British Coins

1957 Sovereign Obverse 1957 Gold Sovereign - The 1957 Gold Sovereign was the first Elizabeth II Sovereign made available to collectors. The design was by Mary Gillick and was used on gold sovereigns up to 1968.
2014 Gold Sovereign BU Reverse 2014 Gold Sovereign BU - Minted to Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) standard by the Royal Mint, which is a finish that is much better than on bullion coins, but not as good as a Proof finish.
2020 Five Pounds Red Cross Reverse 2020 Five Pound Coin – British Red Cross 150th - This coin was released to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the British Red Cross in 2020. The Reverse, by Henry Gray, shows a colourised red cross printed on a map of Great Britain.
2020 Three Graces UK 2oz Silver Proof Reverse 2020 UK Three Graces Two-Ounce Silver Proof - As part of the Royal Mint's The Great Engravers Collection, the Three Graces design by William Wyon is one of the most beautiful and sought after images.
2019 50 Pence Coin Peter Rabbit Reverse 2019 50 Pence Coin – Peter Rabbit - 2019 Peter Rabbit 50p. The Reverse, designed by Emma Noble, shows an image of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit inside his name PETER RABBIT.
1638-1639 Shilling Charles I Obverse 1638-39 Shilling – Charles I - Silver shilling of King Charles I, minted around 1638-1639 at the Tower (London) Mint. Second milled issue of Nicholas Briot.
1601 Crown Elizabeth I Obverse 1601 Crown – Elizabeth I - Elizabeth I silver (0.925) crown. It is said to be the Sixth issue, minted at the Tower mint (London Mint). It is undated but was struck around 1601-1602 as crowns were only issued in those years.
1927 Wreath Crown Reverse MV 1927 Wreath Crown – George V Proof - Silver Proof 1927 Wreath Crown of George V. Only Proofs were minted in 1927, and there was a very rare 1927 Wreath Crown matt proof.
1836 Groat Four Pence George IV Reverse MJH 1836 Groat – William IV - The Silver Groat was re-issued in 1836 and 1837 after a suggestion by politician Joseph Hume, MP (1777-1855) which got the four-pence coin a nickname of a 'Joey' (later passed on to the silver threepence).
1141 Penny Empress Matilda Obverse MV 1141 Penny – Empress Matilda - The 1141 Penny of Empress Matilda aka Empress Maude, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. Her 'reign' was 1141-1148.