New Stock July 2024

The Kennedy Half Dollar was first issued in 1964, the year after President Kennedy was assassinated. They have continued to strike them right up to today, but to be honest, they haven’t circulated for years. But the United States Mint has made special Proof coins for most years, it is just that you don’t see them offered for sale. Our normal price on these coins is from £8.95-£14.95. PLEASE NOTE: PHOTOGRAPHY IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COIN SUPPLIED

Instituted on 21 July 1944, the Civic Decoration was established to reward exceptional acts of bravery, devotion or humanity during the war. There are five classes of this award and we are able to offer here, in very limited numbers, the 2nd class in silver from the period 1940-45. The badge of the Civic Cross is a white enameled Maltese cross with the monogram of the King in the centre, between the arms of the Cross are flaming torches. The ribbon has alternating vertical red and black stripes. Very limited availability!

The Coinage issued during the reign of Charles I is one of the most varied and fascinating in English Numismatic history. In 24 years there was a huge range of designs adopted, fi rst at the Tower Mint at the Tower of London, and later across the Country as Charles set up Royalist Mints during the English Civil War of 1642-1646. One of the most collectable denominations is the Shilling, or twelve pence. We’re delighted to offer you Shillings of Charles I struck at the Tower Mint between 1625 and 1649. These Shillings were very popular and therefore heavily circulated, many originated from hoards buried during the Civil War and feature a bust of the King with XII behind, representing 12 pence. The reverse features the shield with cross. We can offer them in very well circulated grade (VG).

The complete Queen Elizabeth Crown collection starts in 1953 with her Coronation Crown and ends in 1981 with the Charles and Diana Wedding Crown. Which was the last time the Royal Mint ever issued a British Crown! The crowns were struck in copper-nickel and had a denomination of Five Shillings or 25p depending if they were issued before or after decimalization. You get the 1953 Coronation Crown, 1960 New York Exhibition, 1965 Churchill, 1972 Silver Wedding Anniversary, 1977 Silver Jubilee, 1980 Queen Mother’s 80th Birthday and 1981 Wedding of Charles and Diana.

We have a handful of copies of this great book entitled ‘Early World Coins & Early Weight Standards’ by Robert Tye, an expert in this area. He published this book in 2009 and it has since been my go-to book for identifying any unusual early World coins for which you would otherwise need a whole library to cover. The 192 page book is packed with line-drawings which make it easy to spot the details to look for on coins which make them identifiable. It is full of useful information about the dynasties and rulers who issued the coins and goes into the development of coinage from the early times. The book retails for £29.95 but, we have put together a starter pack of four early coins covered in the book, one ancient Roman coin; one from ancient India; one from the Islamic world and one from medieval Europe. The retail value of the coins alone is around £40, add to that the £29.95 for the book and you have a retail value of nearly £70 but you can have all this for £34.95 which is a whopping 50% saving! Beat that for value, a saving of £35. Broaden your horizons and learn about coinage from distant lands and long-forgotten rulers and dynasties with this great starter collection and book. PLEASE NOTE: Overseas Clients: please ask for quote as extra postage is often required for postage outside the UK. Before we ship books we will advise you of the shipping costs by e-mail, as these costs vary significantly per book and per region.

This beautiful £20 was struck in 2013 in Fine Silver ‘A Timeless First’. This was the very first of this series issued with the famous Pistrucci reverse design with St. George and the Dragon reverse. The first time we offered these they sold out extremely quickly, leaving many customers disappointed. Now, as then, supplies are extremely limited so please do get your order in early. Comes in the original Royal Mint sealed wrappers mounted in a blister pack card.

This striking £20 coin is struck in Fine Silver in 2015. It was the third of a series and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill. A superb piece at a fantastic price of just £37.50. They were only issued in BU, no proofs or circulation issues exist and some of the mintages are quite low and we have limited availability. Comes in the original Royal Mint sealed wrappers mounted in a blister pack card.

When Estonia regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1992, it reintroduced the kroon as its currency. The original kroon circulated between 1928 and 1940 when the country had a brief period of independence between the 2 world wars. We can now offer you a set of 6 coins from between 1992 and 2011, when Estonia joined the euro. They include the 10 senti, 2 diff erent 20 senti struck in 2 diff erent metals, a 50 senti and 2 one kroon coins. One was a regular issue coin between 1998 and 2006, and the other one dated 2008 to mark 90 years since Estonia’s separation from the then Russian Empire. These coins are all in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

Counterfeit George III halfpennies from the 1770s are intriguing coins from a time of economic turmoil in Britain. These forgeries, often made from base metals and sometimes lighter than the genuine copper halfpennies were created to address a shortage of small change. Despite their unofficial nature, they circulated widely and are often almost identical to the genuine ones. These counterfeits are just as fascinating and widely collected as genuine halfpennies and serve as a reminder of the ingenuity and resourcefulness during a period of economic hardship. We have a small group available in Fine condition, better than usually seen.