British Coins

What are Piedfort coins? - Piedfort coins are struck with the same die so they look like normal coins with the same diameter but are TWICE as thick – and therefore twice the weight. Here's how the practice started.

Gold £5 Coin or Gold Crown? - There are two basic types of Gold Five Pound (£5) Coins - the Gold £5 (Quintuple Sovereign) and the Gold Crown. Here is the difference, how they came about and how to tell them apart.

50 Pence Coin (UK 50p) - You can find more details in our main article for 50p Coins. The British Fifty Pence (50p) coin was introduced in October 1969 as part of [...]

1902 King Edward VII Gold Matt Proof Five Pound Coin - The 1902 King Edward VII Gold Proof Five Pound Coin has quite a rare finish - it's a matt proof.

New Polymer Fiver Launched 13th September 2016 - The new UK Polymer Five Pound note was released on 13th September 2016 by the Bank of England, heralding a new era of plastic materials [...]

2015 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Gold Proof Fifty Pence Piece 50p - 1940 was a critical year for Britain in the Second World War. The Battle of Britain between the RAF and the Luftwaffe was effectively the first all-air battle of modern warfare. It's what Churchill said as 'This was their finest hour'.

2010 Gold Proof ‘Restoration of Monarchy’ Crown (£5) - The 2010 Gold proof Crown (five pounds) was issued to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy.

1937 King George VI 4 Coin Gold Proof Sovereign Set - The only year Gold coins were released during the reign of King George VI was in 1937, making these coins - especially the sovereign - rare and much sought after by collectors.

The Guinea - Made by machine using gold from the Guinea Coast of West Africa the coin probably became the most important coin of the realm.

2001 Four Coin Gold Proof Sovereign Set (Marconi) - On 12 December 1901 the Italian Physicist Guglielmo Marconi became the first person to send a radio transmission across the Atlantic.