Standard Catalog of World Paper Money

Pick, Albert, Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues, Volume Two, 5th Edition, Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1986, pp1088 inc black & white illustrations.

This out-of-print heavy hardcover giant catalog weighs about 2.2 kilograms and it is a wonderful reference catalog for the serious collector of paper money. I bought it in 1987 for US$43.00 -- the currency exchange rate at that time was US$1.00 to about S$2.00 -- and had it shipped via surface mail for US$3.66.

I guess when I am almost done selling my banknotes, I would like to offer this catalog at a reasonable price to any serious collector who appreciates the pleasure of owning a nice reference guide book like this. So please watch this space and don't go too far away.

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Best Catalog on Coins of Malaysia and Singapore

Singh, Saran, The Encyclopaedia of the Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (1400-1986), First Edition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Malaysia Numismatic Society, 1986, pp675 (inc illustrations) and pp58 (price guide). Sold!

In my opinion, this large hardcover book is the most authoritative and comprehensive catalog written about the coins of Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore. I'd bought this book in the late 1980s from a good friend who'd used to run a numismatic shop downtown.

In September of 1980, before this catalog was published, I had a chance to meet the author, a very knowledgeable numismatist who was then the Honorary Secretary of Malaysia Numismatic Society, at a coin shop inside Lucky Plaza at Orchard Road. We shook hands and talked about coin and paper money collecting for about 30 minutes.

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Gold Coins of the World, Large Reference Book

Friedberg, Robert, GOLD COINS OF THE WORLD, 5th Edition, New York: The Coin and Currency Institute, Inc., 1980, pp484. Hardcover. Dustjacket. Nice used.

This large hardback reference book was bought from a local numismatic dealer in 1980 for a pricey sum of S$70.00. It was then sold in the mid-1980s to a good friend, but I'd bought back this book from this friend after eight years.

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