Catalog of Modern World Coins 1850 1964

YEOMAN, R.S.

Coin & Currency Institute

It is an often forgotten piece of World War II history that between 1942 and 1946, 425,000 Germany, Italian, and even some Japanese prisoners of war were held at 700 POW camps in 46 U.S. states. All except the Japanese got here on troop transport ships that would have otherwise returned from Europe empty. A new book, The Complete Book of World War II USA POW & Internment Camp Chits. Prisoner of War Money in the United States, by Dave Frank & David E. Seelye, is a comprehensive look at one of the overlooked, yet more intriguing aspects of the camps' operations the money, or chits that the POWs used for discretionary expenses in their camps, such as for cigarettes, candy, paper and postage, 3.2% beer, or other items. Why did prisoners of war have or even need money? Enlisted POWs, the book explains, were allowed to work on non-military tasks such as farming, construction, and manufacturing. For this, they were paid on a scale based on the U.S. equivalent of their military rank. A private in 1941, as an example, got 80 cents a day and an additional gratuitous 10 cents per day for necessities. Officers got paid if they worked or not. If they chose to, they got paid extra. Many POWs returned home wealthier than the families they left behind when they went off to war. Some of the pay could be used to purchase canteen coupons in the form of booklets with face values of from 20 cents to $20 that could be used in the camp. Rather than employing a unified payments system, the camps issued their own ticket-like chits in booklets prepared under contract by private printers. The first accounting of these chits was in Die Kantinenschecks der Deutschen Kriegsgefangenen in den U.S.A., written in 1953 by Albert Pick, himself a former German POW, who would go on to become a legend in world paper money. A few other books followed, the last over twenty years ago. The Complete Book of World War II USA POW & Internment Camp Chits, by Messrs. Frank and Seelye, both recognized experts on the topic, has been years in the making, and is by far the most comprehensive work ever done on the subject. The book contains brief histories for most of the camps, and even some anecdotes. (One of the more amusing ones concerns a days-long protest by German POWs in Nebraska over a delay in a shipment of beer, over which they were already aggravated because of the low alcohol content.) Chits and the booklets they came in are illustrated in color. Prices are given in used and new conditions with a new numbering system devised by the authors. Historical maps, documents, and photographs are interspersed throughout. For those who don t collect them, this is a book that could make them want to start. Its a fascinating view of an overlooked part of U.S. numismatic heritage.

The Complete Book of World War II USA POW & Internment Camp Chits

Dave Frank

The Pocket Change of the Civil War: This is the second edition of The Collectors Guide to Postage &amp; Fractional Currency by Robert J. Kravitz. The highly acclaimed first edition received the 2004 Literary Award from the Professional Currency Dealers Association (PCDA), and gained immediate recognition as a necessary collector's reference book. This updated edition contains not only the latest trends in prices for postage and fractional currency, but also over twenty pages of more detailed and previously unpublished information on the history of this aspect of America's numismatic heritage. Also included in its 200 pages are hundreds of full-color photos, a rarity guide for each individual note, and valuations in up to eight condition. Mr. Kravitz has been researching, collecting and dealing in postage and fractional currency since 1968 and is recognized as one of the leading experts in this field.

A Collector's Guide to Postage & Fractional Currency

History

Robert J. Kravitz

Americas

On every continent. In more than 50 countries. Wherever gold coins are bought and sold. The world s standard reference. New. Revised. Expanded. Now, bigger and more complete than ever! The indispensable classic reference: 832 pages, completely revised and updated. More than 8,500 photos, nearly ALL of them new. 22,000+ listings of coin types, with sections expanded and hundreds of new listings. Ottoman Empire coinage completely revised. From the 6th cent. BC to date over 2,500 years of gold coins from ancient Greece to Zanzibar. The universally-used FriedbergTMNumbering System: The world s standard method of cataloging, describing, buying and selling gold coins. Tables of weight and fineness with each country. Market valuations in two states of preservation. Directory of the world s leading gold coin dealers and auction houses. Unsurpassed in content and scope. A must for every collector, dealer and library. Hard cover, sewn binding. 11¾ x 8¼ inches (A4) Also available as a Kindle eBook with all illustrations in color.

Gold Coins of the World: From Ancient Times to the Present; an Illustrated Standard Catalog With Valuations (English, German, French, Italian and Spanish Edition)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Arthur L. Friedberg

Ira S. Friedberg

Robert Friedberg

Antiques & Collectibles

Paper Money of the United States: A Complete Illustrated Guide With Valuations

The same version of the printed edition on CD-ROM. 50th Anniversary Edition. A unique and indispensable reference work. Unsurpassed in content and scope. When the first edition of Gold Coins of the World made its debut in 1958, it forever changed the way gold coins were collected, cataloged, traded, and priced. For the first time, one book provided a reliable guide for a subject which previously required an often expensive investment in multiple volumes of literature, some of it rare and antique, and much of it badly out-of-date. With the publication of this pioneering work, Robert Friedberg (1912-1963) established himself as an international icon in the field of numismatic literature. The 'Friedberg Numbering System' he developed became then, and remains today, the internationally-recognized standard for systematically identifying any gold coin ever made. From just 384 pages in 1958, Gold Coins of the World has expanded to the extent that it now contains more than triple the information of its ancestor. It still stands alone as the first and only book to describe, catalog and price two millennia of gold, platinum, and palladium coin issues from across the globe. From the first coins of the ancient Greeks to the most recently-issued modern commemoratives, they are all here, an astonishing compilation of more than 21,000 individual coin listings accompanied by over 8,000 actual-size photographs, some of which are only otherwise found in rare, out-of-print books. The prices have been completely updated, for the most part raised substantially, to reflect the dynamics of today's market. Entire sections have been expanded, many illustrations have been added or improved, and hundreds of new discoveries and recent issues have been included for the first time. Tables of weight and gold content included for each country. Arthur Friedberg, recently named Honorary President of the International Association of Professional Numismatists, and Ira Friedberg, have completely revised and expanded their late father's work. They have been fortunate to have had the valuable assistance and cooperation of a who's who of the leading numismatists on every continent in bringing this edition to fruition. For the numismatist, banker, economist, historian, institution of higher learning, or a fancier of the noble metal in all its forms, Gold Coins of the World is a book for every library, public and private.

Gold Coins of the World

Arthur L. Friedberg and Ira S. Friedberg

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