Just got it in the mail, as neccessitated by our dog actually eating my old, 25th Ed. (rolls eyes) dang dog eats everything. Downloading the software disk now, can't wait to put it to good use, as the old one was indespensible as a reference. I found a 1990 5 pence coin in the 4th roll of $250 CWR dimes and have been tearing hair not knowing exactly where it's from. So, yeah, it's 1901-2000 so anyone stuck on an I.D. hit me up!
5 pence would seem to indicate that it is Great Britain or a member of the British commonwealth. If it is a commonwealth member the name of the country should be on the coin. If there is no country name then it is probably Great Britain as they do not put their name on the coins. If it is Great Britain it will be 18 mm (slightly larger than a dime, dime is 17.9 mm) coppernickel, the obverse will have a crowned portrait of the queen. To the left it will say ELIZABETH II and to the right D G REG F D 1990 The reverse has FIVE PENCE above a crowned thistle with a 5 beneath. KM 937b If it is 23.6 mm then it is KM 937 but the 1990 for this type was issued in sets only.
yes thanks that is what it is. I'm a little disappointed with this newer edition as many useful tools included in the front of my older edition (now at the landfill) have been omitted. Poor editors' decision.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll make sure to tear those pages from my 36th edition and tape them into the newer edition once I buy it. Also, if you are looking to id a coin and don't have any clue to start with... it's faster to just type in what's written on the coin into an online search engine. Sitting there flicking through the pages of that thick book can take a very long time, and you may not find it anyway if it's not among those pictured.
The problem has been the number of pages in the books keeps exploding. (you would thing that would stop for a closed group like the 20th century book but it hasn't.) They are constantly dropping things out of the book and it keeps getting bigger. The books used to list a lot more minor types and they had a lot more images. I have all the back issues and I frequently have to go back through the older copies to find things which are no longer in the book. They also drop things and condense issues to reduce the size so as to slow the rise in the cost of the book. That was what probably got the coats of arms and instant identifier sections.
Yes and those tools are SO helpful! Dang wish I had torn 'em out! well, I'll be fishin the bay for a cheap oldie!
IMO it is wise to keep your old catalog editions for the reasons Conder101 mentioned. I very often need to look in an old edition to find something which is no longer published in newer editions. It is surprising how often this happens to me.
My doge literally ATE the middle of my old copy. The tools in the front, however, were still legible. Had I known of the omission, I'd have kept the pages I need. LOL it's not like I bought a new one so threw away the old one. I like old books, even have a collection of old Redbooks going.
