Krause Publications is an American publisher of hobby magazines and books. Originally a company founded and based in Iola,

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, they relocated to

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, Wisconsin, in April 2018. The company was started by

Chester L. Krause Chester Lee Krause (December 16, 1923 – June 25, 2016) was an American author, numismatist, and businessman best known as the founder of Krause Publications in the 1950s. Early life Krause was born in the Town of Helvetia, Wisconsin, in Waupa ...

(19232016) upon the publication in October 1952 of the first issue of '' Numismatic News''. In the

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community the company is best known for its ''

Standard Catalog of World Coins The ''Standard Catalog of World Coins'' is a series of numismatic catalogs, commonly known as the Krause catalogs. They are published by Krause Publications, a division of Active Interest Media. Overview The by-century volumes list by date virt ...

'', a series of

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s commonly referred to as ''Krause-Mishler'' catalogs or simply ''Krause'' catalogs; they provide information, pricing, and Krause-Mishler (KM) numbers referring to coin rarity and value. Krause-Mishler (named for Krause and longtime employee

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) numbers are the most common way of assigning values to coins. The first edition was published in 1972. In addition, they established the Coin of the Year Award, first issued in 1984, for excellence in coinage design. In the paper money collecting community the company is known for its

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s. In 1975 the first edition of the seminal '' Standard Catalog of World Paper Money'' authored by

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was published. Its numbering system, the Pick numbers, is widely used to identify

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s. In 1997, Krause acquired the non-automotive book titles of the

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. In June 2002 Krause was acquired by F+W (back then F&W Publications). At that time Krause Publications was publishing 46 periodicals and had nearly 750 books in print. Krause Publications was continued by F+W as an

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. In June 2019 the assets of F+W were sold at bankruptcy auctions. The book publishing assets and Krause brand were acquired by

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. The magazines were dispersed; '' Numismatic News'', for instance, was acquired by

Active Interest Media Active Interest Media (AIM) is a publisher specializing in "niche enthusiast magazines" (i.e. magazines targeted at hobbyists). History The company was formed in 2003 by private-equity investment firm Wind Point Partners by the acquisition of ' ...

. The 2019 edition of the ''Standard Catalog of World Coins'' was released for XX and XXI century editions. Penguin published the 2020 edition of the XX Century ''Standard Catalog of World Coins''. However, the XXI century edition was not published.

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- Krause-Mishler's online coin information and homepage Numismatics Publishing companies of the United States Companies based in Wisconsin Publishing companies established in 1952 1952 establishments in Wisconsin {{Coin-stub

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