Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 7th Edition

Massive in scope and encyclopedic in detail and coverage, the Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 7th edition, is the most complete and trusted reference to all coins from the 17th century. A critical resource for the serious collector, this remarkable reference is fully illustrated with tens of thousands of images and provides critical coin information to aid in identification and valuation.

An unrivaled network of coin experts provides new discoveries, additional images, current pricing and meticulous analysis of the market in a continuing effort to ensure this important volume is the finest single-source catalog available.

• Updated and vetted values for all coin listings
• Actual precious metal weights for gold coins
• More than 24,000 actual-size illustrations
• Substantial price changes for German States and Great Britain
• Auction quotes for many rare coinage types
• Revised values for gold coinage throughout

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 of Krause Publications' world coin catalogs for more than 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.