Recommended Books for Coin Collectors (note that we may use affiliate links).
Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2024 (Decimal Issues)
The Spink books now separately cover decimal and pre-decimal coins. This Decimal Issues volume has listings of all individual coins and sets issued by the Royal Mint since 1971.
This edition will cover the first coins of King Charles III. Plenty of images, facts and prices. Includes sets, circulation coins and commemoratives. It’s an important book to own if you are a collector of modern British coins.
This title will be released on December 8, 2023. Order now to guarantee price and delivery. Get it from Amazon UK.
Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2024 (Pre-Decimal Issues)
The Spink books now separately cover decimal and pre-decimal coins. This Pre-Decimal Issues volume has listings of individual coin from Celts to Elizabeth II before decimalisation. This is the book to have, you’ll see almost all UK dealers using it.
Prices for all coins and many photographs, notes, etc. It’s the Standard Catalog of British Coins.
This title will be released on December 8, 2023. Order now to guarantee price and delivery. Get it from Amazon UK.
Coin Yearbook 2024
A really good value book, costing less than a tenner. Easy to navigate, lists starting from hammered coins up to the present, prices and plenty of colour photographs.
Many other great features too, like glossary of coin terms, mintmarks, edge inscriptions, various directories, plus several articles.
For the price, it’s a great book and makes a great gift too. I’ve bought a copy for years, so can personally recommend it.
Get it from Amazon UK.
Guide Book of United States Coins 2023 (Official Red Book)
If you are interested in American coins then the Red Book is a must.
The book has been published for over 75 years and lists all America coins from early colonial through to the modern day coins and even some commemoratives.
The prices are comprehensive against many grades of coin, lots of images and useful information.
Available as hardcover, paperback or spiral cover. Get it from Amazon UK
2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 Paperback
Impressive in size, scope and detail unparalleled in the market, the 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, provides the most compelling and complete catalog to 20th Century coins in the world. 60,000+ images.
It has 2,400 pages so it’s a monster book for the serious collector of World coins. Not only full of descriptions but contains more than a million prices. Get it from Amazon UK
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