Month: October 2022
2022 1oz Silver Proof – City Views Rome
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The Royal Mint continues their City Views series with this image of Rome derived from a historically important design by the artist Jacques Alphonse Testard. This coin is the 1oz Silver Proof, denominated as £2.
825 Penny – Aethelstan, King of East Anglia
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Silver Penny of King Aethelstan, minted around 825AD by moneyer Edgar working in East Anglia. Diameter is 20mm and weighs about 1.21g.
2022 Five Pounds – 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb
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In 1922 the British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the best preserved Pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings - Tutankhamun's Tomb. Tutankhamun reigned in the 18th Dynasty, around 1332 – 1323BC. He was a boy King, being only 19 when he died.
2023 1oz Silver Bullion £2 – King Arthur
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The Royal Mint's 2023 Myths and Legends series kicks off with King Arthur. Silver one ounce bullion, denominated as £2, they have a diameter 38.61mm.
1551 Sixpence – Edward VI
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Edward VI silver sixpence, struck between 1551 and 1553 at the Tower Mint, London. Third period, SCBC 2483.
2022 50 Pence Coin – Harry Potter Silver Proof Colour
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Harry Potter is 25 years old and the Royal Mint has created a collection of coins to commemorate this. The first coin is Harry Potter himself. This is the Silver Proof Colourised version.
2022 British Monarchs King Edward VII – Two Pounds 1oz Silver Proof
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The fourth coin in the Royal Mint's British Monarchs Collection features King Edward VII, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
1544-1547 Gold Half-Sovereign – Henry VIII
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Henry VIII gold half-sovereign minted between 1544 and 1547 at the Tower (London) mint. Third coinage (1544-47, the start of the debasement). Diameter 30mm.
810 Penny – Coenwulf of Mercia
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Silver Penny of King Coenwulf of Mercia. Struck around 810-821 at the Canterbury Mint. Moneyer was Oba. Anglo-Saxon, Kings of Mercia. Diameter 21mm.