The Token Book

I have it. It's certainly an expansion and improvement over what I had been using, the old 1970 Seaby catalogue, but it does have some drawbacks. It uses the Dalton & Hamer numbering system for Conders, but for token types which have a bewildering array of varieties and subvarieties (each with their own D&H number), just general statistics are given with a rather unhelpful comment such as "7 varieties known"; it isn't much use in trying to work out which exact variety you own. Of course, it's only a single volume, covering a very broad period of token issuance (1600-1900), so a little corner-cutting is only to be expected.

If "comprehensive" is what you need most in a catalogue, then don't buy this book. But if "general guide" is all you need, then it is sufficient.

Schwer price guide is about 30 years old, so obviously the prices are out, but it follows D&H numbering and is good for identifying varieties.




Not too hard to find, and relatively cheap.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...rice%20guide