English Silver Coins

[Gollum]

I can get my hands on teh 1971/2 issue, is this still valid today. what has realistically changed since in the 1992 edition.

[Rob]

I can get my hands on teh 1971/2 issue, is this still valid today. what has realistically changed since in the 1992 edition.

All editions are an improvement on the previous ones and 1992 is the last printed, but anything in the 1971 would still be valid. Alan Rayner died a few years ago, so there will be no 6th edition. Like all reference material, it has omissions and many rarity values are demonstrably incorrect, but it is still a valuable addition to the library, listing as it does a reasonably comprehensive summary of the milled silver coins. It doesn't go into as much detail as Davies, but covers a longer period.

[Gollum]

I can get my hands on teh 1971/2 issue, is this still valid today. what has realistically changed since in the 1992 edition.

All editions are an improvement on the previous ones and 1992 is the last printed, but anything in the 1971 would still be valid. Alan Rayner died a few years ago, so there will be no 6th edition. Like all reference material, it has omissions and many rarity values are demonstrably incorrect, but it is still a valuable addition to the library, listing as it does a reasonably comprehensive summary of the milled silver coins. It doesn't go into as much detail as Davies, but covers a longer period.

Thank you Rob. I just got this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310369811829?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

£7 isnt a lot for educational paperwork. Must go look up Davies. Doh ! duh ! was I blonde the last time you saw me.

Edited January 19, 2012 by Gollum

[Peckris]

I can get my hands on teh 1971/2 issue, is this still valid today. what has realistically changed since in the 1992 edition.

All editions are an improvement on the previous ones and 1992 is the last printed, but anything in the 1971 would still be valid. Alan Rayner died a few years ago, so there will be no 6th edition. Like all reference material, it has omissions and many rarity values are demonstrably incorrect, but it is still a valuable addition to the library, listing as it does a reasonably comprehensive summary of the milled silver coins. It doesn't go into as much detail as Davies, but covers a longer period.

Thank you Rob. I just got this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310369811829?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

£7 isnt a lot for educational paperwork. Must go look up Davies. Doh ! duh ! was I blonde the last time you saw me.

That's actually the 1974 edition - same as the one I've got. It's a useful book especially for the early milled series (Davies is better from 1816), and is virtually the defining work for pre-19th Century milled silver. Though as Rob says, such books are always going out of date - however it's a great learning tool, and the rarities it lists are all genuinely rare even though more have been discovered since.

[Gollum]

I can get my hands on teh 1971/2 issue, is this still valid today. what has realistically changed since in the 1992 edition.

All editions are an improvement on the previous ones and 1992 is the last printed, but anything in the 1971 would still be valid. Alan Rayner died a few years ago, so there will be no 6th edition. Like all reference material, it has omissions and many rarity values are demonstrably incorrect, but it is still a valuable addition to the library, listing as it does a reasonably comprehensive summary of the milled silver coins. It doesn't go into as much detail as Davies, but covers a longer period.

Thank you Rob. I just got this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310369811829?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

£7 isnt a lot for educational paperwork. Must go look up Davies. Doh ! duh ! was I blonde the last time you saw me.

That's actually the 1974 edition - same as the one I've got. It's a useful book especially for the early milled series (Davies is better from 1816), and is virtually the defining work for pre-19th Century milled silver. Though as Rob says, such books are always going out of date - however it's a great learning tool, and the rarities it lists are all genuinely rare even though more have been discovered since.

Arrived today and it's not in bad condition so I am happy, lots of educational material to read now. Should catch up with some of you in about erm 9-10 years rather than never now.

Edited January 20, 2012 by Gollum