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Pillar of the Community
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what is the best way to find a km# on a coin---
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Bedrock of the Community
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Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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I agree with that recommendation.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The world of KM numbers...never a dull moment.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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KM numbers do and have changed over time.
Depending on which catalog you use, the same coin can have a different number as well as being attributed to a different source.
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United States
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The official source is Numismaster, but most of the numbers are in Numista (but fewer for older coins). And Numista is more likely to have images. https://numismaster.com/(KM references have changed in the past, but I don't expect that will happen as much in the future as there doesn't seem to be enough resources to keep up with new releases.) But why do you need a KM reference code for your coins? |
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Pillar of the Community
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Even they are not up to date.
I have an Aussie coin from 2016 that still has no KM#.
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Even they are not up to date. I have an Aussie coin from 2016 that still has no KM#. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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what is the best way to find a km# on a coin--- Lots of good advice up there... I use Numista first, then verify with NGC. And if you need help, ask here, we enjoy the challenge.
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Surely the best way to find a KM# is to use the Standard Catalog of World Coins by Krause and Mishler  |
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Surely the best way to find a KM# is to use the Standard Catalog of World Coins by Krause and Mishler I believe the most recent editions that include the most recently issued coins are now six years old?
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When Krause went bankrupt, the books were bought by Penguin-Random House, but the database was bought by someone else.
Quite how new books could be printed out of this mess I don't know.
As for missing coins there are some, usually a random commemorative issue. Some date back to 2011.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I enjoy having older catalogs as they show coins and many locations that are not seen in newer editions and have older original Y#, C# and KM#.
I also enjoy one of my coins being in a KM catalog, but I'll need to go back and find which one it was as it's been some years.
Some members, or at least one of the KM staff and many contributors are in my coin club, so that's also something I enjoy about the hobby.
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05/01/2025 5:53 pm
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