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A selection of books from a private collection printed during the past 200 years, some signed by the author.
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The Dennis Beadell Collection of English Shillings and Other Coins comprises 213 lots of English shillings from Edward VI fine issue to the last currency issue in 1966. There are...
£100.00
English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558-1958, C W Peck (1964). A second edition of this standard reference. Some damage to the dust jacket, but internally...
£75.00
English Regal Copper Coins by E Bramah (1929). A copper coins reference covering the period 1671-1860 with varieties. 128pp. Scarce. Some water damage to the cover and associated spotting to...
£15.00
The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain, M J Freeman (1985). Second edition of this standard reference. Clean and virtually as new.
£75.00
S3941, Davies 1189, ESC 3294 (1771). Victoria 1901 veiled head 6d. The last year of issue. Attractively toned with minimal wear. Grade: gEF
£40.00
S3497, ESC 1104 (1078). William III 1696 1st bust shilling. Looks to be 6/5 which isn't recorded in the references, but isn't unknown. Toned with some light scratches and general...
£22.00
S3619, ESC 1461 (1596A). Anne 1711 sixpence with large lis in the French Arms. General wear, but problem free. Grade: aFine
£780.00
S2873, N23129. Charles I type 4 shilling of York. Weight 5.68g. Toned with even wear to both sides. Grade: VF
£275.00
S2775, N2211. Charles I Tower Mint type 3a2 halfcrown with mm. Anchor, obv. flukes left and reverse over tun, flukes right. Weight 14.93g. Toned, the obverse a little weak with...
£295.00
S2775, N2211. Charles I type 3a2 Tower Mint halfcrown with mm. Triangle, the obverse over anchor. Weight 14.73g. Struck on a full, slightly irregular flan, with an old cabinet tone.
£295.00
S2779, N2214. Charles I type 4 Tower Mint halfcrown with mm. Star (reverse over Triangle). Weight 14.53g. Ex Lingford, with ticket. Attractive old cabinet tone, the reverse with underlying lustre. ...
£30.00
S2558, N1998. Elizabeth I 2nd issue penny with mm. Crosslet, cut in half to act as change of a halfpenny. Weight 0.18g. With 2 tickets. Whilst this practice was common...
£95.00
S1382, N1012. Edward I class 1c penny of London. Weight 1.40g. Slightly porous surfaces but all detail present. Grade: nVF
£110.00
S1383, N1013. Edward I class 1d penny of London. Weight 1.42g. Nicely toned, a full round coin with ghosting to the obverse. Grade: aVF
£60.00
S1419, N1036/1. Edward I class 9a penny of Canterbury with star on breast. Weight 1.42g. Toned. Grade: aVF
£45.00
S1419, N1042. Edward I class 10cf3 penny of Canterbury. Weight 1.22g. Has been cleaned and is slightly corroded to the left of the portrait. Grade: nVF
£125.00
S3417, ESC 814 (2295A). James II 1687/8 silver penny. Rare. Attractively toned with light adjustment marks. Grade: aEF
£550.00
S2403, N1871. Henry VIII posthumous groat with mm. -/grapple, Bust 5 and roses in leaf ends. Weight 2.58g. A nice old tone, a decent portrait on a broad flan and...
£22.00
KM# 28. British Guiana and West Indies 1911 4d struck in 0.925 silver. Rare with a low mintage of 30000 pieces. Even wear to both sides and a small rim...
£15.00
S3928, Davies 1151, ESC 3264 (1752). Victoria 1887 JH 6d with the shield and Garter reverse. Wear to the higher points. Grade: VF+
£25.00
S3921, Davies 483, ESC 2589 (299). Victoria 1889 Jubilee Head crown. General wear and toned. Grade: nFine
£10.00
KM# 202. United States 1964 Kennedy $1/2 struck in 0.900 silver. Lightly toning. Grade: EF
£125.00
S3836, Davies 360, ESC 2499 (1670). William IV 1831 sixpence. The first year of issue. Multihued toning with light wear only to the high points. Grade: aEF
£45.00
S3850, P1477. William IV 1835 copper third farthing. Struck for use in Malta. Toned with even wear to both sides. Grade: gVF
£25.00
S3915, Davies 1380, ESC 3461 (2254). Victoria 1838 threehalfpence, issued for colonial use. Some wear to the higher points and a few marks. Grade: VF+
£85.00
S3915, Davies 1381, ESC 3464 (2255). Victoria 1839 threehalfpence, issued for colonial use. Attractive old tone with minimal friction and plenty of eye appeal. Grade: gEF
£45.00
S3951, P1595. Victoria 1844 1/2 farthing with E over N in REGINA. Scarce. Light wear to the higher points with some residual lustre. The reverse a little better. Grade: gVF/nEF
£325.00
S2775, N2211. Charles I type 3a2 Tower halfcrown with mm. Triangle. Weight 15.09g. A little bright, but strong detail and full weight. Grade: VF
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S2797, N2230/1. Charles I F5/2 Tower mint shilling with mm. Triangle. Weight 6.09g. Evenly worn and of full weight, but the obverse slightly porous. Grade: nVF
£30.00
Spink's Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2024, the Standard Catalogue of British Coins. New.
£18.00
Spink's Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2024, Decimal Issues. The Standard Catalogue of British Coins. New.
£20.00
KM# 23. Australia 1931 penny. Except for the extremely rare 1930, this is the rarest date with fewer than half a million struck. Toned with wear to the higher points...
£45.00
KM# 16. Spain 1603 milled 8 Maravedis struck at Segovia under Philip III. 4 arches to the aqueduct. Well centred with even wear. Grade: aVF
£15.00
KM# 6.3. Spain 1605 4 Maravedis, struck at the Cuenca mint. Weight 2.87g. Rough surfaces, but all detail present. Grade: Fine
£25.00
KM# 80. Catalonia under Louis XIII 1642 dinero struck at the Vich mint. Weight 1.74g. Scarce. Generally weak and the reverse off-centre. Grade: nFine
£15.00
KM# 683. Saxony under Friedrich August I 1703 EPH 1/12th thaler struck in base silver at Leipzig. Weight 2.36g. Reasonable detail, but the flan a little crinkled. Grade: Fine
£15.00
KM# 8. Prussia 1707 HFH 1/12th thaler under Friedrich I, struck at Magdeburg in 0.4375 silver. Weight 2.99g. General wear, but all detail present. Grade: Fine
£22.00
KM# 481. Germany, Prussia under Wilhelm I 1870A 2pf struck at the Berlin mint. A bare hint of friction and residual lustre. Nice coin. Grade: gEF
£15.00
KM# 482. Germany, Prussia under Wilhelm I 1872A 3pf struck at the Berlin mint. Toned with light wear to the higher points. Grade: aEF
£18.00
Spink PS33. Elizabeth II 1983 Royal Mint set of proof coins in blue case of issue £1-1/2p (8). The cupro-nickel lightly toning, the remainder as struck. Grade: Unc
£18.00
Spink J3. Elizabeth II 1990 silver proof £1 in case as issued with COA. Brilliant, as struck. Any marks are on the plastic capsule. Grade: Unc
£18.00
Spink J4. Elizabeth II 1991 silver proof £1 in case as issued with COA. Brilliant, as struck. Any marks are on the plastic capsule. Grade: Unc
£100.00
Spink J9, J10, J11, J12. Set of 4 Elizabeth II silver proof piedfort £1 coins in Royal Mint case with COAs. Brilliant, the 1997 with a hint of toning, otherwise as struck....
£26.00
Spink J13. Elizabeth II 1998 silver proof piedfort £1 in case as issued with COA. Brilliant, as struck. Any marks are on the plastic capsule. Grade: Unc
£65.00
S2678, Peck 56, Everson 25. James I Lennox type 2 farthing with mm. Flower. The G in MAG is clearly struck over or by an indeterminate character with a flat base...
£45.00
S2575, N2001, BCW (SW-1)?/SW-a. Elizabeth I 5th issue penny struck in 0.921 silver with the reverse mark sword over long cross. Weight 0.57g. Ex Comber collection, with ticket. Much wear,...
£35.00
S4051, Freeman 190. George V 1921 first issue penny with Freeman dies 2+B. Some lustre, a trace of wear and a couple small spots. Grade: gEF
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S4038, Davies 1776, ESC 3791 (953). George V 1933 fourth issue florin. Scarce. Light wear to the higher points and a couple of marks to the portrait. Grade: nEF
£15.00
S3925, Davies 818, ESC 2959 (873). Victoria 1891 Jubilee Head florin. Scarce. General and a small bump at 4 o'clock Grade: aFine
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The first country to decimalise was Russia in 1704 which introduced a currency based on 100 Kopeks = 1 Rouble. By the end of the century a decimal currency was either implemented or was actively being considered by a number of countries. e.g. America had used a decimal currency from the earliest US coins in 1792 with 100 Cents = 1 Dollar and in 1795 the French had dropped the Livre in favour of a system based on 100 Centimes = 1 Franc. More countries followed suit over the next few decades. Unsurprisingly, in line with other countries there was a call to decimalise the currency in Great Britain and so in 1824, the MP for Staffordshire, Sir John Wrottesley,...
Coin descriptions will contain references pertaining to that item. These are the main references used by collectors of their respective fields. A list of the prefixes used here is as follows: BCW The Hammered Silver Coins Produced at the Tower Mint During the Reign of Elizabeth I (I D Brown, C H Comber, W Wilkinson). A detailed study of dies, punches and die pairs for Elizabethan silver coins. The definitive reference. (2006) Dxxxx British Silver Coins since 1816 (Peter J Davies). A list of silver coins struck since 1816 which includes proofs and patterns together with more detailed die varieties than ESC. (1st Ed. 1982) ESC xxxx (xxxx) English Silver Coinage since 1649 (Maurice Bull). A list of silver coins...
Why collect coins? People are attracted to the hobby for a variety of reasons, from taking an interest in a pile of coins found in Granny’s cupboard or inheriting a group of old coins in a bequest, to being interested in an old coin you found in the garden. Everyone handles coins on a daily basis, and some will take a few moments to look at them in closer detail. People often tell me they started collecting as a result of finding a specific 50p or £2 piece in their change. This is a cheap way into collecting, as you can always spend the collection for what it cost, should you get bored. A large number take up the hobby...