From the first coins of the ancients to the most recently issued commemoratives, it is all here, more than 21,000 individual coin listings and more than 8,000 photographs! This new edition features hundreds of updates and revisions with new and improved photographs. The text is divided into 2 parts: "Gold Coins of the Ancient World," "Gold Coins of the World from Circa 600 AD to Present." The text is followed by five valuable appendices. This is a new book from our inventory.