Thought the book deserved a discussion thread of it's own Book title: (Zhongguo Xiandai Guijinshu Bizhang Tupu) Author: Published: 2011-10-1 ISBN: 978-7-5049-5918-8 So now for the first question, does anyone know what the star system used in the book means? 25Grizzlies and myself think it refers to the coin rarity and availability in China. Thoughts?
Just did a quick google search for Mr Ge panda star rating and got this: Source: http://forums.silverstackers.com/message-261081.html So I think you and 25grizzles may be right. Where did you buy your copy?
Considering I wrote that post of course it matches my view LOL I bought my book from Xu Hong. Just wanted a more definitive answer than what I think it might be.
Mr Xu agrees with you: "The rare coins are marked by ""The more ""the rarer The auther of the book is who loves collecting and is doing research in modern Chinese coins for many years. He is a well-known expert in Chinese coins." Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250933176064
I am still waiting for my copy to arrive, all I need to do then is learn Chinese. Just on that, would a txt recognizable PDF be able to be converted via Google translate etc... ? I know copyright etc... but if I have the book is it possible.
I know you can get an android phone and take a pic and translate that via OCR or something. A co-worker showed me with his Galaxy Note... I have no idea the details though. Found it: http://lifehacker.com/5532703/google-goggles-can-now-translate-foreign-text-from-a-picture ps. Thanks for that Shiney, the info wasn't there when I bought my book he must've updated it after lots of queries.
I use mr ge's book I only read the mint number because i cant read chinese Have a missing mintages in a few coins but i think is a good buy. I buy it from shangai coins in ccf forum. But after i pay all (the shipping costs are more than book). He sent the book withouth ask the shipping cost are more 25 uss. After send the book he request to me the shipping diference. I pay it because i am a gentleman. But i think the correct thing is ask me before send it and i will ask him to full refund Cost signed book 37uss. Shipping 28 Shipping plus 25 Total shipping 53 I recomend buy it from ebay.
this is a cool book , makes me want to collect some of these coins but it is way too late in the game for me to get a decent price.. nice pictures
Okayyyy but is that rarity worldwide or is it only for China? Most of the coins we want were exported so maybe it suggests the latter. I was going to provide specific examples but I think we should be careful when discussing the ratings for a particular coin(s) here as the book has only just been released and the author deserves to sell as many copies of this excellent resource as possible. It's entirely possible that the stars deal with desirability, keyness and general appeal. Good thread Fish, hopefully Mr. Anthony can respond here with his thoughts on interpretation for the ratings stars.
I do not have any special insight into Mr. Ge's methodology, but as he doesn't speak English (at least not around me) it is possible that the star ratings are weighted towards coin populations in China. Whatever the case, the star ratings are interesting plus the 2-book set is a very valuable resource for mintages. At its reasonable price Mr. Ge's book(s) should be part of every collector's library. Best wishes, Peter Anthony http://www.pandacollector.com
Okies... I'll have to get a copy of his book first ... I haven't had time to get a copy yet... been crazy busy this festive season. Hopefully I'll be able to tee up a meeting when 25Grizzlies is here.
