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Error coinsReview Date: 2008-12-22
Appears to be a very nice bookReview Date: 2008-09-03
A Must for Error and Variety CollectorsReview Date: 2008-06-29
While other books can discuss the profitability, the Cherrypickers' Guide teaches what to look for. With fantastic illustrations and a solid, usable binding, experts Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton show collectors what to look for while looking for errors and varieties. The book covers nearly every series of coins including dollars, commemorative, gold.
One caveat I will give is that those who are interested in varieties of Morgan and Peace Dollars, you may want to also buy Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars. This book is out of print, but some Amazon Marketplace sellers do have copies.
Happy Hunting!
Excellent resource for finding 'diamonds in the rough'...Review Date: 2008-04-05
Cherrypickers II, CoinsReview Date: 2008-01-20
"TR"

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A book, which any numismat must have at handReview Date: 2005-10-14
2006 world of coinsReview Date: 2006-03-15
I didn't expected that size of book, first I thought that this book is like a manual (200 pages max.) but when I received package and when I took the book out from the package I was astonished...
Inside you can find a lot of stuff, all kind of coins in natural sizes. Only thing that is not so good (in my opinion) is thickness of the paper.
Krause sets the standard for world coin catalogsReview Date: 2006-02-01
missing informationReview Date: 2006-03-18
I use KM numbers to help organize the collectionReview Date: 2006-02-24
Keeping in mind that this is just a guide, there are holes and the coins are not displayed in color. On the other hand the coins shown are in actual size; size is hard to translate form internet pictures.
With all the electronic references today it is nice to have something tactile, static and transportable. This book meet al those needs.

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A Core Document of the Counter-Insurgency CanonReview Date: 2009-06-10
Added insightReview Date: 2009-05-31
The Gaza TodayReview Date: 2009-01-03
General David Petraeus has already offered his expertise to the IDF and has toured the Middle East, visiting Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinians themselves. Indeed, Petraeus is the world's foremost expert actively working in the field of counterinsurgency technology and wrote the forward to the latest edition of this classic. He now uses it to train the American military and it's principles became the foundation of "The Surge" in Iraq, which has miraculously begun to achieve stability there despite doubts expressed by Petraeus that it was already too late after Rumsfeld's brutal policies radicalized the entire region and turned the civilian population against "The Great American Satan."
Currently, the IDF is conducting the same conventional military strategy in The Gaza that renders short-term gains against the Hamas insurgents but sets the Israels up for a long-term struggle. Rumsfeld's strategy in destroying Fallujah twice over with air strikes and heavy artillery is the classic example of this self-defeating brutality. Israel's debacle in South Lebanon in 2006 is another.
The fact that Israel refuses to deploy the more functional and civilian friendly counterinsurgency suggested by Galula and Petraeus can only indicate one tragic conclusion -- that Israel intends to hang onto a quixotic and archaic strategy of expansionism against the native Palestinians, institutionalized in the late 40s by the government of David Ben-Gurion. The strategy is that of early 20th century Zionism and its goal of recreating the Davidic Kingdom of a "Greater Israel." The continued stubborn use of this strategy has led to polarization and radicalization of the native populations in the Middle East, resulting in a strident, Jihadist Islamism we see today.
The United States alone has the influence and responsibility to insist this effective counterinsurgency strategy upon Israel in the interest of a lasting peace in the region. Again, it's hallmark is its overall goal of winning the hearts and minds of the people themselves. Yet, American politicians continue to speak of "surges" in conventional military terms without having a clue about what they speak.
This book should be read by every member of Congress, by Obama's Chief-of-Staff Rham Emmanuel, by his National Security Adviser General Jones, by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, by Obama and Biden themselves and by every member of the Israel Lobby who are so obsessed with the security of Israel that they don't see the solution under their noses.Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era)
Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era) Review Date: 2008-05-22
GalulaReview Date: 2008-12-06

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Nice looking, fair constructionReview Date: 2009-04-15
Great for collectorsReview Date: 2009-01-29
Nice BookReview Date: 2009-01-10
Pleased with my purchaseReview Date: 2008-12-12
Nice and NeatReview Date: 2008-07-05


The Bible for coin CollectorsReview Date: 2009-03-27
It belongs in the library of any serious coin collector.
Standard Catalog of World Coins....Review Date: 2009-01-22
Very good catalog and paper qualityReview Date: 2008-12-12
Modern Foreign Coins, A Must Have For CollectorsReview Date: 2008-04-25
I highly recommend this book, its great.
David Jackson
The Decision is YoursReview Date: 2007-12-30
There is no better does not mean that there cannot be a better one. Some remarks must be taken into consideration
- this is an American catalog so prices in your country (if you're not American that is) are most certainly different and there is no point to waste your time to prove Krause wrong. E.g. prices of German states' coins in Germany are 50 to 100% higher than in Krause. They are which means that if you are looking for them you move to eBay and look for them elsewhere but not in Germany. Foreign dealers treat Krause prices of foreign coins seriously.
- this is an American catalog which has a soft spot for American coins. Most foreign readers will be mildly amused by eighteen pages of remarkably uninspired designs of the US patterns (fortunately most of them are not shown) or twelve pages of "territorial gold".
- this is an American catalog so you may find some of coins from your country missing completely or missing a picture.
If you can accept all this, you will be happy with your purchase. If you can't, you should think if you won't be much happier with a more specific coin catalog but be sure that no other can give the kind of general view you find in this one.

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Worthwhile book for US CollectorsReview Date: 2009-04-24
Only downside the paper most of the illustrations are on is poor considering the fine detail they are trying to show
Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection by Scott Travers and John DannreutherReview Date: 2009-04-18
Although controversy will always exist when applied to grading coins, this book provides essential criteria and photographs, which can serve as a basis for assigning a grade to a coin. The series of photographs depicting different numerical grades of AU to Poor for pennies and nickels was presented very well. Color photographs depicting red, brown, artificially toned vs. natural toned, and dipped coins serve as a valuable reference to collectors.
The section on detecting counterfeit coins was excellent. Close-up photographs illustrating counterfeit vs. authentic coins illustrated the points the authors were making in the text. Further reading about counterfeit coins made me realize how sophisticated counterfeit coins are today and if buying a rare coin it is in your best interest to become knowledgeable about what to look for and have it authenticated. This book is a definite must have for the new collector as well as the experienced collector.
A very infomative book...Review Date: 2009-01-04
Good book, but.....Review Date: 2009-06-18
One of the Best Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection BooksReview Date: 2008-11-20
Created and updated by PCGS is undoubtedly one of the best coin grading and counterfeit detection books ever written. Though there are many good choices nowadays The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection Edition, Edition #2 (Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection) still the best reference book for learning about coin grading and altered coins & numismatic counterfeiting by a long shot!
Get it, read it, use it.

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Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman CoinsReview Date: 2007-02-06
Excellent intro to ancient coinsReview Date: 2006-05-30
This book would be a very good "first book" on the subject, and it would also make a great gift for someone who is just getting started on an ancient coin collection, especially for the price!
An easy way to get into Greek and Roman coin collectingReview Date: 2005-09-16
Some things will not be found in it, however. Republican Roman coins (a fascinating area) are strangely not covered at all. There is no information regarding assessing the quality of coins, cleaning them, recognizing fakes, determining price or caring for your collection. For this type of information you should look at Wayne Sayles' more extensive series. For coin valuation David Sear is invaluable. This book is a cheap and simple way to form an impression about ancient Greek and Roman coin collecting. Eventually, recognizing that the price of almost any coin described in the book is far greater than that of the book itself, serious collectors will want to invest in more extensive reference sources. One must start somewhere however, and this is a good place to do so.
Lots of PicturesReview Date: 2005-07-13
Inexpensive Introduction to Greek and Roman CoinsReview Date: 2005-01-19
About 60% of the book (the first half of the book) is devoted to Greek coins, and the other 40% to Roman (mostly imperial) coins. There are lots of black and white pictures of real coin examples in both sections of the book. I will be focusing mostly on the Roman section.
THE GREEK COIN SECTION:
This begins with a description of how ancient coins were made.
Greek 101 is not a prerequisite! The book teaches you how to read Greek characters on the coin inscriptions.
It also goes through a pictorial history of Greek coinage: The Period of Archaic Art (680-480 B.C.), The Period of Transitional Art (480-415 B.C.), The Period of Finest Art (415-336 B.C.), The Period of Later Fine Art (336-280 B.C.)The Period of the Decline of the Art (280-146 B.C.), The Period of Continued Decline in Art (146-27 B.C.), and finally The Imperial Period (27 B.C. - 268 A.D.). There are lots and lots of pictures.
THE ROMAN COIN SECTION:
This was what I primarily bought this book for. There is a brief history of early Roman coins (how they were cast instead of struck), but there isn't much in the way of text or pictorial examples in regard to Roman Republican Coinage...this is nearly all Imperial (From Caesar Augustus (29 B.C.) to Romulus Augustus (476 A.D.).
It goes through the denominations of Roman coins. It gives relative Roman values of: Aureus to Denarius to Sesterius to Dupondius to As to Quadrans. What it does NOT give much hint about ancient values is of later denominations like Antoninianus, Follis, Siliqua, and Solidus.
There is a big picture section on Reverse Types of Roman coins, going through all the gods and goddesses that appear on the backs.
There is an excellent section on how to read Obverse inscriptions. This is probably the most helpful section for the beginner. Included also is an extensive list of Emperor's names as they most commonly appear on the coins.
Finally, there is an Emperor-by-Emperor coin-by-coin history of Rome, with very brief comments about each ruler. Only one coin per ruler is listed, so don't expect to find a lot of examples of each Emperor.
CONCLUSION:
What this book will NOT do is give you the present-day values of coins, the relative rarity of a coin, and it speaks nothing about grading coins. If you have poor-quality late Roman coins that you are trying to attribute, this book will be of minimal help. The best book I have found on the Subject of Roman Coins is David Van Meter's Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins: A Complete Guide to the History, Types, Symbols and Artistry of Roman Imperial Coinage. It is much more in-depth, but of course, it is a lot more expensive as well.
This Handbook of Ancient Greek & Roman Coins serves as a fine introduction to these two subjects. Without breaking the bank, the huge amount of information contained in this 288-page Volume will give you a good idea if you want to pursue this subject further. For the range of coverage and the price, you can't go wrong.

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Not the most complete guideReview Date: 2009-05-23
If you specialize in chips from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, this guide does provide one of the best sources for that casino. As for as other casinos like the Palms in Vegas only their basic
chips were contained in the guide, none of the special releases(such as Playboy or Betty Paige) were in the guide.
This guide does not feature any casinos in Arizona. I found a number of errors as well in the guide, a caption quoting a $5 chip as a $1 and a picture for a 3rd Edition Excalibur $5 chip, but no price or listing for that matter in the Guide itself.
A must have for chip collectorsReview Date: 2008-04-25
A MUST HAVE FOR A CASINO CHIP COLLECTORReview Date: 2009-03-13
A Great Tradition ContinuesReview Date: 2009-02-16
Descent but incompleteReview Date: 2007-07-17
The price guide is a paperback, not a hardcover as listed in the title.

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WALTER BREEN Book is for all Numismatists experts to novice. A must buyReview Date: 2008-10-06
Does need updating but any edition is better than none.
In my opinion a must buy.
Worse Book on Coins ever...Review Date: 2005-01-01
Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. & Colonial CoinReview Date: 2003-03-05
Must Have for Rare Coin InvestorsReview Date: 2003-06-25
Highly RecommendedReview Date: 2000-02-18
Get it.


Simply the best.Review Date: 2005-08-23
The only one you'll needReview Date: 2007-04-13
My only complaint is that it's a bit outdated when describing known fakes. For example, for the Order of Nevsky (probably the one medal who's value is increasing the fastest) the author lists no known fakes of sufficient quality to consider. That may have been true then, but not today. I've seen fake Nevsky's that are completely indistinguishable from the real thing, even when compared side-by-side. If it's worth enough money, someone will fake it.
NOT Comprehensive - but good!Review Date: 2000-08-16
Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and MedalsReview Date: 2002-12-02
Good - but not comprehensiveReview Date: 2000-08-18
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