This historic reference work for British coins is still the only catalogue to feature every major coin type from Celtic to the Decimal coinage of Queen Elizabeth II, arranged in chronological order and divided into metals under each reign, then into coinages, denominations and varieties. All decimal coinage since 1968 is listed in a separate volume, available as an independent publication.

The catalogue includes up-to-date values for every coin, a beginner’s guide to coin collecting, numismatic terms explained and historical information about each British coin, from our earliest (Celtic) coins, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Norman coins, the coins of the Plantagenet Kings, the Houses of Lancaster and York, the Tudors and Stuarts, to the more modern Milled coinage, minted for the first time in 1561 during the reign of Elizabeth I.

From the earliest of times, coins have been used by states or monarchs to communicate with people; Coins of England is therefore not only a reference book for collectors, but a fascinating snapshot of British history, illuminating its economics, technology, art, politics and religion. As always, the content has been updated and improved throughout by the editors, with numerous new images and revisions of key sections.

• Cover
• TITLE
• COPYRIGHT
• CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ABBREVIATIONS
• FOREWORD
• INTRODUCTION
• A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO COIN COLLECTING
• SOME NUMISMATIC TERMS EXPLAINED
• CELTIC COINAGE c. 150 B.C-40 A.D. Introduction, Grading, References
  • Imported Coinage, Dynastic and Later Uninscribed Coinage, Atrebates and Regni, Cantii, Trinovantes, Catuvellauni, Durotriges, Dobunni, Corieltauvi, Iceni
• ROMAN BRITAIN 43-411 A.D.
• ENGLISH HAMMERED COINAGE c. 600-1662
• EARLY ANGLO-SAXON c. 600-775 Thrymsas, Sceattas, Kings of Northumbria, Archbishops of York
• ANGLO-SAXON MIDDLE PERIOD c. 780-973 Kings of Kent, Archbishops of Canterbury, Kings of Mercia, Kings of East Anglia
• ANGLO-VIKING COINAGES c. 885-954
• KINGS OF WESSEX 786-959, AND ALL ENGLAND FROM 959
• LATE ANGLO-SAXON 973-1066 Eadgar, Edward the Martyr, Aethelred II, Cnut, Harold I, Harthacnut, Edward the Confessor, Harold II
• ANGLO-SAXON AND NORMAN MINTS
• NORMAN KINGS 1066-1154 William I, William II, Henry I, Stephen, Civil War and the Anarchy
• PLANTAGENET KINGS 1154-1399 Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II
• HOUSE OF LANCASTER 1399-1461 Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, first reign
• HOUSE OF YORK 1461-1485 Edward IV, first reign, Henry VI, restored, Edward IV, second reign, Edward IV or V, Richard III
• HOUSE OF TUDOR 1485-1603 Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Philip and Mary, Elizabeth I
• HOUSE OF STUART, THE COMMONWEALTH, AND THE HOUSE OF ORANGE 1603-1714 James I, Charles I, The Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, James II, William and Mary, William III, Anne
• HOUSE OF HANOVER 1714-1901 George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria
• HOUSE OF SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA 1901-1910 Edward VII
• HOUSE OF WINDSOR 1910-George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II
• APPENDICES:
  • A Select Numismatic Bibliography
  • Latin or Foreign Legends on English Coins
  • Numismatic Clubs and Societies
  • Mintmarks and Other Symbols on English Coins