Coins in the Classroom An Introduction to Numismatics for Teachers Book by P D Whitting

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Pages are very good. Softcover. English. Pub Year 1966. | CONDITION: Graded as Good (Antiquarian). Books in this grade are complete, with pages and covers intact, and remain fully usable. Given their age, they may show significant signs of natural ageing, wear, marking or previous use. A small amount of annotation, underlining or highlighting may be present, but never extensive. Previous owners' names or inscriptions may also be present. Dust jackets, where originally issued, may be missing or damaged. Some copies may be exceptionally well preserved for their age. (Note: This is a standard description of the condition grade. Please use the photographs of the actual book alongside this grading description to assess its individual condition.) | ABOUT THE BOOK >.>.> Coins in the Classroom An Introduction to Numismatics for Teachers Book by P D Whitting | This introductory guide to numismatics is intended for teachers and is organised around the study and presentation of coins. Its contents include objectives, an overview of numismatic terms, and discussion of the roles of dealers, students, collectors and investors. It also considers how to look at a coin, where to seek advice, and how coins may be used in the classroom. | The pamphlet includes commentary on its illustrations, with coin descriptions provided in the text and references linking those descriptions to the images. The illustrations include dies used to strike hammered coins, alongside obverse and reverse dies for a shilling of James I. The accompanying explanation describes the parts of the hammered-coin dies and contrasts them with the paired "box" dies for the shilling, which kept the relationship between the two dies stable. The guide also notes differences in the number of impressions obtainable from hand-operated and mechanical dies. (LL).…