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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1182325, member: 26302"]While I don't know specifically about the coins you listed, you have to be extremely careful with mintages, so much so I just use them for a VERY rough guide. So much stuff has happened with mintages over the years, some being completely melted, some being found in BU in large numbers years later, that a given mintage figure has little bearing to todays survival rates.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is why good specialty books are invaluable, as they frequently have more information like this. Krause is so high level anyone wishing to specialize in a series only using Krause as a guide is hopelessly lost in my opinion. Specialists can make a lot of money still, that is because so many collectors still only rely on one book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully you will get an answer to a better book for you here. If not, try asking a good book dealer what the standards are for your series.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1182325, member: 26302"]While I don't know specifically about the coins you listed, you have to be extremely careful with mintages, so much so I just use them for a VERY rough guide. So much stuff has happened with mintages over the years, some being completely melted, some being found in BU in large numbers years later, that a given mintage figure has little bearing to todays survival rates. This is why good specialty books are invaluable, as they frequently have more information like this. Krause is so high level anyone wishing to specialize in a series only using Krause as a guide is hopelessly lost in my opinion. Specialists can make a lot of money still, that is because so many collectors still only rely on one book. Hopefully you will get an answer to a better book for you here. If not, try asking a good book dealer what the standards are for your series.[/QUOTE]
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