Cuhaj George S. - 2012 standard catalog of world coins: 2001 to date

2012 Standard Catalog of

WORLD COINS

2001 to Date

6th Edition

George S. Cuhaj, Editor Thomas Michael, Market Analyst Harry Miller, U.S. Market Analyst Deborah McCue, Database Specialist Kay Sanders, Editorial Assistant

Special Contributors

Melvyn Kassenoff

Egon Conti Rossini

Gerhard Schn

Erik J. VanLoon

Bullion Value (BV) Market Valuations

Valuations for all platinum, gold, palladium and silver coins of the more common, basically bullion types, or those possessing only modest numismatic premiums are presented in this edition based on the market ranges of:

$1,750 - $1,850 per ounce for platinum

$1,350 - $1,450 per ounce for gold

$785 - $850 per ounce for palladium

$30.00 - $35.00 per ounce for silver

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many individuals have contributed countless changes, which have been incorporated into the current edition. While all may not be acknowledged, special appreciation is extended to the following who have exhibited a special enthusiasm for this edition.

David Addey

Esko Ahlroth

James T. Anderson

Dylan Arthur

Antonio Alessandrini

Paul Baker

Oksana Bandrivska

Yuri Barshay

Albert Beck

Anton Belcev

Jan Bendix

Richard Benson

Peter N. Berger

Allen G. Berman

Sharon Blocker

Joseph E. Boling

Richard Borek jun.

Al Boulanger

Maruta Brkle

Mahdi Bseiso

Chris Budesa

John T. Bucek

Doru Calin

Michael Hans Lun Chou

Fred Colombo

Luis V. Costa

Raymond E. Czahor

Howard A. Daniel III

Joanne Davison

Konstantinos Dellios

Yossi Dotan

James R. Douglas

Dr. Jan M. Dyroff

Stephen Eccles

Andrzej Fischer

Thomas Fitzgerald

Dagmar Flachn

Eugene Freeman

Peter Frei

Arthur Friedburg

Carmen Fuhiniu

Lorraine Gallagher

Tom Galway

David R. Gotkin

Andrew Greatorex

Marcel Hberling

J. Halfpenny

Flemming Lyngbeck Hansen

David Harrison

Martin Rodney Hayter

Emanuel Henry

Jennifer Hird

Terz Horvth

Serge Huard

Nelva G. Icaza

Ton Jacobs

A.K. Jain

Hector Carlos Janson

Yun-Su Ji

Alex Kaglyan

Melvyn Kassenoff

Craig Keplinger

Rodolphe Krempp

Rob Looy

Aditya Kulkarni

Michel Labourdette

Alex Lazarovici

Ma Tak Wo

Miguel Angel Pratt Mayans

Bernhard H. Mayer

Bill McKay

Juozas Minikevicius

Andy Mirski

Robert Mish

Ing. Benjamin M. Mizrachi R.

Dr. Richard Montrey

Edward Moschetti

Arkady Nakhimovsky

Michael G. Nielsen

Bill Nichols

Janusz Parchimowicz

Dick Parker

Frank Passic

Martin Peeters

Marc Pelletier

Kirsten F. Petersen

Tay Hwee Ping

Andreas Pitsillides

Gastone Polacco

Jordi Puigdemasa

Martin Purdy

Luis R. Ponte Puigbo

Kitty Quan

Yahya Qureshi

Mircea Raicopol

Dr. Dennis G. Rainey

Ivan Rakitin

Marta Reig

Ilan Rinetzky

William M. Rosenblum

Egon Conti Rossini

Pabitra K. Saha

Remy Said

Leon Saryan

Erwin Schffer

Jacco Scheper

Dr. Andreas Schikora

Gerhard Schn

George Schumacher

Dr. Wolfgang Schuster

Alexander Shapiro

Ladislav Sin

Ole Sjoelund

Mira Spijker

Heimo Steriti

Benjamin Swagerty

Peter Swanston

Steven Tan

Mehmet Tolga Taner

Rivka Toledano

Amelia Travaglini

Anthony Tumonis

Erik J. Van Loon

Natanya van Niekerk

Neil Vance

Carmen Viciedo

Mel Wacks

Wakim Wakim

Paul Welz

Stewart Westdal

J. Brix Westergaard

J. Hugh Witherow

Ishagh Yousefzadeh

Joseph Zaffern

AUCTION HOUSES

Dix-Noonan-Webb

Heritage World Coin Auctions

Hess-Divo Ltd.

Gerhard Hirsch

Thomas Hiland Mntauktion

Fritz Rudolf Knker

Leu Numismatik AG

MPO Auctions

Mnzenhandlung Harald Mller, GmbH

Noble Numismatics, Pty. Ltd.

Ponterio & Associates

Stack's

UBS, AG

World Wide Coins of California

WORLD MINTS, CENTRAL BANKS AND DISTRIBUTORS

Austrian Mint

Banco de Mexico

Banque Centrale Du Luxembourg

Black Mountain Coins

Casa de la Moneda de Cuba

Central Bank of D.P.R. Korea - Kumbyol Trading Corp.

Central Bank of the Russian Federation

CIT

Czech National Bank

Educational Coin Company

Faude & Huguenin

Global Coins & Medals Ltd. - Official Sales Company of the Bulgarian Mint

Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, S.A.

Israel Coins & Medals Corp.

Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato I.p.A.

Jablonex Group - Division of Czech Mint

Japan Mint

Kazakhstan Mint

KOMSCO - South Korea

Latvijas Banka

Lietuvos Bankas

Lithuanian Mint

Magyar Penzvero Zrt.

Mayer's Mint GmbH

MDM

Mennica Polska

Mincovna Kremnica

Mint of Finland, Ltd.

Mint of Norway

Monnaie de Paris

Moscow Mint

National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

National Bank of Ukraine

New Zealand Mint

Numiscom

Numistrade Gmbh & Co. kg.

Omni Trading B.V.

PandaAmerica

Perth Mint

Pobjoy Mint

Real Casa de la Moneda - Spain

Royal Mint

Royal Australian Mint

Royal Belgian Mint

Royal Canadian Mint

Royal Dutch Mint

Royal Thai Mint

SamlerHuset Group B.V.

Servei D'Emissions Principat D'Andorra

Singapore Mint

SoftSky, Inc.

South African Mint

Staatliche Munze Berlin

Staatliche Munze Baden-Wurttemberg

Talisman Coins

Thailand Treasury Department

Ufficio Filatelico e Numismatico - Vatican

United States Mint

COUNTRY INDEX

Afghanistan

Albania

Alderney

Algeria

Andorra

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Ascension Island

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bisnia and Herzegovina

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil

British Antarctic Territory

British Virgin Islands

Brunei

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African States

Chad

Chile

China, Peoples Republic

China, Republic of

China, Taiwan

Colombia

Comoros

Congo Democratic Republic

Congo Republic

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominican Republic

East Caribbean States

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

Estonia

Ethopia

Falkland Islands

Fiji

Finland

France

French Polynesia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Gibraltar

Great Britain

Greece

Guatemala

Guernsey

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Isle of Man

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jersey

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Korea, North

Korea, South

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan