I'm looking for basic info on how to get started collecting British milled pennies, starting from the beginning with Charles II and ending in 1970. Specifically, I'm looking for references, price guides, grading standards, and dealers in the US (specifically NorCal, if possible). Thanks!
there is a book published in the uk coin year book,not an expensive book,but excellent.i am sure that you can obtain it in the us.you could get it from the publishers direct--TOKEN PUBLISHING Honiton devon--web www.tokenpublishing.com--full of information and prices.good luck with your collecting
Or any standard book on British coinage will give you a start. Is it Concraft that publishes yearly British coin book? Spink? I apologize if I am not up on them as much. I use Krause guides for most modern English coin questions. I am betting, though, there is a specialized reference someone will inform you of OP.
coins of England and the united kingdom published by spink is the best known catalogue but is now in two volumes and is heavy to post and more expensive
Hum...... http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/penny.html http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Br-Copper.intro.html These links are nice starts. Also, remember that British grading is a lot more strict than American grading. So, an XF in America is possibly a VF by British grading (and prices). Unscrupulous American dealers will try to sell their certified XF Brit coins at Spink XF prices. Doesn’t work. Finally, there is a snobbery and elitism in British coin collecting that can make collecting early milled English / British coins unpleasant. They really are an unpleasant bunch. If you can get through that, however, collecting early British milled coinage really is fun and educational. Below is one of favorite farthings. Neither high grade nor expensive...but so full of character and history. guy
