Patina Retro Patterns and Reproductions

World War I was the war to end all wars, or at least that is what people thought, believed, and hoped for. World War One lasted from 1914-1918, 2018 was the 100th anniversary of the end of this horrific conflict. Mints all over the world issued commemorative pieces to honour this event. Some of them were sold at outrageous prices. This set was made two years ago, they made 100 sets with a plain edge and 100 sets with a milled edge and we bought them all! These are of excellent workmanship; they were done by someone who does work for the Royal Mint. As usual, when Coincraft makes a good buy, you make a good buy! Here we offer the George V 1918 commemorative retro pattern crown in golden alloy.

World War I was the war to end all wars, or at least that is what people thought, believed and hoped for. World War One lasted from 1914-1918, 2018 was the 100th anniversary of the end of this horrific conflict. Mints all over the world issued commemorative pieces to honour this event. Some of them were sold at outrageous prices. This set was made two years ago, they made 100 sets with a plain edge and 100 sets with the milled edge and we bought them all! These are of excellent workmanship; they were done by someone who does work for the Royal Mint. As usual, when Coincraft makes a good buy, you make a good buy! Here we offer the George V 1918 commemorative retro pattern crown in polished steel.

Great Britain Patina Set of 3 Double Florins of King George V in Presentation Case.

Patina retro pattern reproduction of a 1911 George V Crown with Arabic numerals. Choice Silver Proof.

In 1911 George V was crowned our new King. His father King Edward VII had died the previous year. Of course, new coins were issued for the new King, they made gold, silver, and bronze but for some reason, they did not issue a crown. In fact, they did not issue a George V Silver Crown until 1927. So INA of Patina fame decided about 25 years ago to show what a 1911 George V Coronation crown might look like, had one been issued. You have the bare head of George V facing left with St. George slaying the dragon on the other side. These are large thick silver pieces containing perhaps even more silver than a Royal Mint issue might have. They were issued with two different dates, 1911 in Arabic numerals and 1911 in Roman numerals MDCDXI. This has always been a very popular issue and one that was difficult to find. This group of pairs was bought at the original Spink auction and have lain undisturbed since then. The quality is top class as they have been sitting in the buyer’s closet since the auction where he bought them some 25 years ago. I think if you had them graded, i.e. slabbed, you would be very happy with the high grade they would achieve. This is the first time we are offering them and I expect high demand from the Far East and America where a high grade brings a high price… 35.2 grams of Choice Proof Silver...

Patina retro pattern reproduction of a 1911 George V Crown with Roman numerals. Choice Silver Proof.

The Royal Mint only made Double Florins (4 Shillings or 20p) coins for Queen Victoria from 1887-1890. They did make patterns during the reign of George V, George VI, and Elizabeth II, but none were ever released for circulation. International Numismatic Agency decided to add Double Florins to their Patina or retro pattern series. Presented here is the Geroge V Double Florin. Supplies are very limited and prices are going to go up. Get them while you can and while prices are still very reasonable.

These are some of the finest King George V Patina Retro-Patterns that were ever made. You have the bare head of the King on one side and St. George slaying the dragon on the other side. They are full crownsized and exceptionally highly struck, today no mint could issue such high relief coins, they would take 2-3 blows to strike them and that is just not economical. You get one in Sterling Silver, one in goldine and one in copper all in Proof condition. One important point about this set is that the date is not in Arabic numerals but they harked back to Victorian times and put the date in Roman numerals (MDCDXI). The mintage of this set was just 750 sets and one can be yours for only £89.50. Which we think is reasonable.

Great Britain Patina Set of 3 Double Florins of King George VI in Presentation Case.

In 2002 Ghana, formerly The Gold Coast, issued a set of three pattern crowns or 100 Sika with the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on both sides! They were issued for the late Queen’s 50th or Golden Jubilee 1952-2002. You have a full length portrait of the Queen on one side and a bust of the Queen on the other side. They were struck in 3 different metals one in Silver, one in aluminium and the third in copper. These are the first that we have seen and we only have five sets of each type in stock. These are Rare and our price is for all 3 different metals.

This crownsized pattern 25 Euros was issued by International Currency Bureau in 1996; it was not issued by the Greek government. On one side you have the Discus Thrower from the ancient Olympic Games. On the other side you have a galley vessel, again of ancient times. This coin is struck in Prooflike Uncirculated Cupro-nickel and is now some 22 years old. Not an easy pre-euro pattern to find and most of the pieces were shipped to Greece. I have bought out one of the original parties that made this piece and therefore I can offer them at a wonderful price. You can add one to your collection for just £7.95, at this price you might want to own more than one…

Prooflike condition, struck in cupronickel and each comes sealed in a snap lock bag

We bought these some time ago and Steve just reminded me. They are a rendition of the Guernsey 8 Doubles, at that time Guernsey was the only place in the British Isles not to use the portrait of the Monarch. These are the first and only ones that we have seen or been offered. They are dated 2011 and read ‘1oz fine silver 9999’. They have the Guernsey coat of arms and are Proof condition. We have 30 pieces and don’t know where there are any more to be had.

Towards the end of the reign of Henry VII, in around 1504, a new coin was introduced which was known as a Testoon, from the Italian Testone or Headpiece, introduced in Milan in 1474. It was one of the first English coins to bear a real portrait of the monarch instead of the representative portrait which had served for the previous ten centuries. The Testoon later became the Shilling and was a permanent part of the circulating coinage until Decimalisation in 1971. Original examples are excessively rare and sought after and fetch over £50,000 making them inaccessible to most collectors. Thankfully, these high quality silver plated replicas have been produced so that you can see what these Testoons looked like.

One of the most popular and of late, hardest to get Edward VIII Patina issue, is that of Hong Kong. You have the bare head of the King on one side and a Chinese Junk on the other side. The hint here is China, where there are many many collectors, trying to buy coins that they have not seen. These are the original Lobel medallic patterns, fully crownsized and in Prooflike Uncirculated condition. They are available in cupro-nickel. Buy them while you can, they are being collected in the Far East.

Many collectors only go for silver versions of the Edward VIII series, yet many of the Copper and Brass pieces are very low mintage and much underappreciated. But as the mintages were low, they are in short supply. These are private issued pieces but are listed in Colin Bruce’s Unusual World Coins as published by Krause Publications. Edward VIII India Brass pieces have always been very popular because the Prince of Wales spent a long time in India.

Geroge VI India Patina struck in Pewter, Proof and scarce.

These Proof Double Florin sized pieces are retro-patterns, showing what the coinage might have looked like, had it been issued. You have the crowned bust of King Edward VII on one side and a crowned harp within a series of arches on the other side with the retro date 1901. The mintages on these handsome pieces was only 425 in each metal. We have on the Copper examples. They are beautiful, they are Proof, the mintages are low and so are their prices. How can you lose? Add one or more to your collection today, before they sell out…

These Proof Double Florin sized pieces are retro-patterns, showing what the coinage might have looked like, had it been issued. You have the crowned bust of King Edward VII on one side and a crowned harp within a series of arches on the other side with the retro date 1901. The mintages on these handsome pieces was only 425 in each metal. We have on offer the Goldine examples. They are beautiful, they are Proof, the mintages are low and so are their prices. How can you lose? Add one or more to your collection today, before they sell out…

Low-mintage retro-patina for Ireland. Edward VII, bare head, 1901 struck in Goldine. Proof FDC

We were told by the people who struck the Patina crownsized retro patterns that striking anything in Pewter was something they did not relish. It is hard to strike, it is messy to strike and they would rather use another metal. But these George III Ireland Patina retro patterns are struck in Proof Pewter and we think they look great. Forget the work and the mess the finished product is great. Because they were struck in Pewter, the mintages are limited. Get them while you can…

1820 Geroge VI Irish Patina Struck in Pewter, Proof and scarce.

1830 Geroge VI Irish Patina struck Pewter, Proof and scarce.

Isle of Man Patina Set of 3 Double Florins of King Edward VII in Presentation Case.

Isle of Man Patina Set of 3 Double Florins of Queen Victoria in Presentation Case.