• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• The Euro Is Here - Edd & Johanne Smith
• Collecting World Coins - Edd Smith
• Chapter 1 - Buying and Selling World Coins
• Chapter 2 - Mail Order Coins
• Chapter 3 - Using Computers to Enhance Coin and Paper Money Collecting
• Chapter 4 - International Rates of Exchange Table
• Chapter 5 - Gold, Silver, and Platinum Bullion Value Charts
• Chapter 6 - International Coin Mints and Distributors
• Chapter 7 - International Association of Professional Numismatists
• Chapter 8 - International Numismatic Organizations
• Chapter 9 - International Numismatic Publications
• Chapter 10 - Coin Auction Sales
• Chapter 11 - How to Use This Book
• Chapter 12 - PNG the Professional Numismatists Guild
• Chapter 13 - Ancient Coins: Collecting Historical Coins
• Chapter 14 - Antilles (Netherlands)
• Chapter 15 - Argentina
• Chapter 16 - Australia
• Chapter 17 - Belgium
• Chapter 18 - Bermuda
• Chapter 19 - Bolivia
• Chapter 20 - Brazil
• Chapter 21 - Canada
• Chapter 22 - China
• Chapter 23 - Cuba
• Chapter 24 - Egypt
• Chapter 25 - Finland
• Chapter 26 - France
• Chapter 27 - Germany
• Chapter 28 - Greece
• Chapter 29 - Hungary
• Chapter 30 - Iceland
• Chapter 31 - India
• Chapter 32 - Ireland
• Chapter 33 - Israel
• Chapter 34 - Italy
• Chapter 35 - Japan
• Chapter 36 - Luxembourg
• Chapter 37 - Malta
• Chapter 38 - Mexico
• Chapter 39 - Morocco
• Chapter 40 - Mozambique
• Chapter 41 - Nepal
• Chapter 42 - Netherlands
• Chapter 43 - New Zealand
• Chapter 44 - Norway
• Chapter 45 - Pakistan
• Chapter 46 - Palestine
• Chapter 47 - Philippines
• Chapter 48 - Pitcairn Islands
• Chapter 49 - Poland
• Chapter 50 - Portugal
• Chapter 51 - Russia
• Chapter 52 - South Africa
• Chapter 53 - Spain
• Chapter 54 - Switzerland
• Chapter 55 - Syria
• Chapter 56 - Turkey
• Chapter 57 - United Kingdom
• Chapter 58 - USSR
• Chapter 59 - Vatican City
• Chapter 60 - Venezuela
• Chapter 61 - Vietnam
• Back Cover

CHINA / 335 CHINA The first coins, cast in molds, were used in the 6th century B. C. Imitation coins were made of cast bronze. Hoe-shaped coins were produced in the mid-3rd century B. C. Round coins with holes were made at a few mints. The round coins and the tool coins were is-sued in different denominations, based on the weight of the metal in each coin. The bronze 5-grain coin was introduced in 118 B. C. and was the standard until the early 7th century A. D. Bronze coins with square holes remained through the 13th century. The silver dirhem was in evidence in the 13th century, followed by the brass coin and the silver dollar in the 18th and 19th centuries. Decimal coins ap-peared in the 1st century A. D. The currency today is the yuan. China—People’s Republic Key to Grading: Coat of Arms DATE COIN TYPE/VARIETY/METAL ABP AVERAGE FINE FINE 1955–2000 1 Fen, People’s Republic, Aluminum — $ .30 Key to Grading: Coat of Arms