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Standard Catalogue of British Coins

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80: 69: 139:. It remains the only catalogue to feature every major coin type from Celtic to the Decimal coinage of Queen Elizabeth II, arranged in chronological order and divided into metals under each reign, then into coinages, denominations and varieties (57th edition, 2022). As of 2024, the individual volumes are available in the 59th, 10th and 4th editions respectively. 127:
took over the entire publishing division of B.A. Seaby Ltd. and published the Standard Catalogue in its own name from the 33rd edition in 1997. With the 42nd edition, it was converted to colour printing in 2007, and every coin in the catalogue was re-photographed for this purpose.
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The catalogue covers all coins that have circulated in the British Isles, from the earliest times when coins were introduced from northern Gaul around 150 BC to the most recent new issues of the
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After a one-year break, Volume I (16th edition) was published from 1978 and Volume II in 1979 in an enlarged format, edited by Peter Seaby and P. Frank Purvey, until the company
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Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Vol. I. England and United Kingdom, over 60 years from 1st edition (Seaby, 1962) to 59th / 10th (pre-decimal / decimal, Spink, 2024).
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and anyone interested in British Coinage. Its catalogue numbers are applied internationally and are quoted by auction houses and dealers.
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Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy) and Anglo-Gallic coins, Pre-Decimal Issues
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was first published in 1929 by the London coin dealer B.A. Seaby Ltd. as a brochure under the title
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Greysheet – The trusted source for numismatic information since 1963
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Industry-standard catalogue on British coins for over 60 years
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Coins of England & the United Kingdom, Pre-Decimal Issues
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Coins of England & the United Kingdom, Pre-Decimal Issues
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Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland
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Coins of England & the United Kingdom, Decimal Issues
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Coins of England & the United Kingdom, Decimal Issues
293:(4 ed.). London: Spink & Son Ltd. 2020. 99:Catalogue of Coins of Great Britain and Ireland 118:II. Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands 112:was published from 1962 onwards in two parts, 8: 269:(10 ed.). London: Spink & Son Ltd. 244:(59 ed.). London: Spink & Son Ltd. 216:"Coins of England & the United Kingdom" 165:. Virginia Beach, VA, USA: CDN Publishing. 147: 95:Coins of England and the United Kingdom 25:Coins of England and the United Kingdom 153: 151: 7: 185: 183: 110:Standard Catalogue of British Coins 21:Standard Catalogue of British Coins 193:. Ipswich: Greenlight Publishing. 35:for short, is an English-language 14: 131:In 2015, Volume I was split into 335:Publications established in 1929 78: 67: 222:from the original on 2023-03-04 197:from the original on 2023-03-14 169:from the original on 2023-03-14 1: 265:Fletcher, David, ed. (2024). 114:I. England and United Kingdom 27:and after its founder as the 330:Coins of the United Kingdom 218:. London: Spink & Son. 108:Edited by Peter Seaby, the 351: 240:Howard, Emma, ed. (2024). 39:published annually. 325:Numismatic catalogs 43:Scope and relevance 300:978-1-912667-48-2 276:978-1-912667-96-3 251:978-1-912667-95-6 342: 305: 304: 287: 281: 280: 262: 256: 255: 237: 231: 230: 228: 227: 212: 206: 205: 203: 202: 187: 178: 177: 175: 174: 155: 82: 71: 23:, also known as 350: 349: 345: 344: 343: 341: 340: 339: 315: 314: 313: 308: 301: 289: 288: 284: 277: 264: 263: 259: 252: 239: 238: 234: 225: 223: 214: 213: 209: 200: 198: 189: 188: 181: 172: 170: 157: 156: 149: 145: 125:Spink & Son 92: 91: 90: 89: 85: 84: 83: 74: 73: 72: 61: 45: 29:Seaby Catalogue 17: 12: 11: 5: 348: 346: 338: 337: 332: 327: 317: 316: 312: 311:External links 309: 307: 306: 299: 282: 275: 257: 250: 232: 207: 179: 146: 144: 141: 87: 86: 77: 76: 75: 66: 65: 64: 63: 62: 60: 57: 44: 41: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 347: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 322: 320: 310: 302: 296: 292: 286: 283: 278: 272: 268: 261: 258: 253: 247: 243: 236: 233: 221: 217: 211: 208: 196: 192: 186: 184: 180: 168: 164: 160: 154: 152: 148: 142: 140: 138: 134: 129: 126: 121: 119: 115: 111: 106: 104: 100: 96: 81: 70: 58: 56: 54: 50: 42: 40: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 290: 285: 266: 260: 241: 235: 224:. Retrieved 210: 199:. Retrieved 171:. Retrieved 162: 136: 132: 130: 122: 117: 113: 109: 107: 102: 98: 94: 93: 53:numismatists 46: 37:coin catalog 32: 28: 24: 20: 18: 319:Categories 226:2023-03-03 201:2023-03-14 173:2023-03-14 143:References 49:Royal Mint 220:Archived 195:Archived 167:Archived 59:History 297:  273:  248:  135:, and 295:ISBN 271:ISBN 246:ISBN 116:and 19:The 31:or 321:: 182:^ 161:. 150:^ 33:S. 303:. 279:. 254:. 229:. 204:. 176:.

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coin catalog
Royal Mint
numismatists


Spink & Son


"Standard Catalog of British Coins: Pre-Decimal Issues (Spink)"
Archived


"Spink Coins of England & the United Kingdom 2023 (Pre-Decimal)"
Archived
"Coins of England & the United Kingdom"
Archived
ISBN
978-1-912667-95-6
ISBN
978-1-912667-96-3
ISBN
978-1-912667-48-2
Categories
Numismatic catalogs
Coins of the United Kingdom
Publications established in 1929

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