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Scottish Coins - A history of small change in Scotland

This is the intriguing story of how ordinary money was used by ordinary people in Scotland. Placks, bawbees and bodies... this adsorbing history covers not only coin development and production but also gives an account of how such monies were used, abused, spent, discarded and counterfeited by the Scottish population.

Featured here are coins which the amateur enthusiast is almost likely to encounter. The illustrations and descriptions will be invaluable to gardeners, archaeologists, metal detectors and others, to identify their find for themselves and to see how they fit into the complex pattern of Scotland's coinage.

An invaluable guide to the identification of 'historic' small change.

Format: A5; 112 pages; 108 illustrations; Softback; Colour Laminated Cover;

£5.99 + £1.50 p&p U. K. (Ref: b0305)