Month: December 2023

1638 1639 Sixpence Charles I Reverse 1638 Sixpence – Charles I - Charles I silver sixpence, struck in 1638 or 1639 at the Tower Mint in London. The coins were machine made by Nicholas Briot. First milled coinage issue.
2024 Tyrannosaurus 1oz Silver Proof Reverse 2024 Iconic Specimens – Tyrannosaurus – 1oz Silver Proof £2 – Charles III - Tyrannosaurus lived in the Late Cretaceous period (100.5 million years ago to 66 million years ago) and this ferocious beast weighed in at over 6 tonnes and was more than 12 metres in length.
2021 1oz Silver Britannia Frosted Proof Reverse 2021 Silver Britannia – 1oz Frosted Proof - The £2 Silver Frosted Proof Britannia coin. It is identical in design to the 2021 Silver Britannia Proof, but the coin is Reverse frosted. The effect is a matt finish giving greater contrast.
2012 Gold 2 Pounds Charles Dickens 2012 Gold 2 Pound Coin – Charles Dickens – Elizabeth II - Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), one of the greatest novelists of all time.
1412-1413 Groat Henry IV 1728 Reverse 1412-1413 Groat – Henry IV – Light Coinage - Rare exceptional example of a silver Groat (4 pence) of King Henry IV, minted at the Tower Mint in London between 1412 and 1413.
1931 Wreath Crown 1931 Wreath Crown – George V - The Reverse is the Wreath Crown, designed by George Kruger Gray. It is a circle made of roses and thistles joined by pairs of smaller shamrocks with a crown in the centre.
2022 Sovereign Proof Reverse 2022 Gold Sovereign Proof – Elizabeth II - A new reverse was created for the platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Changes to gold sovereign designs are quite rare so expect this coin to be popular.
2023 Five Pound Bond Films of the 1970s Wet Nellie 2023 Five Pounds – Six Decades of 007 – Bond Films of the 1970s – Charles III - The second coin in the 007 collection from the Royal Mint called "Six Decades of 007" is "Bond Films of the 1970s". This is the BU Five Pound (£5) coin showing "Wet Nellie".
2024 Iconic Specimens 50p Tyrannosaurus 2024 Iconic Specimens 50p – Tyrannosaurus – Charles III - The Royal Mint's Iconic Specimens collection was launched in December 2023 and the first of the dinosaur-themed series was the most famous of all dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus.
1979 Sovereign Proof Reverse 1979 Gold Sovereign Proof - 1979 finally saw the issue of Elizabeth II Proof Sovereigns. Prior to this proofs had been extremely rare. This sovereign has the Arnold Machin Obverse.