British Coins

1686 Crown First Bust James II Obverse 1686 Crown – First Bust – James II - Silver crown (5 shillings) of King James II, dated 1686. Edge show regnal date SECVNDO. Minted at the Tower Mint, London. Variants can have stops or no stops.
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.
2024 Gold Sovereign Proof Charles III Reverse 2024 Gold Sovereign Proof – Charles III - The first definitive gold sovereign of King Charles III, which pairs the King's portrait with the famous Benedetto Pistrucci depiction of St George and the Dragon.
1344-1351 Penny York Edward III Obverse 1344-1351 Penny – Edward III – Third Coinage – York Mint - 1344-1351 Penny - Edward III - Third Coinage - York Mint
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).
1310-1314 Penny Class XI Bury St Edmunds Edward II Obverse 1310-1314 Penny Class XI Bury St. Edmunds – Edward II - Silver Penny of King Edward II, minted at the Bury St. Edmunds Mint around 1310-1314. Class XI. Edward ruled from 1307 until he was deposed in 1327. He had a controversial reign.
1678 Guinea Charles II Reverse 1678 Guinea – Charles II - The reverse shows a crowned cruciform coats-of-arms with sceptres in the quarters and a design of four interlocked monograms in the centre. The coin shows the designs of John Roettier.
1902 Half-Sovereign Edward VII Reverse 1902 Half-Sovereign – Edward VII - The 1902 Gold Half-Sovereign is the first of the reign of King Edward VII. The reverse designer's initials (BP - Benedetto Pistrucci) do not appear in the exergue of the 1902 but were added in 1904.
1707 Sixpence Proof Post Union E Anne Obverse 1707 Sixpence Post-Union Proof Edinburgh Mint – Anne - An extremely rare proof Ediburgh sixpence of Queen Anne. This one was minted after Union with Scotland (which was in 1707) and carries an 'E' below the bust indicating this is an Edinburgh coin and is now part of the coinage of Great Britain.
1808 Half-Guinea George III Obverse 1808 Half-Guinea ‘Military Type’ – George III - The Half-Guinea minted 1804-1813 (SCBC 3737) featured the same bust design as the 'Military' Guinea, so-called as it was used by the British government to pay the army for fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.