About us

Coincraft – Britain's Coin Shop is a family firm operating since 1955. We are based in London and have a shop at 45 Great Russell Street. Right across the street from the British Museum. We have been at this location since 1976. The shop is open from 9:30 until 17:00 Monday to Friday and most Saturdays from 10.00 until 14.30 – please telephone before visiting on a Saturday to check that we are open.

We are dedicated to serving collectors all over the world. We sell British Coins, World Coins, Banknotes, Medals & Medallions, Ancient Coins, Antiquities, and Books. Coincraft only deals with collectors, we do not sell anything as an investment!

At the shop and on our website you will find a good range of coins, banknotes, ancient coins, medallions, antiquities and books available to buy. If you are visiting the British Museum, then pop across the street to say hello.

Every three weeks we publish a 24-page full-colour tabloid-sized newspaper called The Phoenix – order it for FREE! We will be happy to send you a complimentary copy. Inside the newspaper, you'll find offerings of coins, banknotes, medallions, ancient coins, and antiquities at fixed prices. Many of the items are discounted from their original issue price, we run one of the largest secondary markets in this type of material.

Not all items listed on our website are available through our retail outlet, so please tick pick up in-store when selecting a shipping method, or either call or email in advance if you want to collect so that we can reserve the item and have it ready for you.

If you are looking for something specific and you can't find it on our website, then please use the contact us form to send us an email and we will try to help with your inquiry.

As members of numismatic and trade associations, we are governed by their rules and regulations. We are members of the Professional Numismatic Guild (PNG), a member for 37 years, and one of only six members outside the United States. American Numismatic Association (ANA), Professional Currency Dealers Association (PCDA), Antiquity Dealers Association (ADA), International Banknote Society (IBNS) to name but a few.

Thank you for visiting our website, we hope you find something interesting for your collection. We are constantly adding new material so please visit us regularly to check for new products.

If you wish to receive news and stock updates from us, please subscribe to our newsletter and tick the product categories you're interested in.

Happy Collecting

Richard Lobel

Owner & Founder

Coincraft