Coins of Scotland, Ireland & Islands plus 8 coin pack

Coincraft’s Standard Catalogue of the coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man was published nearly 25 years ago in 1999 and, at the time, it was a ground-breaking new work which detailed over 1000 years of coin issues beginning with the earliest Hiberno-Norse coinage in 995 AD and running right through to the latest decimal issues of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The book didn’t stop there as it also covers token issues, proof and specimen sets, patterns and Ecus with detailed information about the coin issues and market values in up to four grades for some issues. The book is profusely illustrated throughout with helpful collecting hints noted for a lot of the earlier issues. It is a large format A4 hardbound book with 440 pages and it was published at the time at £34.50 Now, here’s the thing, we thought we had sold out of this book but in a recent stocktake at our warehouse we found around 100 copies gathering dust in a corner and we weren't sure what to do with them so we came up with this offer for you, our collectors. As we mentioned, the book sold for £34.50 back in 1999 but we are going to offer you the book together with a pack of 8 coins (also with a retail price £34.50) from Scotland, Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man for just £24.50 in total, that’s 8 coins plus this great book all for £24.50. Tell us we are mad but honestly, we want a handful of our collectors to own a copy of this great book and enjoy using it and maybe start collecting these underappreciated coins. PLEASE NOTE: Please Note: Overseas Clients: please ask for quote as extra postage is often required for postage outside the UK. Before we ship books we will advise you of the shipping costs by e-mail, as these costs vary significantly per book and per region.
Availability: In stock
SKU: QSI9000
£24.50

Please Note: Overseas Clients: please ask for quote as extra postage is often required for postage outside the UK.

Before we ship books we will advise you of the shipping costs by e-mail, as these costs vary significantly per book and per region.

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