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Book on gold sovereigns

SMKSMK Posts: 250
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Is there a reference book available on gold sovereigns for a beginner?

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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,332 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not a beginner's book, but worth reading.

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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,332 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I haven't read this one, but it's more likely the best choice for a beginner.

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  • SMKSMK Posts: 250
    Amazon and Ebay doesn't have it. Do you know where I can buy it?
  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Charles Davis has both books in his storefront on VCoins Search for Sovereign
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  • SMKSMK Posts: 250
    They have "The Sovereign" in stock, the other one is sold out.

    Does anyone know whether the The Sovereign book cover Australian sovereigns as well as British Sovereigns?

    Thanks.
  • CruziCruzi Posts: 460
    Some more guides
  • CruziCruzi Posts: 460
    Most soverign books cover all Sovereigns and Branch mints, the only books that don't are the Australian Coin Guides, they do not cover anything but Australian sovereigns completely ignoring all other works image

    Best source for books on the web is AddAll, it searchs all the book sites including Amazon, Alibris, Abebooks and VCoins.
  • RareSovRareSov Posts: 299 ✭
    The Gold Sovereign by Michael Marsh is not the best guide to Australian coins, but it DOES list them

    You could try Greg McDonald's publication "The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes" 15th Ed
    ISBN 978-0-9751244-8-2

    All coin shops in Australia sell it, as do sellers on eBay, and the mint (RAM) sells it too..
  • CruziCruzi Posts: 460
    I highly recommend avoiding the McDonald guide, it ignores every other publication and is very confusing.
  • RareSovRareSov Posts: 299 ✭
    Can't see what's confusing about it ??

    Anyway, the best book would be the one that comes with the 2005 Australia Proof sovereign "150th Anniversary". get one of those. Its called AUSTRALIA'S SOVEREIGNS
  • SMKSMK Posts: 250
    I've ordered "The Sovereign" for now to start with.

    Thank you for all the info and advice.
  • IstilllikeZARcoinsIstilllikeZARcoins Posts: 812 ✭
    If you can cancel the order do ( if you want ) and you can have my copy cheaper. imageimage

    This comes with a caveat though: I am based in Ireland ( think shipping )
    The meaning of life ? I don't know but I am sure that coins have something to do with it.

    Zar's Ebay
  • SMKSMK Posts: 250


    << <i>If you can cancel the order do ( if you want ) and you can have my copy cheaper. imageimage

    This comes with a caveat though: I am based in Ireland ( think shipping ) >>



    I will check tomorrow whether they'll allow me to cancel if I wish.

    What's your price including s/h to US?
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