UK Coin Collecting Guides – Descriptions, Rare Coins, Identification and Values
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2025 Coat of Arms Charles III Gold £5 Proof A Gold Proof five pound coin showing the new Coat of Arms of His Majesty King Charles III.
Guide to Collecting Gold £5 There are two basic kinds of gold five pound coin: the gold £5 (quintuple sovereign) type and the gold Crown. They are the same weight of gold.
Guide to Collecting Half-Sovereigns The Gold Half-Sovereign is a gold coin, being as it suggests, half the value and half of the gold weight of a gold sovereign.
Guide to Collecting The Snowman coins The Snowman coins are usually issued every year around Christmas, as 50p coins, BU, silver and gold. Often colourised.
Guide to Collecting £5 Coins The Royal Mint issue many £5 coins both individually and as a series. They are all commemorative and are usually available as BU and silver.
Guide to Collecting 10p The Ten Pence coin (10p) was introduced in 1968 as a prelude to replacing the Florin (2 shilling) after decimalisation in 1971.
Guide to Collecting £1 Coins The main currency of the UK, the GBP £1 coin replaced the previous £1 banknote in April 1983. Easy to collect, many of the early coins are still quite cheap. Many different and interesting Reverse designs.
Guide to Collecting Guineas The Guinea is a famous British gold coin minted between 1663 and 1814. Collecting Guineas is popular as they are steeped in history.
Guide to Collecting Gold £2 Gold £2 Coins can be one of two kinds. The original £2 was the Double Sovereign, but nowadays the gold £2 can be the gold version of the circulating bi-metallic coin.
Guide to Collecting Crowns The Crown is a very old coin, with origins dating back to Henry VIII. The English Crown first appeared in 1526.
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