NumisMaster Adds Expert Bloggers to Coin Collecting Site

Iola, Wis. (September 16, 2007) – Have you ever wondered what your grandfather’s collection of World War II bank notes is worth? Or why some new dollar coins have omitted the classic phrase “In God We Trust”? How about the identity of the world’s most counterfeited banknote?

The answers to these questions and more are the focus of Krause Publications’ authors and numismatic experts Dave Harper, George Cuhaj, Tom Michael, Bob Van Ryzin and others as they make their expertise available to the public via their blogs posted at NumisMaster.com.

In an age where more and more cash transactions are becoming random numbers changing hands through plastic cards and computers, NumisMaster and its experts are helping to fuel a renaissance of people around the world interested in the value and aesthetics of cold, hard currency.

“I hope readers will gain insight into the news gathering process and have a little fun learning about topics that often don’t appear in print,” said Harper, the Numismatic News and World Coin News editor who maintains a blog called The Buzz. “Readers achieve a comfort level with individual experts when they have access to them online.”

NumisMaster’s booming growth is an indication of bloggers’ commitment to an entertaining, informative style. The site has seen a 1,100 percent traffic increase since May, and is currently enjoyed by enthusiasts in 129 countries and territories across the world.

To read the blogs on NumisMaster, visit www.numismaster.com and click on the Blogs tab.

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About Krause Publications

Krause Publications, based in Iola, Wis., is the world’s largest publisher of leisure-time periodicals and books on collectibles, sewing and quilting, hunting, and fishing. Chet Krause, a long-time collector of coins, published the first issue of Numismatic News on Oct. 13, 1952, with nearly 1,000 readers. Today, Krause Publications, owned by F+W Publications, offers over 40 periodicals, 10 hobby shows, 750 reference and how-to books, and web properties such as NumisMaster.com, the online coin price database. F+W Publications, and ABRY Partners, LLC Company, also operates book clubs, conferences, trade shows, interactive media and education programs.


Contact
Lisa Bellavin
Associate Editor, NumisMaster
Lisa.bellavin@fwpubs.com
715-445-4612 ext. 279