British Coins

1723 Sixpence SSC George I Reverse 1723 Sixpence SSC – George I - In 1722 the South Seas Company discovered silver during their travels. The silver was shipped back and in 1723 Crowns, Half Crowns, Shillings and Sixpences were minted using that silver and marked with "SSC".
2017 Silver Britannia Proof Reverse 2017 Silver Britannia Proof - This was the 20th anniversary of the Silver Britannia so there is a small trident with a 20 in the prongs on the right as a special mint mark.
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.
880-899 Penny Alfred the Great Obverse 880 Penny – Alfred the Great - Silver Penny of Alfred the Great, minted between 880-899 by the moneyer Wulfræd, mint location not known. Diameter 20mm and weighs 1.62g.
1136-1145 Penny Stephen 1286 Obverse 1136-1145 Penny – Stephen - Stephen, also known as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 until his death on 25 October 1154 (aged 57-62). Born in 1092 or 1096 Blois, Kingdom of France.
No Picture List of Victoria Sovereigns - List of Queen Victoria Gold Sovereigns with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
1869 Gold Sovereign Reverse RM 1869 Gold Sovereign – Victoria - Reverse is Shield designed by Jean Baptiste Merlen. You can see the die number on the reverse in the space below the wreath (on this coin die is number 28).
1897 Gold Sovereign Sydney Reverse 1897 Gold Sovereign Sydney - The small 'S' just above the date shows this coin was minted by the Royal Mint at the Sydney Mint in New South Wales, Australia.
1913 Gold Proof Sovereign Melbourne 1913 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - The 1913 George V Sovereign shows Benedetto Pistrucci’s famous portrayal of St George. A small 'M' just above the date indicates the sovereign was produced in the Melbourne Mint, Victoria, Australia.