Month: September 2023
2022 1oz Gold Bullion £100 – Maid Marian
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The second coin in the Royal Mint's Myths and Legends series follows on from Robin Hood with Maid Marian.
1820 Crown George III LX Edge Year
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1820 Crown George III LX Edge Year: This design was minted 1818-1820 ('Last' or 'New' coinage). Production used Matthew Boulton and James Watt created steam-powered machines.
1944 Threepence – George VI
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The 12-sided (dodecagonal) 'thruppenny bit' of 1944 was actually minted by an auxiliary mint at Pinewood Studios in London, as the Royal Mint decided to move some facilities out of London for fear of bombing during the War.
2023 Star Wars 1oz Gold Proof £100 – Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine
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The One Ounce Gold Proof version of the 2023 Darth Vader coin. This is the second coin of the Star Wars collection from the Royal Mint and features Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine.
2023 Star Wars Fifty Pence Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine Silver Proof
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2023 Star Wars Fifty Pence Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine Silver Proof
991 Penny – Aethelred II Lincoln
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Silver Penny of Anglo-Saxon King Aethelred II (also known as Ethelred the Unready). Minted 991-997 at the Lincoln mint of moneyer Theodgeld. Crux type.
1908 Gold Half-Eagle 5 Dollar – Indian Head
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1908 USA Gold Half Eagle $5 coin. 0.900 fine gold (about 21.6 carats). Diameter 21.60mm, weighs 8.35g. These coins were minted between 1908 and 1929.
35AD As – Tiberius
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Silver As of Emperor Tiberius, struck at the Rome Mint around 35AD-36AD. The Obverse shows the laureate head of Tiberius facing left. Legend is 'TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII'.
2023 Silver Sixpence – Charles III
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Despite no longer being legal tender, the Royal Mint produces a new sixpence coin regularly for collectors. This is the 2023 Silver Sixpence, showing for the first time the head of King Charles III, honouring the year of the King's Coronation.
2023 Gold Sixpence – Charles III
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This is the 2023 Gold Sixpence, showing for the first time the head of King Charles III and honouring the year of the King's Coronation.