Christmas Collectibles

As surprising as this may seem to some people alive today, Christmas is not about presents, drinking mulled wine, or eating Roast Turkey & Pigs in blankets (those are 'just' traditions), Christmas is a Christian religious celebration of the birth of Christ...

And whether you believe in Christ or not, there's no denying that Christ was an important figure in history. So what better way to mark His upcoming birthday than to present you with coins with his portrait, coins with depictions of Him and the Madonna, or even coins that were around during His lifetime?

But if you love our Christmas traditions as much as we do, why not remember them with our Set of 5 Silver Threepences for Christmas Puddingor our Set of 10 Different Christmas FDCs? If you want to add something special to your collection during this Holiday season, have a look at the 1787 Sixpence in Unc. These were only given during Christmas time to people important enough to deal with the Bank of England directly.

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George III, Sixpence 1787 Unc_obv

George III, Sixpence 1787 Uncirculated

Most will know about the illness of King George III, but most don’t know that because of that illness the King would not allow a law to make smaller coins to be passed. This of course caused a lot of problems with day-to-day commerce; there just were not enough small coins around to make change. There are only two silver coins struck before the Currency Reform Act of 1816, that are readily available to collectors: the George III Sixpence and the Shilling of 1787. There is a simple but almost unbelievable reason for this. These coins were struck at the Royal Mint from silver delivered from the Bank of England. The Bank decided that they would need some new shiny coins to give out to their clients at Christmas. So only the Bank of England had these silver coins, and they only handed them out during the Christmas period, and only to their wealthy clients. So now you have the whole history! You have King George III dressed in what looks like Roman armour, and on the reverse the arms of Hanover and France as well as England, Scotland, and Ireland. Back in 1787, you had to be somehow important to have one of these Sixpences, important enough to do business directly with the Bank of England, and someone they wanted to treat. We have selected some very high-quality examples of this beautiful and very important historical coin for your collection.
£245.00
Picture of Hungary, Louis II Silver Dinar Ext Fine

Hungary, Louis II Silver Dinar Ext Fine

It has been a little while since we have been able to offer these handsome 16th Century Silver coins from Hungary. The most important thing is not only are they almost 500 years old, but they are also in Extremely Fine condition. On one side you have a portrait of the Madonna and Child the other side has shield. The coin presented here was issued by Louis II (Ludovicus the Child) they are choice, Extremely Fine with lustre and coins that you will be surprised are so nice and still so inexpensive. The denomination is Dinar and they were issued in Hungary. Remember they are almost 500 years old and in Extremely Fine condition.
£39.50
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Scotland, £8 Christmas Staffa 1981 (The Angel)

We have found this wonderful Staffa Gold, just in time for Christmas. Staffa is one of the Scottish islands and it issues its own stamps. This is an £8.00 stamp issued in 22ct gold foil in 1981. It features an Angel in the sky on this oversized large gold foil stamp. Now, these stamps are issued for local posting only, but it comes in a red gold embossed folder with a green inner. What could be more appropriate for Christmas than a gold foil Angel stamp in a red and green presentation folder? This stamp is now almost 40 years old. The face value was £8.00, the presentation folder cost a bunch and then there is the gold foil. So we think our price of just £14.50 is very reasonable and what a fantastic Christmas gift it would make for a collector or a youngster.
£14.50
5 Silver Threepences Christmas Pudding

Silver Threepences for Christmas Pudding

The Royal Mint Stopped making silver threepences for circulation in 1944, but the later dates are more difficult to find, as most were made for export. We have just bought a huge lot of King George V and King George VI Silver Threepences, 2,300 pieces to be exact. At Christmas, these are used as gifts and also to go into the Christmas pudding. the person who finds it gets a present. These are not separated either by type or date, when the order comes in, someone will just count them out and put them in an envelope. They make excellent holiday gifts. They are circulated but there are no dogs, we made sure of that. Available in quantities of 5 (£17.50) and 10 (£32.50). A great Christmas Gift!
From £17.50
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Widow's Mite

This small bronze coin was the smallest coin in Jewish currency, issued ca 103-76BC. It is best known because of what Jesus Christ said about it. When a widow gave one as a gift for charity, a merchant made fun of her. Jesus said (Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21:1), ‘This poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast in the treasury’. In other words, the Mite or Prutah meant more to that woman than the gold given by the rich man. We have a nice selection of these small, well circulated, and important bronze coins. Great as a gift as most people have heard of the fabled Widow’s Mite. Don’t expect them to be anything but a small crudely struck bronze coin, but do expect to have something that is rather important in history as well as in life.
£19.50