Month: April 2026

1908 Gold Half-Eagle 5 Dollar Indian Head Reverse 1908 Gold Half-Eagle 5 Dollar – Indian Head - 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.
2023 Gold 1oz Music Legends The Police Reverse 2023 Gold 1oz Music Legends – The Police - As part of the Royal Mint's Music Legends collection, the next coin celebrates 'The Police' with this Proof 999.9 fine gold coin.
1893 USA Half Dollars Columbian Exposition Reverse 1893 World Columbian Exposition USA Half Dollar - Only minted in 1892 and 1893, these 90% silver commemorative coins were intended as a way to raise money for the 1892 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago but subsequently the coins were released for circulation at face value.
1893 Gold Half-Sovereign Victoria Obverse 1893 Gold Half-Sovereign – Victoria - The 1893 Gold Half-Sovereign was the first year of the 'Old Head' or 'Vieiled' Head portrait of Queen Victoria. This portrait (by Thomas Brock) was used until Victoria's death in 1901.
165AD Denarius Lucius Verus Parthian captive Reverse 165AD Denarius – Lucius Verus / Parthian captive - Silver Denarius of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, minted in 165AD at the Rome mint. Lucius had run a successful campaign in the East against the Parthians and this coin shows a Parthian captive on the reverse.
1881 Halfcrown Victoria Obverse 1881 Halfcrown – Victoria - The 1881 Silver halfcrown of Queen Victoria. Young head coinage (1838-1887). Type A5. The Obverse shows a Young Head, uncrowned portrait of Queen Victoria by William Wyon. Reverse is a crowned shield.
1900 Halfcrown Victoria Reverse MJH 1900 Halfcrown – Victoria - The 1900 Silver halfcrown of Queen Victoria. The Reverse, by Thomas Brock, shows a Crowned quartered shield of arms in a collar.
1920 Halfcrown George V Reverse 1920 Halfcrown – George V - In 1920 there were two variants. The coin was initially minted with deep engraving (4021) but the latter coins were recut with a shallow portrait (4021A).
1928 Halfcrown George V Reverse 1928 Halfcrown – George V - Silver halfcrown of King George V. Fourth coinage (1927-1936). The Reverse, by George Kruger Gray, shows a quartered shield of arms with crowned royal cyphers each side.
1816 Half-Crown Proof George III Reverse 1816 Half-Crown Proof George III - George III Silver Half-Crown dated 1816, Proof version. London Mint. Reverse is a crowned and collared coat-of-arms.