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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3148346, member: 71642&quot;]I was going to send the 2006 edition, which is the last year they lumped the 1900-2000s together.&nbsp; After that it&#039;s 1901-2000, then 2000-date in two (very large) books.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems I must have &#039;disposed&#039; of it already though when I recently organized, so I found a copy of the 2006 on Amazon.&nbsp; It should arrive to the address your dad sent in 7-14 days...and pretty much for the cost of shipping a book from my house to yours!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Exactly like the one I had but probably in better shape, and cheaper to boot.&nbsp; Sometimes Amazon boggles my mind.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A few things to keep in mind:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Make sure you flip through the introductory pages and find the ones that give you a theme identifier--types of things found typically on a given country&#039;s coins.&nbsp; There are also listings for mint marks, dates, and many other very good things.&nbsp; Easy to overlook some very useful information if those pages are skipped.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Also, each country is preceded by a brief introduction to it&#039;s history, which is important to read.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; The other thing to keep in mind is that Krause is NOT infallible.&nbsp; There are mistakes, and the values listed can be very high or very low, or not take varieties into consideration.&nbsp; It&#039;s a wonderful starting point, but use your head.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; If you decide you want more than the time frame covered then you can buy the old versions very cheaply (like under $10 with shipping on Amazon if you look for 2006 editions, or even some later ones).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, you can also stick with online sources instead but, sometimes, the paper books are very useful if you aren&#039;t exactly sure what something is ahead of time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you enjoy it, and if not, it&#039;s huge. The book can be used as a fabulous doorstop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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