Watch List notes:

Kann, Eduard, Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, 1954, first edition, 476 pages, 224 plates, hard cover with original dust jacket in good condition, longtime standard in-depth work on gold, silver, nickel. More historical information and depth of varieties than Krause. Eduard Kann (1880-1962) was more than just a coin collector. He was an official of the Chinese Government, who ran the Chinese monetary system for decades. Kann managed to get out of China just before the 1949 revolution. He then lived in Hong Kong and Los Angeles. This classic work is essentially a catalog of his own coin collection, including coins he collected while working as a banker and as an official of the Chinese Government in Shanghai. When, after his death, his coin collection was sold in several auctions, they fetched then record prices. The New York Times for May 23, 1971, page D37, reports: Among the items listed to go on the block are 1200 lots from the finest collection of Chinese coins - the collection of Eduard Kann, a banker who lived in China for 47 years. During his long numismatic career, Mr. Kann compiled the Catalog of Chinese Coins which was published in 1954.

Estimate: 200- 300 USD