I've found a few 4/5 pieces of 2000-5000 Reid from the 20's-30's that I love & need more. I know very little about the series(anniversary, commemorative ) & would like a link or someone with basic knowledge of the different denominations, years minted, raritys, etc. Thank you so much
Not mine, but the same coins. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAZIL-2000...542?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a699afe7e http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brazil-1935...759?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e691741e7
I don't think any of the silver issues are hard to find or particularly expensive. It's a nice series to collect if you want to have a lot to show for relatively little money spent. May want to pick up the 1901 to 2000 Krause book. Not just for these coins either.
I just wish it wasn't so restrictive as to go for one hundred years per book. Are there pics for each coin issued, or are they random or based on the popularity of a particular issue? I now see that this subforum is much slower that the others. Coinchat, errors, & us coins may have 100 posts in a 24 hour period.
These are all pictured in the more recent editions. If they didn't split the book by centuries and put it all into one, you may not be able to pick that book up off the floor. =)
Suppose I should, does it include Germany? Krause was offering all 4 volumes + one for German issues for like $69 if I remember correctly.
I'm also collecting the Brazilian Reis coins from the same time period you mention. I like the coins and they are low mintages yet usually pretty cheap. I don't have any special knowledge about them except what's in Krause. I understand if you don't want to shell out the money for a book, thinking you could spend that on coins instead, but you'll find yourself using it constantly. I probably look at mine almost every day and if you're buying coins online or trying to complete a set you really need it. Otherwise you might find yourself searching for months for a coin from a certain year, only to find out they didn't make one that year for some reason (and Brazil did skip some years). Try to find one used for sale on eBay or Amazon. I got the 2007 edition myself and it didn't cost as much. It would work fine for your purposes. You can't trust the values for bullion-type coins because it was written before silver spiked, but otherwise it's invaluable.
Thank you both. Will find my krause discount E-mail & order today. My main fear is that I'll get turned on to more new favorites than I can afford.
You'll find that many collectors have had that same problem. Just take it one step at a time. I mean, if you could afford to buy everything you wanted right away it would not be as exciting as when you finally complete that set you were working on all year. And as to your previous question: yes, it does include German coins. The volume especially on Germany is only necessary if you handle German coins from the 1600's or from some of the smaller German States that are not listed in the regular Krause volumes. I have that one, I think like the 2003 edition or something, but rarely use it. If you get an offer at $65 for the complete set of volumes, and they are the current editions, it's probably for a CD instead of actual paper books.
