Woodhead Peter - The Herbert Schneider Collection Volume Two. English Gold Coins 1603-20th Century, London 2002, ISBN 97...

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Woodhead Peter - The Herbert Schneider Collection Volume Two. English Gold Coins 1603-20th Century, London 2002, ISBN 9781902040431

210 pages, 58 plates, format approx. 20 x 25 cm, hardcover with wrapper. Volume 2 covers coinage from the reign of James I to the end of the use of gold coinage as a means of circulation. The introduction discusses the origins of each ruler, the conditions of coinage based on surviving mint documents, numismatic classification and modern literature. The meticulous catalog of 674 coins includes full transcriptions of legends, details of classification and linkage of each coin. Each piece is illustrated in 55 plates, making the book a valuable tool for identification and further research. An additional 3 plates illustrate 23 coins that were not included in the first volume. Piece new, in printer's foil.