British Coins

2020 Mayflower Gold £2 2020 Mayflower Gold Proof Two Pound Coin - The 2020 Mayflower Gold Proof £2 was minted to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the historic voyage of the Mayflower.
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.
1836 Half-Crown William IV Reverse RM 1836 Half-Crown – William IV - The 1836 Silver Halfcrown of William IV (on coin as Gulielmus IIII). The Reverse is a beautiful image of a Shield on Mantle.
Royal Arms One Pound 1998 One Pound Coin – Royal Arms – Elizabeth II - The design by Eric Sewell has been used on one-pound coins in 1983, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008. Also available in Silver Proof and Piedfort. Edge inscription is DECUS ET TUTAMEN.
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.
2018 Silver Britannia Proof Reverse 2018 Silver Britannia Proof - The Reverse, beautifully designed by David Lawrence, shows a classical Britannia in helmet. The Obverse shows the fifth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.
2016 Two Pound Coin Shakespeare Tragedy Reverse 2016 Two Pound Coin – Shakespeare Tragedy - The 2016 Shakespeare Tragedy £2 was part of a three-coin series released in 2016 marking the 400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare.
2021 1oz Gold Proof Alice in Wonderland Reverse 2021 1oz Gold Proof Coin – Alice in Wonderland - The Gold one-ounce version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the first coin from the Royal Mint’s Treasury of Tales collection. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a book published in 1865 by Lewis Carrol (a pseudonym of Charles Dodgson). It is one of the most popular books in English literature.
825 Penny Aethelstan I East Anglia Obverse 825 Penny – Aethelstan, King of East Anglia - Silver Penny of King Aethelstan, minted around 825AD by moneyer Edgar working in East Anglia. Diameter is 20mm and weighs about 1.21g.
1121 1100-1135 Penny Henry I Obverse 1121 Penny – Henry I - Silver Penny of Henry I, struck around 1121. London, moneyer Raulf. The Obverse shows a crowned bust facing left holding a sceptre.