Standard Catalog of World Coins - now in a 3 DVD Set, and is on the Krause website.

dorancoins

I was at rec.collecting.coins this morning and noticed that one of the regulars, Mr. Jaggers, stated that Krause is now selling a 3 DVD set of the Standard Catalog of World Coins. At first I thought he was joking, but I visited the Krause website and there it is, yours for $99.99. Finally, after years of suggesting that the world coin catalogs be on a disc, it happened. Must've had some darksiders who use computers bugging them. Now, the books covered is 19th, 20th, and 21st Century - each century is on 1 DVD. All I have to say to Krause is - "About Time!"

Doogy

WHOA! all three discs for 100 bucks. cool! nice going Krause!

dorancoins

<< <i>WHOA! all three discs for 100 bucks. cool! nice going Krause! >>



Cheaper than the books (unless you get yours at Amazon or Books-A-Million).

JRC

That is SOOOOOOOOOOO Cool

lordmarcovan

"About time", indeed!

Thanks for the heads-up!

dorancoins

If you're at the ANA in Milwaukee right now, you can get it at the Krause table for $80.

tbirde56

Or the Russian bootleg DVD copy of 1601-2006 for $30 on Ebay.

Bailathacl

I truly hope the 18th and 17th century catalogs will be available shortly too.... I'll miss the book format in some ways, but it will be worth the tradeoff to me.

DBSTrader2

Think how much easier this would make generating a database of coins in one's collection - - or so I would HOPE!!

- - Dave

JZrarities

I sure wish someone would do the Haxby Obsolete Notes set on DVD....

spoon

About time!


<< <i>Or the Russian bootleg DVD copy of 1601-2006 for $30 on Ebay. >>

Which makes me wonder what kind of copy protection is on the DVDs? That and, relating to database usage, what kind of format the info is in?

DCH

My question is what format did they use?? If this is simply scanned pages stored as images, its just a legal version of the bootlegs, which are nothing but a book you can view on your computer. Useful for portability, but with no search function, and no ability to cut/paste data from the page.

A web type design with multiple links/pages could be interesting, if it included a universal search and it maintained the ability to browse all coins without going back to the index for each country.

A PDF type format with pictures and searchable text mirroring the printed catalog would be my preference, but a large PDF can be too much for slower computers.

The only value to me of a digital version of the catalog is the ability to search for a partial legend, portability is nice but bootlegs are <$20 for the 4 book set And when I'm working on my database I don't want to switch between apps on my computer, I want to read from the book and type.

If they were offering the actual database in some format that could be imported into access/excel, even without the pictures, then I'd be excited.

dorancoins

<< <i>I sure wish someone would do the Haxby Obsolete Notes set on DVD.... >>



Give it time - I am hoping that Krause will do the world paper money books on DVD.

RedStorm

I'm in the market for a new Standard Catalog of World Coins and was curious about the DVD set. DCH and others in this thread have asked some interesting questions about the DVDs in terms of what format Krause uses, the search functions, how fast it works, etc.

I'm sure there's a few of you out there that have purchased the DVD set and had a chance to use it: If so, if you can provide a brief review that would be great!

danglen

<< <i> I sure wish someone would do the Haxby Obsolete Notes set on DVD.... >>



I second the motion

mrearlygold

coinpictures

Only problem I see is that it is more expensive than the 3 paper catalogs (assuming you shop at Amazon). And if you don't have a use for the 2001+ book, it's WAY more expensive. I hope that it will eventually show up at Amazon and other vendors...

On the positive side, I can only assume that the presentation and quality will be infinitely better than the Russian bootleg DVD (which I have); the picture quality on the latter is abysmal. From the description at the Krause web site: "Images that can be clearly enlarged up to 300% without distortion"

Anybody wanna split the cost of one?

DCH

From World Coin News:

August 17, 2007
Standard Catalog of World Coins available on DVD
The Standard Catalog of World Coins, Krause Publication’s industry standard identification and price guide for more than 50 years, is now available in a three-DVD set.

The set contains actual page images from Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001 to Date, 2nd Edition; Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901 to 2000, 35th Edition; and Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 5th Edition. Authors are Colin R. Bruce II and Thomas Michael.

The DVDs feature 3,760 pages from three volumes, 82,750 images that can be enlarged 300 percent and up-to-date pricing.

This DVD collection is for the numismatic buyer, seller and collector. Its main feature is portability. Each book is on its own DVD, searchable alphabetically by country and by key word with Acrobat Reader 7. The DVD set is ideal to take to a show, the office or on vacation. It needs no Internet connection. The 300 dpi images can be enlarged up to 300 percent and text can be enlarged 300 percent for easier reading.

The DVDs may be purchased for $99.99 at krausebooks.com.


So...book format using PDF and searchable text, nice, but expensive.

crito

Lugging all those books around was killing me. Now maybe I can put off that hernia operation a little while longer.

2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins 3 DVD Set

MrEureka

Link to $80 deal: LINK

coinpictures

So has anyone actually played with one yet?...

RedStorm

<< <i>So has anyone actually played with one yet?... >>

Thanks coinpictures...that's what I wanted to know: If someone can post a brief review of their use, that would be great. I'm interested in purchasing the set, but would sure like to know of someone's experiences with it first. Thanks!

dorancoins

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<< <i> I sure wish someone would do the Haxby Obsolete Notes set on DVD.... >>



I second the motion >>



Give it time - if the SCWC DVD's sell like hotcakes (and I'm sure it well), then currency will be next. Just bug Krause/F&W enough and you'll get your wish.

dorancoins

<< <i>Link to $80 deal: LINK >>



Thank you Andy for the info.

dorancoins

<< <i>About time!


<< <i>Or the Russian bootleg DVD copy of 1601-2006 for $30 on Ebay. >>

Which makes me wonder what kind of copy protection is on the DVDs? That and, relating to database usage, what kind of format the info is in? >>

laurentyvan

My dream would probably be similar to others desires: an interactive Krause that would allow me to click on a coin for reference, not just the whole page, and if I owned it would let me integrate the example into the catalog and then into a personal inventory section that updates value, etc., as Kruase does.

Most important: accurate, specific to coin or series- not just to page, and interactive for purposes of grade, value, and inventory.

I would be more than willing to pay for annual upgrades as long as they're fairly priced.

Too much to ask at this time..?

coinpictures

Krause's numismaster online product does that (if I understand correctly what you're wanting to do). Unfortunately, the navigation in Numismaster is incredibly clumsy and slow. Too many steps to browse or look up a coin, especially since it clears the search every single time and you have to re-fill all of the settings.

Glitzy, but totally unusable.

spoon

<< <i>My dream would probably be similar to others desires: an interactive Krause that would allow me to click on a coin for reference, not just the whole page, and if I owned it would let me integrate the example into the catalog and then into a personal inventory section that updates value, etc., as Kruase does.

Most important: accurate, specific to coin or series- not just to page, and interactive for purposes of grade, value, and inventory.

I would be more than willing to pay for annual upgrades as long as they're fairly priced.

Too much to ask at this time..? >>

I'm hoping to get something like that going... someday! Need help coding and servers ($$), but still only planning and scheming at this point.

nencoin

The catalog is in pdf format. And the files are HUGE. The demo (not numismaster, but the actual disc demo) that we saw was painfully slow...we're talking minutes. Just imagine scrolling through what is probably a several hundred meg pdf file trying to find a coin. Until they offer it in a database format, we'll continue to lug our catalogs around show to show.

daniilf

RedStorm

<< <i>The catalog is in pdf format. And the files are HUGE. The demo (not numismaster, but the actual disc demo) that we saw was painfully slow...we're talking minutes. Just imagine scrolling through what is probably a several hundred meg pdf file trying to find a coin. Until they offer it in a database format, we'll continue to lug our catalogs around show to show. >>

Thanks, that's what I was afraid of. I know how slow moderately sized .pdf reports (50 - 100 pages or so) can be at work, I can only imagine how slow the catalog would be with all the pages and photos if it's just a standard .pdf and not some souped-up version.

coinpictures

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spoon

Yep, I was going to mention the Scott books

Seems Krause is determined to make all the wrong moves before they make the right one.