Month: August 2024

2008 Silver Britannia Proof Reverse 2008 Silver Britannia BU - The 2008 Silver Britannia (£2) BU/Unc shows Britannia standing with a trident and a shield. Britannia's dress artistically transforms into a wave.
2022 Quarter USA Maya Angelou Reverse USM 2022 Quarter – Maya Angelou - The 2021 Maya Angelou Quarter was the first coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program and was released in 3 January 2022.
1544 Groat Henry VIII Second head Laker bust Obverse RM 1544 Groat Henry VIII Second head Laker bust - The 1544 Silver Groat of King Henry VIII, showing the Second head Laker bust. Second Coinage. Canterbury.
1344-1351 Edward III Penny London Mint Reverse MV 1344-1351 Edward III Penny London Mint – Third Coinage - The 1344-1351 Edward III Silver Penny. Third Coinage, minted at the London Mint. "CVI TAS LON DON" meaning "City of London" is a bit of a giveaway!
1905 Sovereign Obverse 1905 Gold Sovereign – London – Edward VII - The Obverse shows a portrait of King Edward VII. The engravers initials (just below the head) are "De S" denoting George William De Saulles (1862-1903).
2021 Two Pound Proof Sir Walter Scott Reverse 2021 Sir Walter Scott £2 - The 2021 Sir Walter Scott £2 commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott who was a novelist, poet, historian, and biographer.
List of Queen Anne Guineas List of Anne Guineas - List of Queen Anne Guineas with descriptions, images, mintages, history and information for coin collectors.
2023 Two Pounds Edward Jenner 1oz Silver Proof Reverse RM 2023 Two Pounds – Edward Jenner BU - The 2023 Edward Jenner £2, issued to commemorate Edward Jenner, an English physician. His Smallpox vaccine (the first ever vaccine) saved countless lives.
1713 Guinea Reverse MJH 1713 Guinea – Anne - The 1713 Guinea of Queen Anne. There is an overdate variant, 1713/1. Third bust.
1712 Guinea Obverse MJH 1712 Guinea – Anne - This 1712 Gold Guinea shows the third draped bust of Queen Anne. Minted in the post-union period with Scotland.