It is worth reading the opening sections of the catalogue before starting to use it. These include Introduction, Table of Contents, Foreign Exchange Tables, Country Index, User's Guide which gives a lot of practical advice on identifying coins, Coin Sizing Chart, International Numerics, Instant Identifier, Hejira Date Conversion Chart, Coin Denominations List, Grading Chart, Gold Platinum & Palladium Bullion Value Chart, Mint Index, Mint Data, Monograms and Eastern Mint Names. These sections are followed by the main listings section of the book. There are two photographs of almost every coin type, showing the obverse and reverse sides full size. This makes it easy to find the right coin by s