《金史》在元順帝至正五年初刊於江浙等處行中書省，至明洪武年間又於福建重刊。張元濟所輯百衲本《金史》實際利用了至正初刻本七十九卷（含目錄二卷），洪武覆刻本五十八卷，與其跋語不合。傳世至正初刻本可蹤跡者至少有八部，皆殘缺不全。洪武覆刻本基本保存了至正初刻本的原貌，是傳真程度最高的本子，但刻成之後不久，即陸續進行了補版，補版頁的質量有所下降。南監本的底本是有若干補版頁的洪武覆刻本，校正了底本的少量顯誤，同時增加了更多的新誤。北監本以南監本為底本，乾隆四年殿本又以北監本為底本，都校正了底本的少量顯誤，又增加了更多新誤。乾隆後期改譯《金史》，也補充了很多新的考證，對殿本版片進行了挖改，這些成果大部分被道光四年殿本所繼承。道光殿本是訛奪最多，也是考證最精的版本，可謂瑕瑜互不相掩。江蘇書局本只是將道光殿本重新刊刻，今日已無多大版本價值。

Jinshi was firstly block-printed in Zhizheng period at Hangzhou, and reprinted in Hongwu period at Fujian. The Baina edition contains 79 volumes of Zhizheng's edition and 58 volumes of Hongwu's edition, which contradict to Zhang Yuanji's own postscript. There are 8 incomplete books of Zhizheng's which can be tracked today. The Hongwu's was the most lifelike one to the Zhizheng's. Hongwu's was soon repaired and caused lower quality. Nanjian's edtion was based on a repaired Hongwu's, while Beijian's editon was based on Nanjian's, and Wuyingdian edtion of Qianlong 4^(th) year was based on Beijian's. All of the 3 copies corrected a little obvious mistakes and produced morenew mistakes. The Wuyingdian's was translated and researched again in the latter period of Qianlong. These achivements were inherited by another Wuyingdian's edtion in Daoguang 4^(th) year. The Daoguang's edtion has most mistakes and most excellent textual criticisms. Jiangsushuju's edtion was just an imitation of Daoguang's.