British Coins

List of Elizabeth II Sovereigns - A List of Elizabeth II Gold Sovereigns. Description, history and lots more information especially for coin collectors and investors.

1872/1 Gold Sovereign – Melbourne 2/1 Overdate - This was the first year that Melbourne Mint struck coins. There was a worry that the new dies may not arrive from London, so they modified the unused 1871 dies so as they would read 1872.

1900 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - 1900 Gold Sovereign Melbourne Mint, shows Queen Victoria’s Old head (also known as the Widow head or Veiled head), designed by Thomas Brock RA.

1916 Gold Sovereign Sydney George V - The Reverse, by Benedetto Pistrucci, shows St George on horseback slaying the Dragon with a sword. On the floor to the left is a broken spear from an earlier attack. Just above the date is the letter 'S' indicating the Sydney mint. Artist's initials (B.P.) to the right.

2002 Gold Sovereign Proof - In 2002 Elizabeth II was in her 50th year as Queen making it a Golden Jubilee year. This coin has Timothy Noad’s Shield design depicted on the reverse.

2021 Gold Sovereign Proof - Celebrated Elizabeth II's 95th birthday. The sovereign carried a Crown '95' privy mark (on the left of the date) for that year only.

2018 10oz Silver Bullion Coin – Valiant - A huge 10 troy ounce 999.9 silver bullion coin, having a diameter of 89mm. Reverse designed by Etienne Millner.

2009 50 Pence Coin – Kew Gardens - With only 210,000 released by the Royal Mint, the Kew Gardens 50p is one of the most sought-after coins amongst collectors.

2021 Team GB Silver 50p Proof Colour - 2021 50p Team GB Silver Proof was issued to recognise Team GB’s participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, held in 2021 due to COVID.

List of Charles I Crowns - List of Charles I Crowns with descriptions, images, mintages and other information for coin collectors and investors.