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New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
I just received a mailer from Krause advertising the 14th edition of the
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues. The flyer claims it now includes a bonus DVD with key word search ability and image enlargements. If these features actually work as advertised, it would be a great improvement. According to Amazon, the new book was published on June 3, 2008. Has anyone seen the new catalog yet? I'm curious to see if they have addressed the many known problems with past editions. BTW, Amazon sells the catalog for $34.65, which means it qualifies for free Super Saver Shipping. Quite a bit better than Krause's $55 list price, plus S&H. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...6323/oweninkA/ |
New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
On 5 Jun, 14:18, "Owen W. Linzmayer" wrote:
I just received a mailer from Krause advertising the 14th edition of the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues. The flyer claims it now includes a bonus DVD with key word search ability and image enlargements. If these features actually work as advertised, it would be a great improvement. Hmm, shouldn't it all be on numismaster.com in due course? An annual subscription should cost less than buying the dead tree books (though I'm not sure it will) Surely the way forward is continuously updated online content, rather than dead-dinosaur DVDs. |
New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
I agree that an online version of the catalog would be desirable, but the
fact remains that print is far more convenience for a portable reference. Also, don't forget that a huge portion of the collecting community is old timers with limited or no computer skills. On 6/5/08 6:26 AM, in article , "Matthew Brealey" wrote: I just received a mailer from Krause advertising the 14th edition of the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues. The flyer claims it now includes a bonus DVD with key word search ability and image enlargements. If these features actually work as advertised, it would be a great improvement. Hmm, shouldn't it all be on numismaster.com in due course? An annual subscription should cost less than buying the dead tree books (though I'm not sure it will) Surely the way forward is continuously updated online content, rather than dead-dinosaur DVDs. |
New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
On 5 Jun, 14:52, "Owen W. Linzmayer" wrote:
I agree that an online version of the catalog would be desirable, but the fact remains that print is far more convenience for a portable reference. Also, don't forget that a huge portion of the collecting community is old timers with limited or no computer skills. well yes, but I don't think they'll be very impressed with the DVD either.... I'm just surprised they are pursuing such an obsolete technology angle, when they already have an online platform. It shouldn't form part of their strategy. They could make much more money out of their website by selling valuations as well I would think. |
New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
Take a look at Numismaster and you'll see the emphasis is on coins, not
banknotes. What little note info is up there is US notes, not world notes. Clearly international paper money collectors don't rank very high on Krause's list of concerns. On 6/5/08 7:01 AM, in article , "Matthew Brealey" wrote: I agree that an online version of the catalog would be desirable, but the fact remains that print is far more convenience for a portable reference. Also, don't forget that a huge portion of the collecting community is old timers with limited or no computer skills. well yes, but I don't think they'll be very impressed with the DVD either.... I'm just surprised they are pursuing such an obsolete technology angle, when they already have an online platform. It shouldn't form part of their strategy. They could make much more money out of their website by selling valuations as well I would think. |
New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
On 5 Jun, 15:17, "Owen W. Linzmayer" wrote:
Take a look at Numismaster and you'll see the emphasis is on coins, not banknotes. What little note info is up there is US notes, not world notes. Clearly international paper money collectors don't rank very high on Krause's list of concerns. I had a one-month all-access subscription there, and they had a thing saying "new for our all-access members", saying that they had just added another guide (on coins I think). They gave the impression that they will continue adding more publications until all of their stuff is up there. Also they say "Find my Currency, Search Our Online Database of Paper Money and Bank Notes", which would suggest that they plan to have more stuff up there eventually. I'm certainly not holding my breath though. |
New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
On Jun 5, 8:18*am, "Owen W. Linzmayer" wrote:
I just received a mailer from Krause advertising the 14th edition of the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues. The flyer claims it now includes a bonus DVD with key word search ability and image enlargements. If these features actually work as advertised, it would be a great improvement. According to Amazon, the new book was published on June 3, 2008. Has anyone seen the new catalog yet? I'm curious to see if they have addressed the many known problems with past editions. BTW, Amazon sells the catalog for $34.65, which means it qualifies for free Super Saver Shipping. Quite a bit better than Krause's $55 list price, plus S&H. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...6323/oweninkA/ I plan to get a copy with the DVD, as my most recent edition is a bit outdated. I go to Books-A-Million since I have membership in their Millionaire's Club (costs only $15/year). I can get books there practially as much as the wholesale supply guys. Now, I tried Numismaster - good site but, being a dealer who sets up at coin shows, a book or DVD works much better since most places do not have Wi-Fi. And Owen - sorry to hear that your Banknotenews.com website is having problems and I hope that it gets fixed soon. |
New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
Hello Matthew and Owen,
I read your thread about Krause Catalog and I think that despite the many faults of the book, it is still a good reference for World Paper Money. Nobody nowadays exptects its valuations to be very accurate, but yet it gives a good overview of all the notes of the many different Countries in the World. The possibility of having a similar catalog available as a DB on the net would be wonderful but I suppose that the great majority of collectors would not take advantage of it. Most of the community is made of elderly people and they do not feel that comfortable of interacting with the new technologies. Thus, the book as of today, it is still the best medium as you can carry it anywhere and consult it to identify strange notes. What I find sometimes very annoying with that catalog is when it states that some notes have different signatures but does not show the different signatures or even states who signed them. As an example, it is enough that you take Belgium or even Cayman Islands. It does not say much stating that a note has signature 15 and 5 if you do not show any table listing them. My guess is that such tables exist but for some reasons at the time of editing the data to be placed in the catalog, they "got lost". :-) Anyway, I still rate it a good catalog, although for determining the value of a note, you should always rely on a national catalog which is closer to the market than the old Krause's prices. It would be nice anyway, if they could show the pictures of the notes in full color. Nowadays printing in color is not so expensive as it used to be years ago. Anyway, in case you are interested, the website of my e-store (http://www.papermoneymarket.com) reports a lot of information about each Country, including information about exchange rates at the time of issuing of the notes, currency reforms, etc. I think that people that shop notes and are note enthusiasts could appreciate these extra information which in many cases are not reported in Krause. :-) Well, keep collecting and best regards. Dr. Giovanni C. Pettinaro (IBNS LM-166, LANSA 1173). --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pettinaro Bros. World Paper Money Market, http://www.papermoneymarket.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Brealey wrote: On 5 Jun, 15:17, "Owen W. Linzmayer" wrote: Take a look at Numismaster and you'll see the emphasis is on coins, not banknotes. What little note info is up there is US notes, not world notes. Clearly international paper money collectors don't rank very high on Krause's list of concerns. I had a one-month all-access subscription there, and they had a thing saying "new for our all-access members", saying that they had just added another guide (on coins I think). They gave the impression that they will continue adding more publications until all of their stuff is up there. Also they say "Find my Currency, Search Our Online Database of Paper Money and Bank Notes", which would suggest that they plan to have more stuff up there eventually. I'm certainly not holding my breath though. |
New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
On Jun 5, 12:23*pm, "Giovanni C. Pettinaro"
wrote: Hello Matthew and Owen, * * * I read your thread about Krause Catalog and I think that despite the many faults of the book, it is still a good reference for World Paper Money. Nobody nowadays exptects its valuations to be very accurate, but yet it gives a good overview of all the notes of the many different Countries in the World. The possibility of having a similar catalog available as a DB on the net would be wonderful but I suppose that the great majority of collectors would not take advantage of it. Most of the community is made of elderly people and they do not feel that comfortable of interacting with the new technologies. Thus, the book as of today, it is still the best medium as you can carry it anywhere and consult it to identify strange notes. What I find sometimes very annoying with that catalog is when it states that some notes have different signatures but does not show the different signatures or even states who signed them. As an example, it is enough that you take Belgium or even Cayman Islands. It does not say much stating that a note has signature 15 and 5 if you do not show any table listing them. My guess is that such tables exist but for some reasons at the time of editing the data to be placed in the catalog, they "got lost". :-) Anyway, I still rate it a good catalog, although for determining the value of a note, you should always rely on a national catalog which is closer to the market than the old Krause's prices. It would be nice anyway, if they could show the pictures of the notes in full color. Nowadays printing in color is not so expensive as it used to be years ago. * * *Anyway, in case you are interested, the website of my e-store (http://www.papermoneymarket.com) reports a lot of information about each Country, including information about exchange rates at the time of issuing of the notes, currency reforms, etc. I think that people that shop notes and are note enthusiasts could appreciate these extra information which in many cases are not reported in Krause. :-) * * *Well, keep collecting and best regards. * * *Dr. Giovanni C. Pettinaro * * *(IBNS LM-166, LANSA 1173). --------------------------------------------------------------------- * * *Pettinaro Bros. World Paper Money Market, * * *http://www.papermoneymarket.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Brealey wrote: On 5 Jun, 15:17, "Owen W. Linzmayer" wrote: Take a look at Numismaster and you'll see the emphasis is on coins, not banknotes. What little note info is up there is US notes, not world notes. Clearly international paper money collectors don't rank very high on Krause's list of concerns. I had a one-month all-access subscription there, and they had a thing saying "new for our all-access members", saying that they had just added another guide (on coins I think). They gave the impression that they will continue adding more publications until all of their stuff is up there. Also they say "Find my Currency, Search Our Online Database of Paper Money and Bank Notes", which would suggest that they plan to have more stuff up there eventually. I'm certainly not holding my breath though.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Dr. Pettinaro, I must concur with you on the Krause catalogs entirely. While their handy for looking up strange notes, as far as, for example, signature varieties, more work needs to be done. When I try to get a value on, for example, a banknote from Australia, I use the McDonald book on Australian coins and currency. I have found things in the book that Pick or Krause has either left out or has no idea of its existence. |
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