 32nd edition of SCWC includes some 40 pages of copper-nickel Isle of
Man
> crowns, 25 pages of Marshall Islands "collector" coinage whose redemption
> value is questionable, and 25 pages of similar material from Liberia.
These
> are the biggest listings, but one could add several dozen more pages that
> are clogged with material that isn't intended for circulation as coinage.
> Sure, I'm glad that someone is cataloging this stuff, but a newcomer to
the
> hobby might find it unnecessarily complicated. I believe that CWC
addresses
> the needs of the newcomer.
> By the way, the listings of the 4 items produced under the rubric of Lundy
> Island have been deleted from the 32nd, I suppose to make room for all
those
> "real" coins from IOM. Harrumph!
> James
1. "ALL WORLD" - "BRITISH EMPIRE"
2. """""Help w/Vintage Hats"""""
3. "Charlton's Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins" prices of older issues!!!
4. CROW""""""""""CHEAP""""""""""""
6. """"""OLDER SETS AND SINGLES""""""
8. FS: Book: "Collecting World Coins"
9. FS- "Fun Collecting World Coins"
10. FS: 1994 "World Coins Catalog" by Krause/Mishler
11. World Coins - Claim of "Finest Known" and PCGS's "Added Value"?
12. WTB: second-hand "Standard Catalog of World Coins"