2018 Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 45th Ed

Massive in scope and encyclopedic in detail, the 2018 Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 45th Ed, provides the most comprehensive reference to 20th century coins on the market.

This tradition-rich catalog is vetted by experts worldwide, providing a global view of the most passionately collected and popular segment of numismatics. Based on the early work of numismatic giants Chester L. Krause and Clifford Mishler, the Standard Catalog is the reference of choice for beginning or serious collectors, researchers, and coin dealers specializing in 20th century coins.

In the current market, with precious metals stable, collectible coin values have settled in to reasonable levels, driving careful collectors to seek out the highest grade coins available. This continuing interest in high-grade, exceptional coins is reflected in the catalog, which now offers more and better-defined values for many countries.

Inside you'll find new MS66, PF67 and PF69 values for coins from the Peoples Republic of China, as well as many redefined PF67 and PF69 values for modern gold coins worldwide.

Extensive yet easily managed, the catalog is organized by country and features:

• 60,000 actual-size images
• Universally used KM reference numbers
• Clear descriptions with invaluable detail
• Current values for coins listed by date, mintmark, and grade

In addition, listings for coins minted in silver, gold, platinum, and palladium offer key information, including total coin weight, fineness, and actual precious metal weight.

The 2018 Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 45th Ed is the coin catalog you've come to depend on and the one you can trust for the best in world numismatics. Add this new edition to your library today!

About Standard Catalog of World Coins

The Standard Catalog of World Coins began its long and storied life as the brain child of authors Chester L. Krause and Clifford Mishler, known to hobbyists for half a century simply as "Chet and Cliff". The first edition, covering coinage from the "Mid-1800's to 1971," was published in 1971 and introduce the world to something quite different: a price guide with listings not only by type, but with each known date identified and valued. Initially most values were pretty well identical, but over the years and grade rarity have developed.

After the first edition in 1971 proved so popular, Chet & Cliff set to work getting more expert assistance to broaden the scope of the catalog. Many dealers and collectors wrote in to comment on areas to improve and some offered to share their knowledge to help improve this new reference.

Through the remainder of the 1970s several new and expanded editions of the Standard Catalog of World Coins were published. By 1979, the catalog was produce yearly and every edition always offered updated values, more images and better descriptions all directed at improving the ease with which a average person can identify a coin and building out a base of knowledge for the world coin collecting community. With more and more numismatic data, the publisher pushed back farther in time: the 18th Century 1701-1800 Special Edition in 1993, the 19th Century 1801-1900 Special edition & the 17th Century 1601-1700 Special edition in 1996.

About the author

Market Analyst Thomas Michael has served as director of world coin values for all Krause Publications world coin catalogs for the past 30 years. Equipped with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and Master of Arts degree in economics, Michael, who has a lifelong passion for numismatics, has played a critical role in the creation of more than 100 industry-leading references.

Tracy L. Schmidt worked for several years in the numismatic auction business before joining the Numismatics team at Krause Publications. She has an extensive editorial background in the field and serves as the lead editor for a number of reference catalogs.