If you look on the Royal Mint website they are offering a 2003 Half Sovereign in Proof in the original case for £250.00. We have them in their original cases still mint sealed. Something the Royal Mint does not guarantee you. Each coin is struck in the highest quality, proof in 22ct gold, and weighs about 4 grams. There is NOTHING different about the 2003 Half Sovereign the Royal Mint is selling and the 2003 Half Sovereign that we are selling. Both were struck at the Royal Mint, but ours is fresher, and still mint sealed. They don’t promise you that theirs has not been handled. Also, if you have a moment, take a look at our price for comparison.
The pre-decimal Halfpenny was known as the Golden Hind Halfpenny, because the reverse depicts Sir Francis Drake’s ship the Golden Hind. We have always liked the halfpenny, partly because of its design and partly because so few collectors have them, that they are in fact difficult to find in the high grades. The coin on offer is the 1959 British Golden Hind Halfpenny in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. They catalogue doesn’t list this as a difficult coin to find in Brilliant Uncirculated, but it is. We have a small group that was put away 60 years ago and they are Brilliant Uncirculated coins.