Monetary Research Institute

Padraic Brown wrote:
I'm not familiar with sort of MRI. For me, that's a fancy medical
thingy that takes pictures of your insides without actually peeling
your outsides off.

Monetary Research Institute, PO Box 3174, Houston, Texas 77253

From the ANA Dealers list:

MRI BANKERS GUIDE/FOREIGN CURRENCY
Arnoldo Efron
1223 Witte Road
Houston, TX 77055
713-827-1796 Fax:713-827-8665
Member since: 1964
Business established: 1991
Full time
Specialties: Numismatic Literature, Paper Money (Foreign), Numismatic
Publisher

The MRI Bankers Guide is truly the one serious book for collectors of
modern paper money. The Krause books are nice and all, and everyone
likes them with good reason, but they are for collectors qua
collectors, whereas the MRI Guide is, as it says, for bankers. MRI
makes all the ANA shows. Next time one comes by your area and you are
on the bourse floor, stop by their table. The current edition appears
to be the 50th. The book costs about $50 - $75. As far as I can
tell, MRI does not have a website, but for who they are and who their
customers are, they probably don't need one and are better off without
one.

As for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, it _is_ the more popular meaning of
the acronym. So, popular in fact, that I found this listing on
Amazon:

Radiology Books -
Mri Bankers Guide to Foreign Currency 1999. by Arnoldo Efron
(Paperback - February 1992). ...
www.books-n-such.com/radiology/m/mri/

Michael

On 18 Sep 2004 04:20:07 -0700, (Michael E.
Marotta) wrote:

The MRI Bankers Guide is truly the one serious book for collectors of
modern paper money. The Krause books are nice and all, and everyone
likes them with good reason, but they are for collectors qua
collectors, whereas the MRI Guide is, as it says, for bankers. MRI
makes all the ANA shows. Next time one comes by your area and you are
on the bourse floor, stop by their table. The current edition appears
to be the 50th. The book costs about $50 - $75. As far as I can
tell, MRI does not have a website, but for who they are and who their
customers are, they probably don't need one and are better off without
one.

Thanks for that. How does the Guide differ from Krause type catalogs?
Obviously, apart from the target audience! The price isn't bad. As I
recall, new editions of Krause are in that range. [Haven't bought a
new one in years, so may be misinformed.] Will have to look into it.

Also, how does one know if a coin show is an "ANA" show?

As for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, it _is_ the more popular meaning of
the acronym. So, popular in fact, that I found this listing on
Amazon:

Radiology Books -
Mri Bankers Guide to Foreign Currency 1999. by Arnoldo Efron
(Paperback - February 1992). ...
www.books-n-such.com/radiology/m/mri/

Quite. Sounds like who or whatever was responsible for checking the
data wasn't doing his/its job. I guess so long as "MRI" is in the
title of the Guide, it will get attracted to the principal heading of
radiology.

Padraic.

la cieurgeourea provoer mal trasfu
ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu.

The MRI catalogue shows all the current world notes that are in circulation,
and some of the recently outdated notes, as well as information on what
notes are no longer redeemable. The best part of the catalogue is that it is
in colour and looks really nice, but the down side is that usually only one
side of a note is shown. It's not really meant for collectors, but more for
foreign exchanges and banks when they need a reference on world notes and
which are exchangeable. I have a few of the past issues and love flipping
through it, but when I need to get collector type info about a note I use
the Krause catalogue. It never hurts to ask at a foreign exchange or bank if
you can get their old copy once they are done with it, since they are
updated 4 times a year. Some places will give the old ones away and others
might not since most of the info is still good for more than a year. It's
worth a try to ask.

Kyle.




"Padraic Brown" wrote in message
...
On 18 Sep 2004 04:20:07 -0700, (Michael E.
Marotta) wrote:

The MRI Bankers Guide is truly the one serious book for collectors of
modern paper money. The Krause books are nice and all, and everyone
likes them with good reason, but they are for collectors qua
collectors, whereas the MRI Guide is, as it says, for bankers. MRI
makes all the ANA shows. Next time one comes by your area and you are
on the bourse floor, stop by their table. The current edition appears
to be the 50th. The book costs about $50 - $75. As far as I can
tell, MRI does not have a website, but for who they are and who their
customers are, they probably don't need one and are better off without
one.

Thanks for that. How does the Guide differ from Krause type catalogs?
Obviously, apart from the target audience! The price isn't bad. As I
recall, new editions of Krause are in that range. [Haven't bought a
new one in years, so may be misinformed.] Will have to look into it.

Also, how does one know if a coin show is an "ANA" show?

As for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, it _is_ the more popular meaning of
the acronym. So, popular in fact, that I found this listing on
Amazon:

Radiology Books -
Mri Bankers Guide to Foreign Currency 1999. by Arnoldo Efron
(Paperback - February 1992). ...
www.books-n-such.com/radiology/m/mri/

Quite. Sounds like who or whatever was responsible for checking the
data wasn't doing his/its job. I guess so long as "MRI" is in the
title of the Guide, it will get attracted to the principal heading of
radiology.

Padraic.

la cieurgeourea provoer mal trasfu
ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu.

I've asked my branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland for an old copy of
MRI but they say that they have to be sent back to HQ. Billy


Kyle Mutcher wrote:

The MRI catalogue shows all the current world notes that are in circulation,
and some of the recently outdated notes, as well as information on what
notes are no longer redeemable. The best part of the catalogue is that it is
in colour and looks really nice, but the down side is that usually only one
side of a note is shown. It's not really meant for collectors, but more for
foreign exchanges and banks when they need a reference on world notes and
which are exchangeable. I have a few of the past issues and love flipping
through it, but when I need to get collector type info about a note I use
the Krause catalogue. It never hurts to ask at a foreign exchange or bank if
you can get their old copy once they are done with it, since they are
updated 4 times a year. Some places will give the old ones away and others
might not since most of the info is still good for more than a year. It's
worth a try to ask.

Kyle.

"Padraic Brown" wrote in message
...
On 18 Sep 2004 04:20:07 -0700, (Michael E.
Marotta) wrote:

The MRI Bankers Guide is truly the one serious book for collectors of
modern paper money. The Krause books are nice and all, and everyone
likes them with good reason, but they are for collectors qua
collectors, whereas the MRI Guide is, as it says, for bankers. MRI
makes all the ANA shows. Next time one comes by your area and you are
on the bourse floor, stop by their table. The current edition appears
to be the 50th. The book costs about $50 - $75. As far as I can
tell, MRI does not have a website, but for who they are and who their
customers are, they probably don't need one and are better off without
one.

Thanks for that. How does the Guide differ from Krause type catalogs?
Obviously, apart from the target audience! The price isn't bad. As I
recall, new editions of Krause are in that range. [Haven't bought a
new one in years, so may be misinformed.] Will have to look into it.

Also, how does one know if a coin show is an "ANA" show?

As for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, it _is_ the more popular meaning of
the acronym. So, popular in fact, that I found this listing on
Amazon:

Radiology Books -
Mri Bankers Guide to Foreign Currency 1999. by Arnoldo Efron
(Paperback - February 1992). ...
www.books-n-such.com/radiology/m/mri/

Quite. Sounds like who or whatever was responsible for checking the
data wasn't doing his/its job. I guess so long as "MRI" is in the
title of the Guide, it will get attracted to the principal heading of
radiology.

Padraic.

la cieurgeourea provoer mal trasfu
ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu.

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:40:22 -0500, "Kyle Mutcher"
wrote:

The MRI catalogue shows all the current world notes that are in circulation,
and some of the recently outdated notes, as well as information on what
notes are no longer redeemable. The best part of the catalogue is that it is
in colour and looks really nice, but the down side is that usually only one
side of a note is shown. It's not really meant for collectors, but more for
foreign exchanges and banks when they need a reference on world notes and
which are exchangeable. I have a few of the past issues and love flipping
through it, but when I need to get collector type info about a note I use
the Krause catalogue. It never hurts to ask at a foreign exchange or bank if
you can get their old copy once they are done with it, since they are
updated 4 times a year. Some places will give the old ones away and others
might not since most of the info is still good for more than a year. It's
worth a try to ask.

Kyle.

Hadn't thought of that. Oh well, I put in an order for a recent copy
at a reasonable price - so I shall soon find out about this wondrous
resource first hand!

Padraic.

la cieurgeourea provoer mal trasfu
ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu.