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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1589721, member: 112&quot;]The Krause catalogs are the standard, basic, references for world coins. For a lot of coins they will provide things like size (pictures are actual size), weight, fineness, mint marks, mintage, legends, and values. But, for a lot of coins they do not provide fineness or mintage. And the values are all over the map in regard to accuracy - basically worthless in other words. And they provide no guidance for any coin in regard to grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>And while a lot of people don&#039;t even realize it, like any other book, they have their share of mistakes too. I have even found examples where the info in one Krause catalog does not match the info in another Krause catalog - for the exact same coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of that said, I consider the Krause catalogs a must have for any collector of world coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>To find accurate information on values for world coins you have to do the same thing you do with US coins, you have to search auction records. </p><p><br /></p><p>To find accurate information on things like fineness and mintage for those cases where Krause does not provide the info, or when Krause makes a mistake, you have to use specialized books. And in a lot of cases, those books are not written in English.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes to grading, well that&#039;s a different matter. There really are very, very few, and in most cases, no books on grading world coins. But the basics are the same when grading any coin. It&#039;s just a bit harder with world coins because there are so many and the only way to really learn how to grade them is by experience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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