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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7608786, member: 112"]If you're asking - can one access the Krause catalogs online ? I believe you can, but only if you pay for it. That said, it is pretty easy to look up the Krause number for pretty much any coin on Google. But usually that's about all you'll get, the Krause number.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, the new editions are. But the previous editions, used copies in other words, are typically dirt cheap by comparison. And they are every bit as good as the brand new ones because none of the pertinent information ever changes in them. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, in this regard Krause prices are just as worthless as the NGC and PCGS prices are. And as such should simply be ignored to begin with. There is no price guide, not a single one, that is worth the paper it is printed on !</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The significance is the information about the coins it contains. With rare exceptions the Krause catalogs contain the basic info like type, composition, mints, date ranges, design, mintage numbers (for most anyway), and major varieties, for every coin in the world ever minted from 1600 to date. No other coin catalog does this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7608786, member: 112"]If you're asking - can one access the Krause catalogs online ? I believe you can, but only if you pay for it. That said, it is pretty easy to look up the Krause number for pretty much any coin on Google. But usually that's about all you'll get, the Krause number. Yeah, the new editions are. But the previous editions, used copies in other words, are typically dirt cheap by comparison. And they are every bit as good as the brand new ones because none of the pertinent information ever changes in them. Well, in this regard Krause prices are just as worthless as the NGC and PCGS prices are. And as such should simply be ignored to begin with. There is no price guide, not a single one, that is worth the paper it is printed on ! The significance is the information about the coins it contains. With rare exceptions the Krause catalogs contain the basic info like type, composition, mints, date ranges, design, mintage numbers (for most anyway), and major varieties, for every coin in the world ever minted from 1600 to date. No other coin catalog does this.[/QUOTE]
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