New Stock September 2024

For those of you who don’t know, a Kilo of Silver weighs 1,000 grams which translates into 32.15 ounces of pure silver. They are large, they are heavy and you should never wear one while swimming. That last bit was one of our jokes. But silver kilo coins are no joke, we just love them and they are so hard to strike that they always amaze us. This Special Offer we have three (3) different Australian $30 coins each of which contains one kilo of pure silver and all struck in 2014. Each has the head of Queen Elizabeth II on it and comes in a huge protective capsule. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL THREE COINS!

In 1958 Belgium held a World’s Fair. To celebrate the event, the Mint in Belgium issued a special silver commemorative coin. You have the head of King Baudouin on one side and a view of Brussels, the World’s Fair Logo and the denomination 50 Francs on the other side. This is an early commemorative coin and one that many collectors are looking for. It is struck in 835 fi ne Silver and is in Uncirculated condition. This year it is 60 years old, happy birthday! In the past we had one coin at a time, but they quickly sold out. A most interesting commemorative.

This attractive Silver Dollars were minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa in 1965. They have a youthful portrait of Queen Elizabeth on the obverse designed by Arnold Machin, the same portrait which was used on our own coinage at the time. The reverse shows a voyageur and an aboriginal traveling by canoe carrying bundles, one of which one bears the initials “HB” for Hudson’s Bay Company. They are struck in .800 silver and come in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and this design was only used for two years, buy one or buy them both and save a little.

Charles II was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 until 1685. His Restoration to the monarchy after Richard Cromwell renounced his role as Lord Protector in 1659, was a time of great cultural and political change. His reign was also marked by the Great Plague, the Great Fire of London, and political tensions with Parliament. Charles II copper farthings were issued between 1672 and 1679. They were the first official copper coins of England and also the first to feature Britannia on the reverse. Britannia was first seen on Roman coins, where she personified the British Isles. The image symbolises Britain’s naval power and imperial identity and is still seen on coins today. We have on offer farthings of Charles II for the first time in Fine grade. A fascinating coin – at least 345 years old and survived the Great Plague and the Fire of London!

Charles II was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 until 1685. His Restoration to the monarchy after Richard Cromwell renounced his role as Lord Protector in 1659, was a time of great cultural and political change. His reign was also marked by the Great Plague, the Great Fire of London, and political tensions with Parliament. Charles II copper farthings were issued between 1672 and 1679. They were the first official copper coins of England and also the first to feature Britannia on the reverse. Britannia was first seen on Roman coins, where she personified the British Isles. The image symbolises Britain’s naval power and imperial identity and is still seen on coins today. We have on offer of farthings of Charles II in VG. A fascinating coin – at least 345 years old and survived the Great Plague and the Fire of London!

We just located a few of the 2024 King Charles III five piece Royal Mint Gold Proof Sets. We have been informed that the Mint has sold out of them. They contain the £5, £2, £1, £1/2 and £1/4 all with the St. George reverse. These are the first uncrowned bust of the King to use this reverse. It goes back to 1817 when the design was originally engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci and used on the sovereign of that year. The coins are struck in Proof 22ct and come in a handsome presentation case. The original issue price from the Mint was £5,775 but they have sold out. We have just a few sets available and our price is only £5,600. You get a sold out set and you save £175, but supplies are very limited.

Coincraft’s Standard Catalogue of the coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man was published nearly 25 years ago in 1999 and, at the time, it was a ground-breaking new work which detailed over 1000 years of coin issues beginning with the earliest Hiberno-Norse coinage in 995 AD and running right through to the latest decimal issues of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The book didn’t stop there as it also covers token issues, proof and specimen sets, patterns and Ecus with detailed information about the coin issues and market values in up to four grades for some issues. The book is profusely illustrated throughout with helpful collecting hints noted for a lot of the earlier issues. It is a large format A4 hardbound book with 440 pages and it was published at the time at £34.50 Now, here’s the thing, we thought we had sold out of this book but in a recent stocktake at our warehouse we found around 100 copies gathering dust in a corner and we weren't sure what to do with them so we came up with this offer for you, our collectors. As we mentioned, the book sold for £34.50 back in 1999 but we are going to offer you the book together with a pack of 8 coins (also with a retail price £34.50) from Scotland, Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man for just £24.50 in total, that’s 8 coins plus this great book all for £24.50. Tell us we are mad but honestly, we want a handful of our collectors to own a copy of this great book and enjoy using it and maybe start collecting these underappreciated coins. PLEASE NOTE: 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.

In the latest of our series of Cypriot coins issued when it was part of the British Empire, we can now offer you the 18-piastre coin of Queen Victoria. It was only issued in 1901, the last year of her reign, so relatively few were struck. The obverse shows a crowned and veiled image of the queen facing left, while the reverse shows the Lusignan lion, a symbol of the old French dynasty that ruled over Jerusalem, Cyprus and Lesser Armenia at the time of the Crusades. These magnificent silver coins come in Fine condition.

Issued in 2006 for the Queen’s 80th birthday, this is a collection of all the coins made at the time, but all struck in Proof Sterling Silver. You get the £5 piece, £2 piece, and £1 with the bridge, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, and 1p, plus the four-coin Maundy Collection. This is a fantastic set of coins, which you would have to pay almost £300 today JUST for the Maundy set. The whole collection of 9 coins, plus the 4 coin Maundy Set comes in a large blue deluxe presentation case with an illustrated booklet/certificate. Very limited availability.