I see lots of Chinese coins with the Y-000 and L&M numbers. What is the catalog these numbers are referencing? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
"Y" numbers are those assigned in the Yeomans catalogs. Krause often uses them instead of assigning KM#s when they are available. I'm not familiar with L&M, but I'm sure they are numbers assigned by catalogers with those initials. (On a Google search for "L&M coin numbers" your post comes up as the number 5 entry!)
Yeah, I do not recognize L&M. For cash, S is Schjoth, H is Hartill, C is Coole. Btw CNG does not have a L&M listing in their bibliography. Edit: Found it: Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Gold & Silver, Lin Gwo Ming & Ma Tak Wo Courtesy of www.coincoin.com, Scott Semans great site. He has the latest version for sale for $34.50. If you buy it, tell him Chris Freeman told you about it.
