References used in our Numismatic Auctions
New Zealand
Bertrand - Anthony W Grant, The John Bertrand™ “New Zealand Coin & Banknote Catalogue”, 2025.
Grant, Anthony W, John Bertrand™ Price Guide & Checklists for MP and Morel below, 2012.
Lampard, William H, "Catalogue of New Zealand Tokens and Banknotes", NZ Numismatic Journal No 60, 1981. (L - for Communion Tokens).
M - Morel, Leon G, “Medallic Commemoratives of New Zealand 1865 – 1940”, 1996; & Supp, 2000.
MP - MacMaster, Hamish and Purdy, Martin, "New Zealand Commemorative Medals 1941 – 2014", 2nd Edition, RNSNZ, 2014".
NZBG - Clifford, Andrew, "New Zealand Trading Banks & Early Paper Currency", 2017.
OD, Oldham, G & Delahunt, B, "Orders, Decorations & Medals Awarded to NZ'ers", 1991.
Oldham, G, "Badges and Insignia of New Zealand Army", Milimem, 2011.
Pepping, Robert "New Zealand History Noted", 2010; "New Zealand History Coined", 2017 & “Banknotes of New Zealand Trading Banks Bank of New Zealand” 2020.
Purdy, M et al, New Zealand Commemorative Medals additions & updates to M and MP, online at www.RNSNZ.org.nz
Robb, Alistair F, "Catalogue of the Trading Bank Notes of New Zealand", 2006.
Robb, Alistair F, "Banknotes of New Zealand" 2007 (2009 revision).
Australian Coins, Medals, Badges, Banknotes and Tokens
Andrews, Arthur, "Australasian Coins and Tokens", Sydney, 1921.
Carlisle, L J "Australian Historic Medals 1788-1988", 2008.
Gray, Simon, "A Study of Australasian Trade Tokens", 2013.
Renniks Australian Coin & Banknote Values, current editions.
World Coins, Medals, Banknotes and Tokens
Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd edition, 2011, Stephen Album, Santa Rosa, USA
American Numismatic Assoc., "Grading Standards for United States Coins", ed Kenneth Bressett.
Barac, Borna, "Orders, Medals and Decorations of the World", Zagreb, 2009.
Bull, Maurice "English Silver Coinage since 1649", Spink, 2020.
Dry, Cedric, "School Attendance Medals of England, Scotland and Wales", Whitmore, 1992, Malvern, England.
Eimer, Christopher, "British Commemorative Medals and Their Values", 2010.
Hartill, David, "Cast Chinese Coins", New Generation, 2017.
Hayward, J. B., Birch, D. & Bishop, R. “British Battles & Medals”, Spink 2006.
Hern, Brian, “Hern’s Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns”, 2017-18, Hern, South Africa
Krause Publications (& Successors), Standard Catalogues of World Coins and of Paper Money (latest editions), labelled km and P.
Linzmayer, O, "The Banknote Book" (B, current editions).
Michiner, Michael (M), “Oriental Coins, the Ancient & Classical World 600 BC – AD 650”, 1978.
North, J J, English Hammered Coinage", Vol I & II, Spink, 1994.
Numista (N numbers) online catalogue at https://en.numista.com
Spink, "Coins of England & The United Kingdom", 2024; & "Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands", 2020, both labelled S, and BHM "British Historical Medals".
Stephen Album, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Edition 2011.
Token Publishing, "Banknote Yearbook" (BY); "Medal Yearbook" (MYB), current editions.
Rudd, Chris “Ancient British Coins” Aylsham 2010.
Stevens, P & Weir, R “The Uniform Coinage of India 1835 to 1947”, 2012.
Withers, Paul and Bente, "(W) The Token Book" 2010, Galata (Great Britain Tokens); also "Unofficial Farthings and Their Values 1820-1901", Galata, 2013.
Ancients
Crawford, Michael H, "Roman Republican Coinage", Cambridge University Press 1974.
Hoover, Oliver D, (HGC) “Handbook of Greek Coinage Series” 13 Volumes, Classical Numismatic Group, 2009-18.
RIC – “Roman Imperial Coinage”, Spink.
Sear, David R, "Greek Coins and Their Values", vols 1 & 2, Spink, 1978; & "Greek Imperial Coins and Their Values", Spink 1982 (current editions).
RPC, Roman Provincial Coinage online at https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Schindel, N., Alram, M., Gyselen, R., & Schaaf, R. (2014). Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum.
Sear, David R, "Roman Coins and Their Values", Spink, current editions in 5 volumes.
Sear, David R, "Byzantine Coins and Their Values", Spink, 1987. (The relevant Sear volumes are labelled S).
Sellwood, David G, “An introduction to the coinage of Parthia” 2nd ed, London, Spink 1980.