British Coins

2020 Tower of London The 2020 Tower of London Collection - The 2020 Tower of London Collection adds another four coins to this series.
Tin farthings Charles II Tin Farthings 1684 - Charles II used tin as the metal for Farthings. Why tin? and why did they insert a copper plug?
1858 Farthing Victoria Obverse 1858 Farthings – Victoria - Copper Farthing (quarter penny). The Obverse, by WIlliam Wyon, shows Queen Victoria facing left with her hair tied back with a loose curl.
2020 Gold Two Pound Agatha Christie Reverse 2020 Gold Proof 2 Pound Coin – Agatha Christie - Gold £2 piece created from gold using 22 carat yellow gold for the inner ring and 22 carat red gold for the outer ring. Agatha Christie has sold over 2 billion books.
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.
1834 King George IIII Half Crown Obverse 1834 Halfcrown – William IV - The 1834 Half Crown. Obverse shows a bare head portrait of King William IV (written on the legend as William IIII) by William Wyon.
1997 2002 One Pound Three Lions Reverse RM 1997 One Pound Coin – Three Lions - The reverse shows Three Lions passant guardant representing England. The design, by Norman Sillman, was used in 1997 and 2002.
1758 Sixpence George II Obverse 1758 Sixpence – George II - Silver sixpence of King George II. There are a couple of anomalies to look for. There are some coins with a DEI error. There are also 1758/7 overstrikes. The Obverse shows the old laureated and draped bust of King George II.
2020 Silver Britannia BU Reverse RM 2020 Silver Britannia - The Reverse, by James Tottle, shows Britannia standing with shield and trident, waves and Union flag in background.
2017 Two Pound Coin Jane Austen Reverse 2017 Two Pound Coin – Jane Austen - Jane Austen died in 1817 aged just 41 and was virtually unknown as an author at the time. Today her novel Pride and Prejudice is top in many favourite novel lists and Austen's other novels also rank highly.