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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2407029, member: 19463&quot;]I completely agree with TIF&#039;s reply but only if you can accept my definition of &quot;attribute&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to know which ruler issued a coin from which mint at which date as part of which series, the online resources and application of some reasoning will serve you well.&nbsp; If, however, you define &quot;attribute&quot; and having a four digit number to make your cataloging and eBay sales listing look more professional, you really should buy the book.&nbsp; In cases where the catalog numbers depend on minutia like letter spacing, third party work arounds are unlikely to be fully accurate.&nbsp; These derived sources rarely explain the structure of the catalog system and can be confusing, for example, when numbers 253, 254, 255 and 256 are coins of four different rulers in one volume while another will use #13(a) through 13(l) for three different rulers. Most serious numismatic works were not made by authors who set out&nbsp; to make life easy on coin sellers.&nbsp; Their books contribute to numismatic scholarship rather than being a quick fix for number enthusiasts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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