Elizabeth II SIxpence Advice

[Peckris 579]

thanks for all the help really appreciate it looks like ill have to go to a fair to get my problem sorted(no easy task living in scotland)

would i also be able to rack your brains as where the best place is to look for the GV and E2 sixpence would be?

so far i have been looking just to the top of their heads( the further their hair goes back the better) whereas on the back i cant find a simple method

i don't have any books yet but am about to break my virginity and get my first one this week

Grading Coins, Davies, ESC & Groom if you are looking at silver/CuNi only.

Do you think ESC has anything to add to Davies in the 20thC?

I haven't been won over by the micro-stuff (yet), but always take a quick scan through Groom to make sure I'm not giving any micro-rarities away, as we all know there are collectors out there looking for them!

No, nothing, but if you collect anything before 1816 there isn't an alternative.

I presume Groom is a book?

Can somebody please let me know the full title as i liked to have as much reference material as possible.

I think i must have spent £300 to £400 on books and magazines in the last twelve months.

If you had a wish list of books that are a must to own, what would they be?

Dave Groom is member of this forum (DaveG) and published two useful books on the 20th Century varieties in silver (etc) and bronze. If you PM him I'm sure he will supply you with copies at a very reasonable fee.

As for wish list, it all depends where your interest lies. Gouby, Freeman, Peck, Davies, ESC .. these are all "must"s if you want to specialise in the particular area they cover. Then there's tokens, hammered, ancient - each has their specialist publication, but you don't need them all.

Being new to coin collecting i like to read as much as possible so that i can soak up as much information as possible.

I will buy these books.

Thanks

John

They will set you back a bit ... a lot ... so my advice would be to consult your nearest big city library, which usually has a reference copy of Peck, and often of Freeman and ESC too. Then when you've narrowed down your specialty you could splash out on the relevant tome.