Permission granted to use The Banknote Book numbers
Sep 01, 2012 02:13 PM Category: The Banknote Book
Over the past year, several people have asked if it's OK for them to use The Banknote Book numbers in their inventory lists and on their web sites. The answer is absolutely, yes, please be my guest.
The main benefits of using The Banknote Book numbers are stability and specificity.
Stability: Once a number is assigned in The Banknote Book, it will never be changed capriciously, so you needn’t worry about referring to notes using outdated numbers, nor waste your time looking for changes in subsequent editions to keep your own collection inventory up to date.
Specificity: Unlike the SCWPM, which often groups several dates or signatures into a single variety, The Banknote Book breaks these out into their own variety listings, except for a few instances where doing so is impractical because of the large number of varieties, or the list of confirmed varieties is likely to be incomplete. Collectors who specialize in varieties appreciate being able to quickly find exactly what they're looking for rather than looking in vain through listings that encompass many notes in a single type.
I do not expect anyone to abandon Krause's Pick numbers any time soon, but I want to encourage everyone to adopt The Banknote Book numbers in their inventories, web sites, and online listings. If you do so, please refer to the catalog by its full name (The Banknote Book) linked to http://www.BanknoteBook.com.
Also, please reproduce the numbers exactly as they appear in the catalog (case-sensitive), starting with the issuer's abbreviation, a space, the capital letter B with the number immediately following, without a space or hyphen. For example, CBN B27a, for the 200-naira note from the Central Bank of Nigeria dated 2000. I wish to avoid the inconsistent references one finds to Pick numbers (i.e. P12, P12A, P12a, P#12a, P-12a, Pick 12a, etc.) that make it difficult to reliably search for notes online.
If anyone has any questions regarding The Banknote Book, please click here to write to me using the Contact form.
The main benefits of using The Banknote Book numbers are stability and specificity.
Stability: Once a number is assigned in The Banknote Book, it will never be changed capriciously, so you needn’t worry about referring to notes using outdated numbers, nor waste your time looking for changes in subsequent editions to keep your own collection inventory up to date.
Specificity: Unlike the SCWPM, which often groups several dates or signatures into a single variety, The Banknote Book breaks these out into their own variety listings, except for a few instances where doing so is impractical because of the large number of varieties, or the list of confirmed varieties is likely to be incomplete. Collectors who specialize in varieties appreciate being able to quickly find exactly what they're looking for rather than looking in vain through listings that encompass many notes in a single type.
I do not expect anyone to abandon Krause's Pick numbers any time soon, but I want to encourage everyone to adopt The Banknote Book numbers in their inventories, web sites, and online listings. If you do so, please refer to the catalog by its full name (The Banknote Book) linked to http://www.BanknoteBook.com.
Also, please reproduce the numbers exactly as they appear in the catalog (case-sensitive), starting with the issuer's abbreviation, a space, the capital letter B with the number immediately following, without a space or hyphen. For example, CBN B27a, for the 200-naira note from the Central Bank of Nigeria dated 2000. I wish to avoid the inconsistent references one finds to Pick numbers (i.e. P12, P12A, P12a, P#12a, P-12a, Pick 12a, etc.) that make it difficult to reliably search for notes online.
If anyone has any questions regarding The Banknote Book, please click here to write to me using the Contact form.
