More new arrivals for the month of July! We are featuring the Silver Penny of King John Fine-Very Fine, King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He is remembered for disastrous and expensive wars with France and his greedy and tyrannical reign which resulted in a rebellion by the church leaders and barons of the day who resented the ever-increasing taxes to fund these wars. Also, we have the George V Halfcrown 1923 Extremely Fine,these 101 year old halfcrowns were the largest denomination silver (.500 fineness) coins struck at the time - Crowns hadn’t been struck since 1902. Furthermore, we have the Charles III George & Dragon Silver 1 Ounce, a new 1 ounce 999 fine silver coin is the first in a series of coins that will explore the legend of St George.
In addition to these exciting new coins, we also invite you to explore our wide range of collectables, including British, world, medieval, hammered, and ancient coins, olympic coins, various coin sets as well as an assortment of tokens, first day covers, medals and stamps.
Make sure not to miss out, as there is limited stock availability!
In 1776, the American Colonies got together and attempted to issue a uniform coinage, the result was what is known as the Continental Dollar. On the obverse you have the legend ‘CONTINENTAL CURRENCY 1776’ with a sun dial and ‘Mind Your Own Business’ in the centre. The reverse has 13 intertwined loops, one for each of the colonies, and WE ARE ONE at the centre. Originals of these coins sell for around £50,000 but these are restrike copies in brass and are stamped COPY but at £12.95 they are lot more affordable. They are also very well made and available in limited numbers.
In 1776, the American Colonies got together and attempted to issue a uniform coinage, the result was what is known as the Continental Dollar. On the obverse you have the legend ‘CONTINENTAL CURRENCY 1776’ with a sun dial and ‘Mind Your Own Business’ in the centre. The reverse has 13 intertwined loops, one for each of the colonies, and WE ARE ONE at the centre. Originals of these coins sell for around £50,000 but these are restrike copies in copper and are stamped COPY but at £12.95 they are lot more affordable. They are also very well made and available in limited numbers.
The USA has issued silver proof commemorative dollars for several of the Olympic Games, we can offer a few of them here. The first two were issued for the 1984 Olympics which was held in Los Angeles, one shows the stadium which hosted many of the events and the other shows the discuss event. The third coin was issued in 1988 to commemorate the handover of the Olympic torch for the next games which was held in Seoul, South Korea.
The USA has issued silver proof commemorative dollars for several of the Olympic Games, we can offer a few of them here. The first two were issued for the 1984 Olympics which was held in Los Angeles, one shows the stadium which hosted many of the events and the other shows the discuss event. The third coin was issued in 1988 to commemorate the handover of the Olympic torch for the next games which was held in Seoul, South Korea.
These are fantastic items, original envelopes mailed in the 1840’s & 1850’s with the early imperforate (no perforations around the edge) Penny Red stamp. Many of the early issues were actually printed using the same plates used to print the Penny Black stamps. What is also fascinating about these early covers is the almost complete lack of an address! Most of the envelopes have only a name and a town on them so these people must have been well-known at the time. They also often carry additional handstamps showing which post offices handled them on route to their destinations. Fascinating pieces of social and postal history. Limited availability.
These are the last copper halfpennies ever struck and Victoria’s ‘Young head’ series is an ever-popular one with collectors. The obverse depicts her youthful portrait by Wyon with date below, the reverse has Britannia seated. They were struck between 1838 and 1860, in theory - in 1840, 1842, 1849 and 1850 they weren’t struck at all. 1839 was only made in Proof, 1845 is Very Rare and 1860 Extremely Rare. So, realistically 1848 is the only date unrepresented in our offering below. Make the most of the opportunity as it’s the first time we’ve offered these halfpennies by date and who knows when we will be able to offer them again.
