Advice on Krause desired!

1jester

Please help me if you can. I'm buying a 27th edition 20th Century Krause. Is it a good edition? I'm completely unfamiliar with this Krausenomicon (as the Dark Wizard puts it ) and I know some editions are better than others. Is this one at least correct as to the info given? I realize that pricing info will be outdated. What editions are the best, for each century?

Does anybody have a line on any good Krauses for a decent price? Thanks.

tbirde56

The 26th edition is fine. The 30th edition is NOT.

spinaker2000

That's what i'm using, so far it's fine. Got mine in a second hand store for $5, an old library copy.

Aethelred

Mike,
The 30th and 31st editions are the ones with problems, I'd avoid those. I have not noticed any major problems with the 3rd edition of any of the books that cover coins minted prior to 1901.

Shipcoin

Mike, I have a 29 th edition --2002 year (20 th century) and I could say that I'm completely satisfied by it! (Well, I'm not so pedantic user of Krause as Satootoko is and I cann't say anything about the quality and precision of Japanese section of that edition) but I have heard from other collectors , that it is the updated one issue, because30th edition was not so succesfull-ask Satootoko about it! .
I bought it a year ago from my local dealer by 230 NSH (about 50 $ ) and it was cheaper by 25 % than 30 th edition. I'm still thinking that it is great book and very good edition also, but may be some guys here have another opinion.

Hope it will help you!

1jester

Thanks so much for the info, folks! The 27th edition is from 2000, so I assume it will include everything I'll need. I don't even collect modern junk too much, but it will help for pre-WWII coins. I'll try to pick up the other centuries eventually.