British Coins
2020 Royal Arms Gold 1oz
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Royal Arms is a one troy ounce 999.9 fine gold bullion coin from the Royal Mint. The Royal Arms is the official Coat of Arms for the British monarch and includes the Lion of England and the Unicorn of Scotland. Diameter is 32.69mm and Denominated as £100.
1723 Sixpence SSC – George I
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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".
2023 United Kingdom Proof Commemorative Coin Set
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This is the first set that shows the portrait of His Majesty King Charles III designed by Martin Jennings. Each coin minted to Proof standard
1046-1048 Penny – Edward the Confessor
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Silver Penny of the Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Confessor. Struck between 1046-1048 at the London Mint of Moneyer Beorthræd. Trefoil Quadrilateral type. Edward the Confessor is usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex.
2023 1oz Gold Bullion £100 – King Arthur
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The Royal Mint's 2023 Myths and Legends series kicks off with King Arthur. The Arthurian series will continue with Merlin and Morgan le Fay. Gold one ounce bullion, denominated as £100, they have a diameter 32.69mm.
2020 Two Pound Coin – Agatha Christie
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Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a English writer and is the biggest selling novelist of all time with sales of over 2 billion books (only beaten by the Bible and the Shakespeare's works).
2017 Two Pound Coin – Jane Austen
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Jane Austen died in 1817 aged just 41 and was virtually unknown as an author at the time. Today her novel Pride and Prejudice is top in many favourite novel lists and Austen's other novels also rank highly.
1620 Gold Laurel – James I (MM Rose)
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The third version of the Laurel. Laurels were on minted during the reign of King James I. The Obverse shows the first bust of King James I which is described as the third small rounded head.
1619 Gold Laurel – James I (MM Spur Rowel)
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When James VI of Scotland became James I of England he introduced a gold coin known as the 'Unite'. In 1619 it was decided to replace the Unite with a lighter coin known as the 'Laurel', which was minted in 22 carat 'Crown' gold.