oly wrote:
On Dec 26 2009, 8:25 pm, samsloan wrote:
On Dec 26, 8:42 pm, Doug Andrews wrote:

Perhaps the greatest contribution to collecting ever made by Fred
Reinfeld was the popularization of world numismatics among
Americans. He wrote about a subject that suffered from a lack of
public awareness in the US. Ironically, before the annual
appearance of the Krause- Mishler opus, "Standard Catalog of World
Coins," many young numismatists thought the twelve coins
illustrated in Reinfeld's book on French coins, or the 15 on
Germany comprised the entire series!

Yet, credit where credit is due, he was a pioneer in introducing
many people to the diversity and breadth of "world collecting." His
"Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins" was and is a milestone
achievement.

Thank you very much, especially since I am reprinting that book right
now, at this very moment.

Watch the following listings:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo.../dp/4871878007

Within less than one week, you will see "Catalogue of the World's
Most Popular Coins" by Fred Reinfeld listed for sale.

It was a massive job to do this, as the original book has more than
4000 pictures of coins.

Sam Sloan

Oh gee, I have a copy of this book somewhere. I know I do, because it
has two or three letters tucked inside that my Granny wrote to me
while I was in college. It sat underneath the end-table in my bedroom
for years when I lived in Rockford.

I don't think I have opened this book in more than twenty-five years.

You should open it and get re-acquainted. When I feel overwhelmed by the KM
stack, Reinfeld's book is a refreshing distillation of the whole world coin
scene, even more so than the old Yeoman catalog. I particularly like his
identifications of people and devices pictured on the coins, info you can't
easily find anywhere else.

James