Spink Books The Herbert Schneider Collection : Volume II: English Gold Coins 1603 - 20th Century

The Herbert Schneider collection of gold coins was formed over a period of 50 years by one of the leading experts in the field. The first volume covering English gold coins from 1257 - 1603 was published in 1996, followed by the second volume covering English gold coins from 1603 - 20th century, published in 2002. Volume 2 includes coins from the reign of James I to the end of the use of gold coinage as a circulating medium. The introduction discusses for each ruler the background, the terms of the coin issues based on surviving mint documents, the numismatic classification and the modern literature. The meticulous catalogue of the 674 coins gives full transcriptions of the legends and details of the classification and die-linking of each coin. Every piece is illustrated on the 55 plates making the Sylloge a valuable tool for identification and further study. An additional 3 plates illustrate the 23 coins which were not included in the first volume.