• 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

COIN AUCTION SALES $99,000 for an 1825 Russian Ruble of Constantine! $143,000 for an 1862 British Columbia $20! $18,150 for an 1839 British gold 5-pound piece! by Q. David Bowers Auctions are a vital part of the coin hobby. Indeed, from the stand-point of news value, auction action captures more headlines than any other field of commercial activity. Just recently Bowers and Mer-ena Galleries (which advertises as America’s most successful rare coin auctioneer) sold at auction the finest collection of Canadian coins ever to cross the block—the fabulous Norweb cabinet. The to-tal realization exceeded $2,000,000 (U.S. funds) and many records were set in the meantime. Highlighting the event was a beautiful gold $20 piece struck in British Columbia in 1862, which crossed the block at a record-breaking $143,000. Representative of the field of world coins in general, the collec-tion formed over a long period of years by Ambassador and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb was echoed in headlines around the United States, indeed all over the world. Records are made to be broken, and this sale had its share. Focusing for a moment on Canadian pieces, the Norweb Collection included the following, giving the highest price in each of various denominations in the Canadian series: NORWEB COLLECTION CANADIAN COIN HIGHLIGHTS 1. 1925 one-cent piece with special Proof finish $3,630 2. 1885 five-cent piece. Gem Uncirculated 27,500 3. 1921 five-cent piece. Known as the “Prince of Canadian Coins” 24,200 4. 1875 ten-cent piece with H mintmark, gem Proof 17,600 5. 1886 twenty-five-cent piece, Proof 34,100 6. 1921 fifty-cent piece, Gem Uncirculated “King of Canadian Coins” 82,000 7. 1935 silver dollar, Gem Proof 12,100 8. 1916 sovereign struck at the Ottawa Mint, Gem Uncirculated 16,500 65