British Coins
2023 Coronation Silver Britannia Bullion 1oz – Charles III
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A one ounce 999 Silver bullion Britannia coin to celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. The Obverse shows the crowned portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings. Mintage is limited to 200,000.
1601-1602 Halfcrown – Elizabeth I
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Silver Halfcrown of Elizabeth I minted in 1601-1602 at the Tower (London) Mint. Seventh issue. Diameter 35mm. The Obverse shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, crowned, wearing a ruff and holding a lis-tipped sceptre.
1860 Farthing – Victoria (Bronze)
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The 1860 Queen Victoria Bronze Farthing. Second Young head ('Bun' head). Diameter 20mm. The coin can have a toothed border or beaded border. In 1860 the last of the larger Copper farthings were minted and have the date on the obverse.
2018 Two Pound Coin – Frankenstein
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Marks 200 years of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The reverse, designed by Thomas T. Docherty, shows an ECG monitor style wording of 'Frankenstein'.
1711 Shilling – Queen Anne
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The Obverse shows a portrait of Queen Anne, probably by John Croker (1670-1741) who engraved almost all of the dies for the coins of Queen Anne. In 1711 the coin could show the third or fourth bust.
2023 Two Pounds – Ada Lovelace
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Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), The Countess of Lovelace, is considered by many as the first computer programmer, despite living many years before the first electronic computers as we know of today.
1923 Florin – George V
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The florin is a two-shilling coin. In 1923 the silver content was 50%. Reverse shows crowned cruciform shields separated by sceptres in the angles.
979 Penny – Aethered II (Ethelred the Unready) Ipswich
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Silver Penny of Aethered II (Ethelred the Unready), minted about 979–985 at the Ipswich mint of moneyer Leofman. This is known as the First Hand type as the Reverse shows the Hand of God (Latin: Manus Dei) descending from the clouds.
1897 Gold Half-Sovereign – Victoria
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The 1897 Gold Half-Sovereign, London. In 1897, for the first time, a British Monarch had a Diamond Jubilee: Queen Victoria had ruled for 60 years.
899 Penny – Edward the Elder
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Silver Penny of Edward the Elder, minted between 899-924 by Moneyer Tila in East Anglia. Diameter 22mm, weight 1.71g. Bust Diademed (BD) type (BMC iii). Legend EΛDVVEΛRD REX.