Month: April 2026

1779 Guinea Reverse 1779 Guinea – George III - The 1779 guinea is made of 22 carat gold, and weighs 8.4 grams. 9/7 overdates do exist but are rare. Legend is "M. B. F. ET. H. REX. FD. B. ET. L. D. S. R.I A T. ET. E 1779"
1729 EIC 5 Guinea Obverse 1729 Five Guinea EIC – George II - The 1729 Five Guinea EIC is a British Gold Coin minted under the reign of George II from gold bought from the East India Company.
1703 Five Guineas Anne VIGO Obverse 1703 Guinea – Queen Anne VIGO - Most 1703 coins do not have the VIGO mark below the bust. The VIGO means that the metal used was from Spanish bullion seized in Vigo Bay by an Anglo-Dutch expedition. This is a rare coin.
1695 Half-Guinea Obverse 1695 Half-Guinea – William III - William III Gold Half-Guinea, minted at the Tower Mint, London in 1695. Diameter 21mm. The Obverse shows a portrait of William III (in Latin as GVLIELMVS III).
1691 Guinea William and Mary Obverse 1691 Guinea – William and Mary - The Guinea started the reign of William and Mary valued at 21 shillings and 6 pence, but towards the end of the reign the value had risen to nearly 30 shillings.
1688 Guinea James II Obverse 1688 Guineas – James II - 1688 Gold Guinea of James II (written on coin as IACOBVS II). Second bust. Tower Mint, London. The Reverse is four crowned shields cruciform with sceptres in angles.
1664 Two Guinea Charles II Reverse 1664 Two Guineas – Charles II - The Reverse shows crowned cruciform coats-of-arms with sceptres in the  quarters and a design of four interlocked monograms in the centre. There are variants.
2021 Gold Proof 50p John Logie Baird Reverse 2021 Gold Proof 50p Coin – John Logie Baird - 2021 Gold Proof 50p Coin - John Logie Baird
2005 Gold Proof 50p Johnsons Dictionary Reverse 2005 Gold Proof 50p Coin – Johnsons Dictionary - 2005 was the 250th Anniversary of Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language published in 1755. The fifty pence coin shows part of the definition of the words '50 Pence'.
2004 Gold Proof 50p Roger Bannister Reverse RM 2004 Gold Proof 50p Coin – Four-minute mile - 2004 was the 50th Anniversary of the famous race leading to the first four-minute mile by Roger Bannister, one of sports greatest breakthroughs.