Series: Standard Catalog (Book 2016)
Paperback: 1344 pages
Publisher: Krause Publications; 10 edition (July 10, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1440244103
ISBN-13: 978-1440244100
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 2.6 x 10.9 inches
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I had a bad premonition when I opened the volume. On the first page of the catalogue the only change is a larger map of Afghanistan. Everything else is the same. Not a trace of new circulating magnetic 10 leke (2009) and 20 leke (2012) coins even though 2012 commemoratives have been added. Algeria? Commemorative 200 dinars 2012 missing. Andorra? Up to 2013, not a trace of 2014 euro issue. Aruba? No 2014 new circulating coins with the new king. Azerbaijan listing includes all coins issued up to 2006. Brazil starts with a gold 10 reis (actually, it should be reais), lower denominations follow. Guatemala misses some 2010 coins. Kazakhstan ends in 2011. Lithuania does not include 25 litu denomination. Norway ends in 2012. Pakistan 25 paisa is actuallly 25 rupees. As if to balance missing coins the editors generously threw in some coins not heard of anywhere else such as Morocco 5 santimat 2011 or Morocco 25 centimes (???) 2002. Some coins are listed twice e.g. Iran #1276 (or #1278) and 1277 (or #1279). Some prices are out of touch with reality (Monaco 2 euro #195 2011 and #200 2013 are available at 10% of current Krause prices, not a surprise as the mintages exceed one milion of each). I won't bore you with further examples but it seems to me that there is something wrong in the listings of every country.Some years ago I realised that Krause is in trouble when the 20th century edition I bought was printed without several chapters (including such a minor country as Spain...) which I later received by e-mail. It has only gotten worse. This catalogue is simply not ready for publication, information which can be easily obtained on the Internet is missing. The information can probably be also obtained directly from mints or banks - why wasn't it?
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