Commonwealth Coins Numismatic Reference Books
A Treatise on Varieties of British Fractional Bronze 1860-1970
"The most comprehensive reference book on British halfpennies and farthings available"
This brand new 165-page guide book comprehensively covers the bronze halfpennies, farthings and third farthings of Great Britain and the 1/48th shillings and 1/24th shillings of Jersey from 1860 to 1970, including all known pattern and proof coins. It documents all currently known obverse and reverse die varieties and all known die pairings including 4 new farthing varieties and 27 new halfpenny varieties not documented in Michael Freeman's The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain. It also covers the history of the bronze halfpennies, farthings and third farthings of Great Britain and the 1/48th shillings and 1/24th shillings of Jersey, from the introduction of the coinages, design and alloy changes and the eventual replacement due to the arrival of decimal currency.
The British bronze farthing section is available as a free sample chapter (please do not re-host or re-upload).
Sample chapter on British Bronze Farthings
Fijian Predecimal Silver Coins 1934-1967
This reference book comprehensively documents Fiji's predecimal silver sixpences, shillings and florins from 1934 to 1967 and their history, from their introduction to their debasement and ultimate replacement by the Fijian dollar in 1969.
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The Catalogue of Bronze Coinage of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia 1861-1864 | Le Catalogue de la Monnaie Bronze de Nouveau-Brunswick et Nouvelle-Ecosse 1861-1864
This new reference book comprehensively documents the short-lived bronze half cents and cents of the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from 1861 to 1864, including both the extensive series of patterns produced in the lead-up to their introduction, and the circulating coins.
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