British Coins
880 Penny – Alfred the Great
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Silver Penny of Alfred the Great, minted between 880-899 by the moneyer Wulfræd, mint location not known. Diameter 20mm and weighs 1.62g.
2022 UK Silver Proof Memorial Coin Set – Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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To mark the end of an era, the 2022 silver proof set is celebrating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A special privy mark is on the obverse of the Queen Elizabeth II definitive coins.
2022 50 Pence Coin – Hogwarts Express Silver Proof
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The second coin in the Royal Mint's 25th anniversary of Harry Potter is 'Hogwarts Express'. The series is 50p coins (BU and colourised variants) plus various silver and gold weights.
1630 Shilling – Charles I
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This coin would have been minted between 1630-1631 at the Tower (London) mint. There are so many types of this coin it can be hard to identify. This coin is probably Group A, class 2b, SCBC 2788.
2022 Sixpence – Christmas Silver
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Traditionally, one or more sixpences were added to the Christmas pudding mix and provided a special gift for whoever was lucky enough to find one in their portion!
2022 Five Pound Coin – Music Legends: Rolling Stones (BU)
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The Royal Mint Music Legends series celebrates The Rolling Stones, one of the most famous bands in history with sales of over 200 million records.
2003 50 Pence Coin – Suffragette
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Official title of this coin is the 2003 Women’s Social and Political Union 50p but most dealers describe it as the Suffragette 50p.
2022 Two Pound Coin – Celebrating 25 Years of the £2
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The 2022 £2 coin was released to celebrate 25 years of the two-pound coin. It shows a modified version of that original two-pound coin with a special privy mark on the obverse and a '25' in the centre of the Reverse.
2004 Two Pound Coin – Steam Locomotive
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2004 was the 200th Anniversary of that first steam locomotive. Richard Trevithick (1771–1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall and an early pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport. He built the first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in 1804.
2012 Two Pound Coin – Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of the greatest novelists of all time. Dickens created some of the most loved fictional characters ever. He was a superstar in his day, his work has never gone out of print and has spawned more than 200 movies. He's still famous today.