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Unusual World Coins: Companion Volume to Standard Catalog of World Coins Series (Unusual World Coins: Companion Volume to Standard Catalog of World)

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Manufacturer: Krause Publications

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 737
EAN: 9780896895768
ISBN: 0896895769
Label: Krause Publications
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 624
Publication Date: 2007-12-22
Publisher: Krause Publications
Studio: Krause Publications

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Summary: A brief coin history would improve this publication
Comment: An excellent reference for unusual coins. The book would be better if a brief history of each coin was also included.

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Summary: Coin Collectors' Fun Book
Comment: This is a coin catalogue worth buying even if you don't have a single coin it lists. The Unusual coins are really unusual in the way they depict human vain hopes, unattainable dreams, and impossible ambitions. You can see here coins from imaginary or lost empires (Russian monarchists struck their coins in 1990), states that have not been recognized by a single sovereign nation (Hutt River Province) or worlds which existed only in the imagination of writers (the Middle Earth) or private mints (Russian euro coins...). All this is a great tribute to human imagination and entepreneurial spirit, neatly presented in the form of a handy volume.
Naturally, you may actually collect these coins. In this case you will find the typical Krause quality - lots of pictures are missing, some coins are not listed completely (just my luck - I have only 1 euro coin of the 2002 Vaticane euro trial issue and this coin is missing - there is #6 - 50 cents and #8 - 2 euro but no #7 - 1 euro ;) but as it is in the case of all Krause catalogues: you just won't find anything better!

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Up-to-date and unique - no other guide covers this uncommon area of coin collecting.

Get all your unusual world coin information from one source, instead of sorting through multiple sources for details.

Explore the area of interest that led to the birth of the Unrecognized States Numismatic Society in 2003.

This new edition of Unusual World Coins will help you discover value in the unusual. It provides up-to-date pricing based on collector interest and precious metal prices, plus 6,000 detailed photos - including 1,000 more photos than the previous edition - for easily identifying coins from micro-nations, private artists, governments in exile, as well as fantasy issues and medallic coins. With more than 13,000 listings, this one-of-a-kind reference meets all your uncommon needs.