Hey, I saw and bought a 2009 Standard Catalogue of World Coins, 1900 - 2000 (I think) for $18. I was told it was a good buy. Was he telling me the truth? It seems like a really good reference book. I used it today after I found a Mexican 20 centavos from 1970. It is quite large (3+ inches thick). The cover said it came with CD, but I didn't get one (the book is used). How'd I do? Is this a good book?
http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis.jsp ^^^^ that is all I use. You can look up practically any coin ever made for free.... and it shows you the metal composition of each coin, too. Just click on "Find my Coin" and plug in the info. No need to spend $$ on a book :goofer:
Great! Yup. Of course if the information is in Greek, Chinese, Arabic, Thai or other characters you can't read and don't have on your keyboard, just grab the nearest Ouija board. Unless, of course, you want the ability to browse through the pictures from a given country and century, whether or not you can read the language of the legends.
You did great. My 2009 copy has a $60 price tag, and I got it brand new. (Is it weird that I can reach it from where I sit at my computer?)
I can reach all 8 of my coin books from my computer lol, I have price guides, grading guides, and a checklist haha.:eat:
I paid $22 for the Krause 1901 to 2006 world book and I thought I had a great deal, but yours wins hands down!
I went here and it looks like a good site but to get pricing on coins it wants me to pay. To look up coins is free but pricing guide isn't. Am I doing something wrong?
That's OK for looking a specific coin, if you know all the required info about it, but there's nothing better than having a book when you are browsing or looking for values.
