Product Description

The 2008 "Collectors' Coins Great Britain" (or CCGB2008 for short) contains comprehensive listings of all British coins from approximately the last 200 years with their varieties listed, values in up to five states of preservation and yearly mintage numbers. It includes the usual wealth of information about the coin weights, sizes and designers and this edition even has a free coin stuck to the front cover! The publisher believes this to be the most detailed coverage of the subject matter available, and for the price it really is the best value British coin book in the world! See the publishers website for details on the e-Book version of this title.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #254134 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 140 pages

From the Author
The review from C H Perkins (me) that refers to the previous
edition should be removed from this edition because it's mis-leading as the
content was considerably updated for the new edition.

About the Author
Chris Perkins has been a coin dealer specialising in British Coins for a number of years. This is his 4th book for Rotographic. His main business remains Predecimal.com where he sells a range of British coins and accessories for collectors. He exhibits at some major coin fairs and is also involved with BBC 3CR radio as the coin expert on the monthly coin related phone-in.

Customer Reviews

Collectors' Coins Great Britain 2008 (with free coin)
A fantastic coffee table reference book,in an excellent size.All you need to know about British coinage for the last 200 years.It is in an easy to understand format for expert or beginner.Highly recommended.

Collectors' Coins Great Britain 2007
Fantastic book.Tells you everything you could possibly want to know about GB coins whether new to the hobby or an old hand.Very clear and precise pictures and descriptions.Am looking forward to publication of the new 2008 edition next week.Don't waste money on inferior publications this is all you need!

Quick word from the author
As the author of this book, I felt more details could be added to the Amazon listing, so if Amazon will permit me, I'll explain the contents of the book in more detail:

This is the second Collectors Coins GB that I have been responsible for. The new book contains current market values for all British non gold coins dated 1797 - 2005. It includes all proof coins, and some patterns, as well as separate listings for Maundy and decimal coins. This 33rd annual edition has extra introductions to each coin type, and includes, for the first time, the names of the designers and some useful information about the coins. Many of the pictures have been improved or replaced and a few new images have been added.

Every single coin has been looked at and had its price checked and adjusted (most were adjusted upwards!) The price information was gathered from my own experience dealing in coins, and using a database set up to enable the actual readers/collectors to enter price data for coins they had actually bought, or seen sold. This ensured that the prices are as accurate as possible.

The print quality and cover is a bit better than the previous edition too. If you have any comments about the book, let me know, as I want to ensure it gets a bit better each year.