World Proof and Mint Set Book

A lot of work and a lot of time involved. I finally completed it. Only found 1 error so far after uploading but it's minor and probably only I would notice. Feel free to peruse and let me know if I missed anything. Warning, 50 plus pages. Comments welcome, good or bad. What did you like, what did you not like, on graphics and presentation?

Thanks, Mike

https://issuu.com/mikelarson2/docs/world_proof_and_mint_sets

 

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Strange, took me right there when I clicked on it. I wonder why it won't work for everyone?

try here https://issuu.com/mikelarson2

 

cool link

 

It works just fine for me. That is a lot of proof sets!

 

The different link you posted accesses the website, but clicking on the cover of your book brings the same error message again. Do you have to be a member and "sign in" to read the finished books, or books-in-progress? I am not a member.

 

I noticed this error code at the lower left:

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Nope.

 

Beautiful coins including many of my favorites.

Have you also collected the coins?

 

Yes, all those sets are in my collection.

 

Wow!!! Great collection.

 

I think what bothered me is that while the pictures show a good scale of the different coins for each mint set - in order to make it fit within the constraint ebook design, they are resized which gives it somewhat a false sense of their size.

I think the two mistakes I've noticed is the Soviet Union and Australia section. The Soviet Union did continue to exist till late December 1991. For the Australian 1988 coins, the commemorative 50 cent coin did circulate and do appear from time to time. The Royal Australian mint claims that about 200,000 of 1988 20 cents coin was released into circulation but I have not seen one in the wild (yet). For the Australian 1986 set, only the dollar coin was released into circulation. Others were struck only for mint set.

Another point to be made in the South Korean coins is that the 1 and 5 won coins do not exist in circulation - these are only struck for mint sets.

Nevertheless, this is a well designed ebook and I like it. This deserve a bit more exposure.This would take one a fair bit of time to plan, design and publish. In the long run, I'm certain this is the new way to present coins. I've been experimenting for almost 10 years and this is much easier said than done.

So let's give a round of applause to sonlarson!

 

Agreed, very nicely presented. (FWIW, the link in the initial post works just fine for me.) One "technical" comment - the blue background is OK for my eyes if the text is white like on most pages; the black-on-blue at the beginning I find somewhat difficult to read.

Had a brief look at some of the pages; let me pick a few nits.

p. 7 (3): The Wall fell in November 1989. In July 1990 the GDR adopted the Federal Republic's DM, and in Oct-1990 the GDR states joined the Federal Republic of Germany.

p. 8 (4): The flag of the Federal Republic did and does not have the GDR wreath. Should be just the black-red-gold stripes.

p. 19 (15): The Swiss 5 fr coin does not show Wilhelm Tell, who is a legendary figure but nevertheless a popular symbol in and of Switzerland. It features an Alphirt, i.e. an alpine mountain herder. See this Swissmint document (in German) about the coin.

Still, well done overall!

Christian

 

Many thanks to @gxseries and @chrisild . This is very helpful information. I might have to add a list of contributors to the end of the book

Thanks!

Mike

 

I have 46 of the sets you have illustrated in your collection. You have very fine collector taste, indeed!

 

Wow! Glad to hear that I am not the only one who collects these. Best way to collect uncirculated World coins. How many sets do you have that I don't have? One has to have goals you know.

 

My collection of world coin uncirculated and proof sets exceeds 1500 from A to Z. Most of the expensive sets are in the 1982-1985 range for the Franklin Mint issues. Soviet sets in 1960's and 1970's up to 1976 and the 1980's are pricey, too. I try to be very careful and selective with what I purchase.

It all started with a core group of countries, Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, South Africa, Ireland and my longtime (and first non-US) collection of British sets in 1970.

 

Most of my sets cost only a dollar or two or at most several dollars (plus bullion value). I've cut up hundreds of sets to make storage easier and never imagined I'd have to put any intact sets in safety deposit boxes. But now days a lot of these sets are listing for hundreds and even thousands of dollars so every year a few more sets have to go into storage.

I can't count the number of Japanese sets I've cut up to soak in acetone because of the green slime or Polish and Soviet sets that had to be cut up. One wonders how many of these coins are going to be around in 20 or 50 years starting from tiny mintages and considering the high attrition. Then consider that a lot of moderns don't exist in mint sets at all.

I'm going to start dumping a lot of sets on the market soon. I hate to do it but I need the room and I can't take care of all these coins. No, there probably won't be many mint sets but there are a lot of proof sets.

Most people really missed the boat with these coins. There were hundreds of sets I passed up for a few dollars that now list for a few thousand but I never wanted to pay full price for anything. I remember a beautiful (unlisted I believe) 1958 BU Norwegian set I could have had for $50 and passed. There was a complete Gem BU Greenland set I passed for $50. I even passed a complete FM coin sets of all nations for $30. A lot of my best moderns were found in the 5 for a dollar box right after the dealer cut up another rare set.