Collecting World Coins: Circulating Issues, 1901-Present. This item is unavailable.Collecting World Coins: Circulating Issues, 1901-Present

Over a century of circulating coins!

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Collecting World Coins, 1901-Present, offers the most comprehensive country-by-country, fully illustrated listing of 20th and early 21st century coins used in everyday commerce on the market.

The perfect reference for beginner to expert collectors and dealers interested in circulating coins found around the world, the new edition features complete coin descriptions and more than 18,500 actual-size illustrations to assist in making positive identification.

Each detailed listing includes:

• Dates, mintmarks and mintages.
• Metal of issue.
• Actual silver weight or actual gold weight to determine bullion value.
• Current market value for more than 500,000 listings.

With this 14th edition of Collecting World Coins, you will be able to value your collection as well as see modern world history unfold through changes in governments, monetary system reforms, inflationary periods and wars as recorded in international circulating coinage.

George Cuhaj has served the Krause Publications numismatic staff with distinction for 20 years. Before becoming an editor with the Standard Catalog of World Coin series he worked for the American Numismatic Society and as a cataloger for Stack’s Rare Coins, both of New York City. Cuhaj is pas president of the American Medallic Sculpture Association and his art medal creations have been show internationally.

Thomas Michael has served as one of the leading international market analysts in the numismatic field for 25 years at Krause Publications, which holds a reputation for creating the world’s best-selling coin books. Michael holds a bachelor’s of arts degree in history and a mast of arts degree in economics.