Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money is a well-known catalogue of banknotes that is published by Krause Publications in three volumes. These catalogues are commonly known in the numismatic trade as the Pick catalogues, as the numbering system was originally compiled by Albert Pick. Since the mid 1980s the titles have been owned by Krause Publications, and since 1994 have been under the editorship of George S. Cuhaj.
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[edit] Numbering system
The numbering system uses capital letters (e.g. 'P', 'PS', 'PM') and an integer to identify a note. If a note has signature or date variants, then a lower case letter follows (e.g. P120a). If a number needs to be added, and the section is not renumbered then the format is to use a suffix capital letter (e.g. P120A).
[edit] Prefix code
- P: regular issues
- PS: specialized issue such as those issued by private banks or local governments
- PM: military issue
- PR: regional issue (by a national issuing authority for regional use)
- CS: collector series (specimen set or commemorative)
[edit] Number
The sorting of notes is usually by issue series/date, then ascending by denomination.
[edit] Variants
Regular variants start with the letter a, b, c, ... Error notes usually bears the letter x, while specimen notes have the letter s. Unissued remainders (mostly 19th century incomplete printings) have the letter r, while known 20th century notes issued with replacement serial numbers would also have the letter r. Color trials bear the variant letters ct. When multiple specimens are know, then the format used is s1, s2.
[edit] Edition
[edit] Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues, 1368 - 1960
This is updated every two years or so, currently in the 13th edition (October 2010), which has a separate DVD of book pages in a PDF format.
[edit] Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues, 1961-Present
An annual edition, currently in the 17th edition. The DVD of book pages in a PDF format is available separately.
[edit] Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Specialized Issues
This is updated every two years, currently in the 11th edition (November 2009). A DVD of PDFs of the catalog pages is available separately.
[edit] See also
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