Elizabeth II, £2 (Bank of England) 1994 Silver Proof

Commemorative 50th Anniversary of the UN Silver Proof £2 coin

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.

Amost interesting British token or jetton. The King of Britain was also the Duke of Hanover, but because the ruling Monarch in this country was a woman, Queen Victoria, she by law could not be Duke of Hanover. Her uncle Ernest Augustus Duke of Cumberland and 5th son of King George III, became Duke of Hanover in her place. These brass tokens show the Duke of Hanover leaving this country to take up his place in Germany. They are Good Very Fine - Extremely Fine condition. An interesting part of our history at a price that will not break the bank.