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1723 Crown DECIMO SSC – George I The SSC indicate the silver came from the South Seas Company. DECIMO shows the Regnal year.
2026 HMS Beagle Silver Proof £2 The 2026 HMS Beagle Silver Proof commemorates the 200th anniversary of the voyage of the HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin.
2026 HMS Beagle Gold Proof £2 The 2026 Beagle Two Pound gold proof is a 916.6 fine gold coin which commemorates the 200th anniversary of the voyage of the HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin.
2022 City Views Rome 1oz Gold Proof The Royal Mint City Views series added this image of Rome derived from a historically important design by the artist Jacques Alphonse Testard.
2026 HMS Beagle £2 BU Commemorates the 200th anniversary of the voyage of the HMS Beagle, which carried Charles Darwin on a five-year voyage (1831–1836) around the world.
Guide to Collecting Proof Sets Royal Mint Proof Sets are very popular with collectors. Prices can start low, but some sets can have relatively high prices.
2018 The Nutcracker £5 The Reverse depicts the characters of The Nutcracker: snowflakes, Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker Soldier.
Guide to Collecting Shillings The Shilling (written 1/-) is one-twentieth of a pound, worth 12 old pence (5 new pence). Shillings are old coins and the English shilling has been around since about 1549
Guide to Collecting Eisenhower Dollar The Eisenhower Dollar was minted 1971-1978 and features an image of the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1698 Halfcrown – William III The Obverse is the first bust of a draped King William III, facing right. William's name is shown in Latin as GVLIELMVS.
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