New Stock January 2024

As most collectors know, Queen Victoria kept her youthful portrait on coinage from 1837 until 1887. It was only later in 1887, when she was celebrating her Golden Jubilee, that she allowed the portrait to be changed. This new portrait became known as the Jubilee Head portrait. We have Fine examples of the largest Silver coin issued at the time, the Crown or Five Shilling piece. Normally they come in Very Good condition, our examples are in Fine quality, which will please most collectors. Dates will be of our choice, but this Jubilee Head Crown was only issued from 1887-1892. They are struck in Sterling Silver and are above average for the coin. Our supplies are limited.

Victoria Old Head Crown About Very struck in Sterling Silver

In 1839 they struck the first Victorian Crown, but this date was only for the Proof Set and not for general circulation. It wasn’t until 1844 that they struck coins for the public to use. They only made them in 1844, 1845, and 1847 and then they didn’t make another Crown until 1887. This Sterling Silver Crown has the Young Head of Queen Victoria on one side and a crowned shield on the other side. Because there was a 40-year gap between the last Young Head Crown and the first Jubilee Head Crown, the Young Head Crowns generally come quite well used however, the coins on offer are in Very Fine condition a grade we haven’t been able to offer for a while. Even now the number we have is extremely limited...

It was March 30th, 1853, in a town called Zundert in the South of the Netherlands, a baby by the name of Vincent was born. He went on to become quite a prominent artist! A week later, in Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria was about to give birth to Leopold – her eighth of 9 children, at the tender age of 33 years old. The circulating coinage of the time included the Halfpennies dated 1853. We have a fabulous small group in Choice Unc condition with some lustre, and a further few in Uncirculated with more muted lustre. These coins were amongst the last copper coins made, a few years later, in 1860, the bronze coinage was introduced and copper phased out. The coin features the classic young portrait of Victoria by William Wyon, depicted as she was at 17 years of age, with date below. The reverse features the classic seated Britannia with shield and trident. High-grade Halfpennies from the year of Van Gogh’s birth and a great addition to your collection.

The last design of the Queen Victoria coinage is known as the Old Head design and it shows her in her Widow outfit. The coins on offer are the Silver Threepences which is the smallest denomination silver coin struck for general usage. You have the Old Head of Queen Victoria on one side and the denomination on the other side. All coins are struck in Sterling Silver and are in Very Good condition. We have listed all the dates that we have in stock and it has been sometime since we last offered this coin.