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Sinbad Valued Member France 98 Posts	Posted 02/11/2007 4:07 pm I would like to know how to read the amounts minted in the Krause books as there are two main figures one eg. 2.000 the other 2,000 which is which please? thank you Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 02/11/2007 4:16 pm I'm not sure I understand the question - the mintages in my Krause books all use the comma numbering format (2,000), followed by values in the period (2.00) format. I have only the 17th and 19th Century issues - is there an example of what you ask in one of those? Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 02/11/2007 4:45 pm Hi Sinbad Krause acually gives you five sets of numbers,, the first set represnts the weight of the coin in grams, the second number represts the metal content by fineness,, the third number represts the weight of the precious metal content of those coins which are made from precious metal in ounces the fourth number represents the number of coins minted ,, and the fifth number the basic value of the coin. Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
AuldFartte Pillar of the Community United States 830 Posts	Posted 02/11/2007 8:06 pm Oops. Never mind Edited by AuldFartte 02/11/2007 8:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
BRUCE 1947 Pillar of the Community United States 834 Posts	Posted 02/11/2007 8:12 pm It is my opinion that Metalman can type faster then most of us here I know he types a lot faster then I do. Bruce. Report this Post to the Staff
humpybong Pillar of the Community Australia 1262 Posts	Posted 02/11/2007 10:25 pm The only stupid question ... is the one you do not ask! Report this Post to the Staff
Sinbad Valued Member France 98 Posts	Posted 02/12/2007 02:18 am Hi all thank you for the response, I should have said the mintage numbers :) I have put in a scan and one can see what I am talking about, there is definitely a difference as in a dot and a comma, the comma is not that common I saw. oops no can do, cant put a scan in. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 02/12/2007 03:36 am In older Krauses where mintage figures are given, the comma means thousands eg. 2,016 means 2016 were minted. The period means millions eg. 2.016 means about 2016000 were minted. My 2006 Krause doesn't use the period system, and mintages in the millions are written out in full; I suspect it was abolished because it was both imprecise and too confusing for newbies. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Sinbad Valued Member France 98 Posts	Posted 02/12/2007 09:30 am Thank you SAP, is there anything you dont know? Report this Post to the Staff
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