Elizabeth II 1952 - 2022

Issued by the Royal Mint in 2000, this commemorative 50 Pence piece honoured the 150th anniversary of Public Libraries. It was never given the publicity it deserved and many collectors do not have one in their collections. Each coin is complete in its own case, with a certificate just as it was issued by the Royal Mint. Illustrated here is the Piedfort Sterling Silver Proof of the Library 50p.

Issued by the Royal Mint in 2000, this commemorative 50 Pence piece honoured the 150th anniversary of Public Libraries. It was never given the publicity it deserved and many collectors do not have one in their collections. Each coin is complete in its own case, with a certificate just as it was issued by the Royal Mint. Illustrated here is the Sterling Silver Proof of the Library 50p.

2000 Silver Proof Libraries 50 Pence.

In 2000 the world entered a new millennium, something that only comes around once every 1,000 years. So it probably won’t happen during our lifetimes again. We have beautiful Sterling Silver Proof examples of the 50 Pence, the most popular denomination of the moment. Usually, this coin only comes in cupro-nickel, but these were especially struck in Proof Sterling Silver for special collectors. The most popular denomination but struck in gleaming Sterling Silver Proof. Worth adding one to your collection!

We have all appreciated everything that the National Health Service did for us during the pandemic. But what most collectors don’t know is that in 1998 the Royal Mint struck a special commemorative 50 Pence to honour the 50th anniversary of the National Health Service 1948-1998. We have a small quantity of this coin in the VIP Sterling Silver Proof. It is great coin to honour a great institution. Supplies are limited and these silver proofs are now 23 years old.

In 1998 the Royal Mint issued a special 50 Pence honouring the National Health Service (NHS). They made some special coins for very special collectors. They were struck in Proof Sterling Silver and were twice the normal thickness or Piedforts. We have just bought 10 of these important type coins. With what some of the prices that are being asked for ‘common’ current coins, we think this is good value.

In 2018 the Royal Mint issued two 50 Pence pieces to honour Paddington Bear. We have been able to buy both of these coins in Proof Sterling Silver. This one is Paddington Bear at Buckingham Palace, where the Queen lives. Paddington is in full colour waving a British flag in front of Buckingham Palace. It is stuck in Proof Sterling Silver and comes in a heavy and fully clear Perspex display case inside a yellow presentation box. We believe the issue price was £67.50. This lot was bought right and we are going to sell it right, just £49.50 that is a saving of £18.00 on the Royal Mint issue price. And yes they are complete with all packaging, the certificate and leaflet. The only difference is that you save £18.00 a coin.

We were lucky enough to have another dealer offer us a couple of original bags of the 2022 Queen Elizabeth II 50 Pence coins. These were issued just before the Queen died and are one of her last coins to be issued. On one side you have the bust of Queen Elizabeth II and on the reverse a large 70 with the crowned cypher in the middle and the dates 1952-2022. These coins are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and have never been used. We opened the sealed Royal Mint bags ourselves, these coins are about as nice as you can get for coins actually struck to be used. The fifty pence denomination is the most popular or any denomination the Mint issues and this is one of the last Queen Elizabeth II coins to be struck

1998 Rank-Broadley 50p Brilliant Uncirculated. In 1997 the Royal Mint reduced the size of the 50 Pence piece. In 1998 they introduced a new bust of the Queen for our coinage, it was done by Ian Rank-Broadley. This coin is difficult to get and many collectors are missing it from their collections. We have managed to find a small group in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and now offer them to you. Each coin has the new portrait of the Queen on one side and a seated Britannia on the other. It is the first coin of the new series with the Rank- Broadley bust of the Queen. All of the coins are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and quite difficult to get.

In 2003 the Royal Mint honoured the 100th anniversary of the Suffragette Movement 1903-2003 with a special commemorative Fifty Pence Piece. The Fifty Pence is our most popular and most collected denomination. You have a Suffragette chained to a fence with a poster that reads ‘Give Women the Vote’. Despite a very popular denomination, the mintages are very low for this issue. They only made 6,267 in Sterling Silver Proof and 6,795 in Piedfort Sterling Silver. Each coin comes in a protective capsule that allows you to see both sides without having to handle the coins. One issue of the 50p coins that is overlooked by collectors and cataloguers.

In 2019 the Royal Mint celebrated 20 years of The Gruffalo by issuing two Sterling Silver Proof 50 Pence pieces in full colour. Each comes in a large and thick plastic cube which is great for presentation and display. The coins stand on their own in the beautiful see through cube. We have one with The Gruffalo and one with The Gruffalo and Mouse. Both come in the Royal Mint packaging and were issued at £69.50 each. We offer either at just £49.50 which saves you £20.00 a coin which saves you about 30% on the Mint price. These are beautiful with a wonderful presentation package.

In 2019 the Royal Mint celebrated 20 years of The Gruffalo by issuing two Sterling Silver Proof 50 Pence pieces in full colour. It comes in a large and thick plastic cube which is great for presentation and display. The coins stand on their own in the beautiful see through cube. Here we present The Gruffalo. It comes in the Royal Mint packaging and was issued at £69.50. We offer this fantastic 50 pence Silver Proof coin at just £49.50! which saves you £20.00. 30% on the Mint price! These are beautiful and come in a wonderful presentation package.

In 1992-1993 the United Kingdom actually held the presidency of the European Economic Community. Today the EEC no longer exists, it was replaced by the EU and the UK is no longer a member. But there was a time it was, and during that time (the time of the EEC) The Royal Mint issued a commemorative 50 Pence in 1992 to honour the UK's Presidency, it was the older larger-sized coin. On the obverse, you have The Queen and on the reverse a table with 12 stars one of each member at the time. Here we offer the Silver Proof Coins. All coins are gleaming Proof condition and come in a protective capsule. No matter how you voted on the referendum we were still Presidents...

In 1992-1993 Great Britain actually held the presidency of the European Union. But in 1992 the Royal Mint issued a commemorative 50 Pence to honour our Presidency, it was the older larger sized coin. On the obverse, you have The Queen and on the reverse a table with 12 stars one for each member at the time. Here we offer the Sterling Silver Piedfort (double thickness coins). All coins are gleaming Proof condition and come in a protective capsule. No matter how you voted on the referendum we were still Presidents...

There has been all this noise about the Brexit coin. We have available to offer the first Real Brexit Coin. Namely the old large sized 50 Pence that was issued in 1973, some 47 years ago when we joined the European Union. You cannot leave unless you are already a member! This coin is the old large style 50 Pence and it depicted 9 hands of the European Community holding each other in a circle. Far fewer members, far easier to get things done. This original First Real Brexit Coin was struck in cupro-nickel in both Uncirculated and Proof condition. Some of the Proofs came in Royal Mint cases. We can offer them both to you, they are a lot more difficult to find than the new Brexit coin and are of course 47 years old and to be honest perhaps cheaper.

1981 50 Pence (large size) Brilliant Uncirculated

Here we offer the 1996 50p issued in Proof Sterling Silver. This coin is part of a set that the Royal Mint issued in 1996 containing all current coins in Proof Sterling Silver.

In 2006 the Royal Mint issued a special Proof Set, not only were the denominations struck in Proof but they were Sterling Silver Proofs. We have obtained between 11 and 19 pieces of each of these 50 pence coins, which we now offer you now. You can now add it to your collection in beautiful Sterling Silver Proofs. This is one of the three most collected denominations and we only have a small quantity of each, so please do not miss out on this coin. It's shiny proof, it's sterling silver, and it can be yours...

In 1960 the Royal Mint issued a Special Crown for the British Exhibition in New York. It is without doubt, the most difficult of the Queen Elizabeth II Crowns to obtain. The mintage figure is just over a million coins, but they almost never turn up, where are they all? On the obverse is the Queen, the first time her portrait had been on a crown and on the reverse are four shields. Here we offer this coin in Extremely Fine.

In 1960 the Royal Mint issued a Crown for the British Exhibition in New York. We have always thought that some of the coins were actually struck in New York but we have been told that this is not the case and they were all struck in this country. What we do know is that a very small number of the 1960 crowns were struck in Prooflike Uncirculated condition, rather than in the normal matt Uncirculated. These Prooflike Crowns are difficult to get and it has taken us some time to put this little group together. On the obverse, you have H. M. Queen Elizabeth II and on the reverse, you have four shields of arms. According to Krause less than 7% of the coins struck were in Prooflike Uncirculated condition. Get them while our small supply lasts, we don’t know anyone who has any quantity of these available.

A commemorative coin issued for the British Exhibition in New York in 1960. The Obverse features a young laurete bust of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, with the ledgend around. In the obverse you'll see the the four quarterings of the Royal Arms.

A commemorative coin issued in 1965 after the death of Sir Winston Churchill. The obverse feautures a young laureate bust of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, with the ledgend around and the date below. The reverse has a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in a siren suit facing right.

Many collectors don’t realize that many of the 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Crowns were issued in a black plastic case. It is unusual today to see these coins in those cases; in fact, we would say that the cases are rarer than the crowns. Well as luck would have it, we bought from a coin dealer who is retiring, 100 pieces of the 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Crown in Brilliant Uncirculated condition in the original black plastic cases they were issued in. We have seen just normal examples offered for as high as £29.50 in the National Press. So we think our price in the original cases is quite a good price. Supplies are limited and once they are gone, we wouldn’t know where to find any more.

It is hard to believe that this crown was issued 67 years ago, but it was, for the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. It was her first ever Crown and we believe her only real Crown. It was collected yes of course everyone wanted some of the new money, but they were also actually used as money and got circulated. There were NO silver, gold, piedfort or other strikes made of these coins, there were only made in honest, down to earth cupro-nickel. I have been buying them up for years, because I think they are fantastic and underappreciated. It is the time to share my hoard of the First Ever Crown of Queen Elizabeth II with you. They were made in a time when the only coins struck at the mints were coins to be used by the people that day. These Crowns are about as good as you will find anywhere

It is now 71 years since Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II. We have been privileged to visit Tree Tops where they have a plaque commemorating the place that Elizabeth first became Queen. This is the first Queen Elizabeth II Crown, this is the Coronation Crown, and this is the first coin to be issued for our late Monarch. It shows the Queen riding on her horse and the design was much more unusual than anything issued before it. Despite being 71 years old and the first coin of our Monarch, the prices are still very reasonable, or at least our prices are. We have seen one of the marketing companies charging £30 for one and they don’t even give you the grade. We are offering these in Extremely Fine.

We found a small number of the 1953 Coronation Crown in Proof condition in stock. These had to come from Proof Sets as they didn’t issue the crown in proof as a single coin. We have heard of some crazy prices that are either being asked for this coin or even sold for. These coins are Proof and that is all we will say about them. Some have a sort of misty toning on them, we do not touch or clean them. They are Proof 1953 Coronation Crowns from a 1953 Proof Set.

It is now 65 years since Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II. I have been privileged to visit Tree Tops where they have a plaque commemorating the place that Elizabeth first became Queen. This is the first Queen Elizabeth II Crown, this is the Coronation Crown, and this is the first coin to be issued for our Monarch. It shows the Queen riding on her horse and the design was much more unusual than anything issued before it. Despite being 65 years old and the first coin of our Monarch, the prices are still very reasonable, or at least our prices are. I have seen one of the marketing companies charging £30 for one and they don’t even give you the grade. We are offering these in Uncirculated.

It is now 65 years since Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II. I have been privileged to visit Tree Tops where they have a plaque commemorating the place that Elizabeth first became Queen. This is the first Queen Elizabeth II Crown, this is the Coronation Crown, and this is the first coin to be issued for our Monarch. It shows the Queen riding on her horse and the design was much more unusual than anything issued before it. Despite being 65 years old and the first coin of our Monarch, the prices are still very reasonable, or at least our prices are. I have seen one of the marketing companies charging £30 for one and they don’t even give you the grade. We are offering these in Very Fine.

This is the offer of the issue! This is one you will want for yourself and for gifts as the price is incredible. The Royal Mint are offering on their website the 1951 King George VI Festival of Britain crown for £29.00 in Very Fine or better condition. They are also offering the 1953 Coronation Crown in Extremely Fine or better condition for £39.00, which makes £64.00 for the two crowns, both lower than uncirculated condition. We have just bought a large group of the two crowns but both of them are in uncirculated condition! Our normal price for the pair in uncirculated condition is £52.00. But for this issue you can buy one pair or more for just £39.50! Oh, and did we say that we will put them in a presentation case worth £8.95 for Free? Talk about being the bargain of the issue. At Coincraft – Britain’s Coin Shop - when we make a bargain buy, you make a bargain buy! This Special Offer is good only while supplies last. Royal Mint price for circulated coins £64.00, our price for uncirculated coins is just £39.50! These make excellent gifts but a limit of 5 sets per collector of these double crown sets at this special price.

In 1953 the Royal Mint issued new coins for the new Queen, Elizabeth II. But the legend was different from all the coins that were to come, so that the 1953 coins and the Farthing in particular are one year type coins. This is important because there were only 4 dates of Elizabeth II Farthings ever issued, 1956 being the last date of issue. Because the 1953 Coronation Farthing is a one year type, it is also the most difficult one to get in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. We bought a group that had been put away in 1953, some 65 years ago and had lain undisturbed until now. Add a one year type, 1953 Coronation Farthing in Brilliant Uncirculated to your collection, they are not easy to get.

In 1953 the Royal Mint issued new coins for the new Queen, Elizabeth II. But the legend was different from all the coins that were to come, so that the 1953 coins and the Farthing, in particular, are one-year type coins. This is important because there were only 4 dates of Elizabeth II Farthings ever issued, 1956 being the last date of issue. Because the 1953 Coronation Farthing is a one year type, it is difficult one to get in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. We bought a group that had been put away in 1953, some 68 years ago, and had lain undisturbed until now. Add a one-year type, 1953 Coronation Farthing in Brilliant Uncirculated to your collection, they are not easy to get.

Elizabeth II, Farthing dated 1954 in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

The 1955 Wren Farthing was the penultimate, or the next to last Farthing to ever be struck. In 1956 the last ever Farthing was struck. For some reason, this penultimate Farthing is rather difficult to find in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. You have the youthful bust of Queen Elizabeth II on one side, remember that she only came to the throne in 1952, and on the other side you have a beautiful little wren. The coins on offer are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and are now some 63 years old. For those of you too young to remember, there were 240 Pennies to the Pound and 4 Farthings to the Penny. So that a pound’s worth of Farthings would have been 960 coins. Don’t we wish we had the money and had put them away at the time?

In 1956 the Royal Mint issued the last Farthing ever! We're guessing that it was too low of a denomination to be of any use. We have a nice small group of Brilliant Uncirculated 1956 Queen Elizabeth II Farthings. These are the last Farthing to ever be struck. The Mint didn’t make a lot of them and they are the most difficult date of Queen Elizabeth II to find. Get them while you can, remember there were 4 to a Penny and 960 to the pound. These are now 63 years old and in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

The first Farthing was issued during the reign of King Edward I 1272-1307 and it was struck in Silver. The last ever Farthing was struck in 1956 under Queen Elizabeth II and was struck in bronze. In fact, there were only four farthings issued under Queen Elizabeth II. The 1956 Farthing is the most difficult of the four dates to get. It has the Queen on the obverse and the wren on the reverse. Demand of late has increased and so has the cost of buying them. Lucky that we had some in stock so we can keep our prices more reasonable. We have them in two grades Uncirculated with touches of lustre and Brilliant Uncirculated in either case they are the last Farthing ever to be issued and an important coin worthy of your collection.

In 1998 the Royal Mint issued a commemorative 50 Pence for the 25th anniversary of our membership in the European Union. Our membership has now ended of course. This is the old large sized 50 Pence with a table with 12 stars representing the 12 member nations. The coin has the Rank-Broadley portrait of the Queen on the obverse. These coins are in Uncirculated condition and it is a coin that you almost never see. We have priced them at what we think is a reasonable price, not the crazy prices that some marketers are asking.

In 1990 the Royal Mint reduced the size of the 5 Pence piece to the size we use today. They did strike some of the large sized 1990 5 Pence pieces but they were only in the Mint and Proof Sets. For collectors they issued a fantastic set of the Large and Small sized 1990 5 Pence pieces in Proof Sterling Silver. We have just managed to find a small group of this difficult to get set, up North. You get both the Large sized 1990 5 Pence in Proof Sterling Silver and the Small sized 1990 5 Pence in Proof Sterling Silver. The pair come in the Official Royal Mint presentation case. Not an easy set to get and the 1990 Large sized 5 Pence is really a collectors coin. Only a restricted number of sets in stock and when these are gone, who knows where we will find any more…

1969 5 Pence (only 2nd Year of issue) offered in Brilliant Uncirculated

1970 5 Pence (Large Size) Brilliant Uncirculated

Large sized 'Five Pence' struck in 1987 in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

1989 5 Pence (Large Size) Brilliant Uncirculated

1997 5 Pence (Small size) Brilliant Uncirculated

This is the old style 5 Pence piece, you know the ones we all liked. It which was issued up until 2008, then we changed over to the current design. We bought a group of beautiful Sterling Silver Proof examples of the 2000 5 Pence, which you usually see only in cupro-nickel. So this is a Special Issue at a very Special Price. You have the Ian Rank-Broadley bust of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a crowned thistle on the reverse. This is the second type, the reduced size that we use today, but it has a totally different design on both sides. You can own the Sterling Silver Proof 2000 Queen Elizabeth II Five Pence, that we normally sell for £27.50, for just £17.50 which saves your £10.00. A Sterling Silver Proof 5 Pence for just £17.50, now that is a bargain. Supplies are of course limited, get in while you can.

1990 Large & Small 5 Pence Set Silver Proofs. In 1990 the Royal Mint reduced the size of our 5 Pence. To commemorate this historic reduction in the size of our coin, the Royal Mint issued a Special collector’s set of the old large-sized coin and the new smaller sized coin. But this set was only struck in Proof Sterling Silver, which makes it very important today. We have just purchased a small holding of the large and small Sterling Silver 5 Pence Sets. Each set is in the original Royal Mint case as issued. This set is missing from many collections and I think that you will find it most interesting.

As the first coins of Queen Elizabeth II were only issued in 1953, this 1955 Florin is one of the earliest and first coins to have been issued. It is also one of the most difficult coins to find, especially in Uncirculated condition. After all the coins are now 67 years old and 1955 a Florin or two shillings was a week’s pocket money for a youngster. This is a nice group and a difficult coin to find in this unused quality. Supplies are very limited and this is one date that many collectors need.

At the end of the pre-decimal series, many of the dates are difficult to get in Uncirculated condition. This 1963 Florin is no exception, after all the Florin is the most difficult denomination to get in Uncirculated. These were put away at the time they were issued, which is now 55 years ago. Queen Elizabeth II coins are much underappreciated, especially when you are looking for them. Limited supplies.

The pre-decimal coinage of Queen Elizabeth II dated 1964 has always been difficult to get. Here we offer the 1964 Florin in Brilliant Unc. Supplies are limited in for a number of coins.

We have been offering the difficult to find 1964 Halfcrown in Uncirculated, which we bought in New Zealand. Now we have bought a small group of the 1964 Florin in Uncirculated which is much rarer than the Halfcrown. These coins were found in this country not 12,000 miles away. A very small number are available and these are Difficult to find. The 1964 Florin in Uncirculated is not a coin that you will find everyday, because the Florin is the most difficult denomination to find. While they last you can own one for just £8.95 but supplies are very limited.

The last Florin issued for circulation was in 1967, the first year of issue was only 1849, so it is a short lived denomination. Also as a denomination the Florin has always been the most difficult one to get. I have some nice Uncirculated Queen Elizabeth II 1966 Florins. This the penultimate year of the whole denomination. Not easy to get, yet it is not an expensive coin.