Product Description

British Coins Market Values 2009 - The Essential Guide to Over 2000 Years of British Coins

British Coins Market Values is now fully in colour, with a new indexing system to help you find coins more easily.

This is a unique reference book, compiled by market experts and revised annually. With over 100 pages of current market prices, it accurately reflects the state of the British coin market, to help you determine the value of your collection.

A review of 2008's coin auctions, both at home and abroad, helps you identify your best buys from the dealers' stock lists. And there's a look behind the counter as we see how top dealers run their businesses.

All of your collecting needs are addressed in these pages, including how to keep your coins, the best collections on display, tips on how to spot a forgery and even where you stand if you find buried treasure in your back garden.

British Coins Market Values 2009 is a must-buy for any numismatic collector, whether you are a novice or an expert.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #237193 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 226 pages

Customer Reviews

stamp-tastic!
I am now collecting British stamps as a sideline investment. I know very little about stamps however this book is fantastic! It starts with an A - Z of philatelic (stamp) terms, explaining in plain english things such as 'cylinder block' or what 'smilers' are or what 'gutter stamps' are. It then has a guide to watermarks, and then goes on to list all stamps ever produced up until November 2008. Marking each reign clearly on the edge of the page with a coloured bar.

There is a picture of at least one stamp from every issue, so it does have colour pictures all through it. So for instance for Christmas 2003 (issued November 4) the title of the stamps was 'Ice Sculptures' it has a picture of the 2nd class stamp 'spiral', then names the other 5 and their postal value.

Then it tells you a bit about them, who designed them, about the printing and phosphor bands etc, then lists the market values for a full set, (not each stamp) new and used, a First day cover, the booklets, and stamp cards. Then adds any notes such as these were also issued as smilers sheets. At the back of the book presentation packs are all listed in one section in date order, with their values.

It also has sections on machins (which are stamps that just have the Queen's head on them) , official stamps, postage dues, regional issues, country issues, booklets, smilers, year books, prestige and greetings books.

I really like this book because, it reflects true market values, that is to say what you would expect to pay or sell, these for stamps on say, ebay, it's easy to use, the sections are very useful for quick reference, and has a nice clear layout and type.

Basically the same as Collect British Stamps, but with more realistic prices
This is a very useful guide which gives you up to date MARKET prices, not SG's over inflated prices. So in that respect, a very good purchase. The only downside I've found so far is the lack of pictures of the issues so it's unless you knew the stamp it was refering to, you might have to refer to Collect British Stamps. On the whole though, very good.

stamp book
i knew before i bought the book that it was exactly what i wanted to value a collection of stamp s that i had collected for my daughter.
what was "AMAZONING" was the price. nearly half the price that W.H.SMITHS WERE CHARGING!
SO EXCELLENT PURCHASE FROM amazon.