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The Samoa Dilemma
Western was renamed Samoa in 1997. For a time, the SCWPM listed both
"countries". Samoa for issues 1985 and later, and Western Samoa for pre-1985 issues. I followed the SCWPM country listing by catologing my collection into Western Samoa and Samoa. Howevr, the new edition dropped Samoa and listed all notes under Western Samoa. I found it puzzling that the SCWPM goes back to the old name instead of using the new name for the country. I'd think all notes for this country should be listed under Samoa rather than under Western Samoa. I'm interested to know how others resolve this problem. Do you list your notes under Samoa, under Western Samoa or under both? |
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The Samoa Dilemma
wrote in message ... Western was renamed Samoa in 1997. For a time, the SCWPM listed both "countries". Samoa for issues 1985 and later, and Western Samoa for pre-1985 issues. I followed the SCWPM country listing by catologing my collection into Western Samoa and Samoa. Howevr, the new edition dropped Samoa and listed all notes under Western Samoa. I found it puzzling that the SCWPM goes back to the old name instead of using the new name for the country. I'd think all notes for this country should be listed under Samoa rather than under Western Samoa. I'm interested to know how others resolve this problem. Do you list your notes under Samoa, under Western Samoa or under both? Or a third option: American Samoa! |
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The Samoa Dilemma
Hello,
what about listing "Western Samoa" as "Samoa, Western"??? :-) In this way, it will always be listed under S instead of W or S regardless of what each edition of Krause catalog enlists it. The same would apply for Korea (North or South), Yemen (Arab or Democratic Republic), and similar split Countries. I use this method, which is in line with Krause way of enlisting Countries. Have a look at my on-line complete list to see what I mean. Best regards, Dr. Giovanni C. Pettinaro (IBNS LM-166, LANSA 1173). ------------------------------------------------------------ Pettinaro Bros. World Paper Money Market, http://www.papermoneymarket.com ------------------------------------------------------------ wrote: Western was renamed Samoa in 1997. For a time, the SCWPM listed both "countries". Samoa for issues 1985 and later, and Western Samoa for pre-1985 issues. I followed the SCWPM country listing by catologing my collection into Western Samoa and Samoa. Howevr, the new edition dropped Samoa and listed all notes under Western Samoa. I found it puzzling that the SCWPM goes back to the old name instead of using the new name for the country. I'd think all notes for this country should be listed under Samoa rather than under Western Samoa. I'm interested to know how others resolve this problem. Do you list your notes under Samoa, under Western Samoa or under both? |
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The Samoa Dilemma
The problem is that Krause has changed its way of listing these countries.
What was "Korea, South" is now "South Korea," which is fine by me. On 6/24/08 7:54 AM, in article , "Giovanni C. Pettinaro" wrote: Hello, what about listing "Western Samoa" as "Samoa, Western"??? :-) In this way, it will always be listed under S instead of W or S regardless of what each edition of Krause catalog enlists it. The same would apply for Korea (North or South), Yemen (Arab or Democratic Republic), and similar split Countries. I use this method, which is in line with Krause way of enlisting Countries. Have a look at my on-line complete list to see what I mean. Best regards, Dr. Giovanni C. Pettinaro (IBNS LM-166, LANSA 1173). ------------------------------------------------------------ Pettinaro Bros. World Paper Money Market, http://www.papermoneymarket.com ------------------------------------------------------------ wrote: Western was renamed Samoa in 1997. For a time, the SCWPM listed both "countries". Samoa for issues 1985 and later, and Western Samoa for pre-1985 issues. I followed the SCWPM country listing by catologing my collection into Western Samoa and Samoa. Howevr, the new edition dropped Samoa and listed all notes under Western Samoa. I found it puzzling that the SCWPM goes back to the old name instead of using the new name for the country. I'd think all notes for this country should be listed under Samoa rather than under Western Samoa. I'm interested to know how others resolve this problem. Do you list your notes under Samoa, under Western Samoa or under both? |
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The Samoa Dilemma
Or a third option: American Samoa! I am not ware of any notes that were ever issued by American Samoa. They have always used US$. |
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The Samoa Dilemma
The changes are annoying, but I also find it annoying that different
choices for SCWC and SCWPM. Some differences are required (Euro notes are issued in a common design, but Euro coins are issued in country designs), but most are just arbitrary choices. It would be nice if the editors of the two catalogs would get together and come up with a common set of country names, spellings, and order. B.J. wrote: Western was renamed Samoa in 1997. For a time, the SCWPM listed both "countries". Samoa for issues 1985 and later, and Western Samoa for pre-1985 issues. I followed the SCWPM country listing by catologing my collection into Western Samoa and Samoa. Howevr, the new edition dropped Samoa and listed all notes under Western Samoa. I found it puzzling that the SCWPM goes back to the old name instead of using the new name for the country. I'd think all notes for this country should be listed under Samoa rather than under Western Samoa. I'm interested to know how others resolve this problem. Do you list your notes under Samoa, under Western Samoa or under both? -- B.J. Herbison / / http://www.herbison.com/herbison/bj.html The Next Asylum / 203 Long Hill Road / Bolton, MA 01740-1421 / +1 978 634-1061 |
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