Krause Publications is a publisher of leisure

Leisure

Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, and domestic chores. It is also the periods of time before or after necessary activities such as eating, sleeping and, where it is compulsory, education....

-time & enthusiast magazines and books. Best known for its Standard Catalog of World Coins

Standard Catalog of World Coins

The Standard Catalog of World Coins is a series of numismatic catalogs commonly known as the Krause catalogs in the numismatic hobby. They are published by Krause Publications, a division of F+W Publications.-Overview:...

, a series of numismatic catalogs commonly referred to as Krause-Mishler catalogues or simply Krause catalogues. They provide information, pricing, and Krause-Mishler (KM) numbers referring to coin rarity and value. Krause-Mishler releases a yearly catalogue of world coins with values and KM numbers. Krause-Mishler numbers are the most common way of assigning values to coins.

Krause Publication also publishes paper money catalogs, and the comics industry magazine Comics Buyer's Guide

Comics Buyer's Guide

Comics Buyer's Guide , established in 1971, is the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry...

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Krause Publications is located in Iola

Iola, Wisconsin

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, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

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In July 2002 Krause was acquired by F+W Media.

See also

• Coin collecting
  Coin collecting
  Coin collecting is the collecting or trading of coins or other forms of minted legal tender.Coins of interest to collectors often include those that circulated for only a brief time, coins with mint errors and especially beautiful or historically significant pieces. Coin collecting can be...
  
  
• Coin grading
  Coin grading
  In coin collecting coin grading is the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, one of the key factors in determining its value as a collector's item....
  
  
• Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
  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...
  
  
• Standard Catalog of World Coins
  Standard Catalog of World Coins
  The Standard Catalog of World Coins is a series of numismatic catalogs commonly known as the Krause catalogs in the numismatic hobby. They are published by Krause Publications, a division of F+W Publications.-Overview:...
  
  
• Sports Collectors Digest
  Sports Collectors Digest
  Sports Collectors Digest is an American advertising weekly paper published at Iola, Wisconsin. The magazine provides an avenue through which sellers, traders and avid buyers of sports memorabilia may interact....
  
  

External links

• Numismaster - Krause-Mishler's online coin information and homepage
• F+W Media's Website - Krause Publications is a subsidiary of F+W Media