The go-to resource guide, focusing on world coins released from 2001 to date, featuring this century's current and completely vetted values for the most recent coins produced and sold by today's World Mints, Central Banks and their distributors. Thanks to the invaluable insight and expertise of 150 coins experts worldwide, the new edition of the Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, bulges with new issue coinage and value revisions reflecting the growing market for modern commemorative precious metal coins in their myriad of permutations. More than 25,000 actual-size illustrations provide collectors, dealers and enthusiasts with vital visual information to this rapidly growing collecting area. AUTHOR: Market Analyst Thomas Michael has served as director of world coin values for all of 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. SELLING POINTS: ? This is an indispensable volume for the beneficiary of a collection, someone just getting started in collecting or the experienced enthusiast who wants to keep up-to-date records. ? Includes more than 25K actual-size illustrations of coins, providing invaluable visual information, nearly 100 pages more information than the previous edition and current values for coins organized by country and listed by denomination and issue date. ? Features globally accepted KM reference numbers with detailed listings featuring coin description, weights, measures, grades and values. 25000 b/w photographs
