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German Coin Book

Coinguy19Coinguy19 Posts: 259 ✭
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I'm thinking about buying the "Standard Catalog of German Coins: 1601 To Present ", does anyone have any feedback about this book that is either good or bad? Or should I be looking in a different direction for a German Guide to coins? Thanks!
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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭
    The KM German book is a good general reference. Depending on your specific interests, other books may offer you more specialized info. For my Brandenburg-Prussian interests, In addition to KM, I use Davenport, Thun, V. Schrötter, Jäger, AKS, Shön, Neumman, Martin, Olding & Kopicki. -Preussen
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  • goldboygoldboy Posts: 463


    << <i>The KM German book is a good general reference >>



    I agree, I had it on loan from a fellow collector of this genre and it gave me a great "introduction" to German coins in general, not to mention a far better understanding as well.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Why would one not buy the Standard Catalog (of World Coins) and get everything, instead of just German coins?

    I suppose if you are interested in Germany and the German States and only that, and if the catalog gives you 1601-present in one volume, it might be worthwhile.

    But since I own all four century volumes of the World Coin catalogs, the specialized ones like German Coins, World Gold, and North American coins aren't really anything I need (at least as far as I know- since presumably I already would have full coverage with the four main volumes).

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  • JRCJRC Posts: 150
    Having all the century editions of the Standard Catalog of World Coins (1601-2006) and the Standard Catalog of German Coins 1601- Present, I would sugest investing in the century editions.
    The odds are that you will come across a coin that will not be Germonic and will drive you insane until you identify it.
    Also, if you choose to expand your coin interests to include other countries, you will already be prepared.
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  • Coinguy19Coinguy19 Posts: 259 ✭
    All right thanks for the advice, I will probably go for the different century volumes.
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  • KeleumKeleum Posts: 74
    KM has DVDs now, and a website. My only problem with the KM books, is that they are books, so I can't search by denomination or year, etc. I wind up flipping pages, the good old fashion way.

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