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THE GALATA GUIDE

TO THE PENNIES OF EDWARD I and II

including Pennies, Halfpennies and Farthings of Berwick Mint

By Paul and Bente R Withers

Winner of the Royal Numismatic Society's LHOTKA PRIZE

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This is the best and most complete guide to the Fox system of classifying the pennies of Edward I and II.

All mints are covered : London, Bristol, Bury St Edmunds, Canterbury, Chester, Durham, Exeter, Kingston upon Hull, Lincoln, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Reading, and the archiepiscopal and royal mints at York.

As well as the above, we include pennies, half-pennies and farthings of Edward I, II and III from the Mint of Berwick-upon-Tweed. This section includes important previously unpublished material.

To make it really user-friendly it is illustrated with big, enlarged, high-quality photographs of the best available coins in museums and private collections. Important features are also illustrated by line drawings to show where they are located on the coin.

Includes varieties and errors and all known legends and mintmarks.

Laminated card cover. A4. 64pp. Price £22 including postage. Price in USA $50 including postage.

NB10  The Galata Guide to THE FARTHING TOKENS OF JAMES & CHARLES I. A history and reclassification.  By Tim Everson.  A4, laminated card covers, 80 pages.  £27 incl post (buy 2 new books and get them post free - UK only)

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The latest and most complete catalogue of the farthing tokens of James I and Charles I, introducing material not known to Peck, including previously unpublished contemporary documentation and accounts.  Around 50 pieces not listed by Peck are included.
Illustrated with enlarged (2.5:1) photographs for easy recognition and identification.
In addition to the big (40-45mm) photographs, important features are illustrated by line drawings to draw attention to their location on the coins.
Identifies contemporary counterfeits.
Important revisions include re-naming of some privy marks.
Includes issues for Ireland.
Has a succinct history of the series under the various patent holders.
Includes a concordance  with Peck.
A bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
Essential for the collector, archaeologist, metal detector user and museum curator.

NB11  Royal Commemorative medals 1837-1977. Volume I. QUEEN VICTORIA 1837-1901, excluding the Jubilees of 1887 and 1897.  By Andrew Whittlestone and Michael Ewing.  A4, laminated card covers, 184 pages.  £32 incl post

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Nearly 2000 medals listed, over 700 of them illustrated. Medals for events involving the Royal Family at home and abroad. Has most of the medals for general sale and those produced on behalf of municipal authorities, commercial firms and other organisations that British Historical Medals left out.  If you are interested in local material this is for you !  Limited edition of 250.

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