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 One of the most expensive coin of British history
Solid 22 carat gold, layered with platinum - the Henry VIII Gold Testoon Precious restrike celebrating the 500th anniversary of one of our greatest kings With last year marking the 500th anniversary of the reign of one of our greatest monarchs - King Henry VIII - there has never been a better ...
- What are Proof and Uncirculated coins?
Proof condition - the finest quality possible and the ultimate for collectors. The easiest way to explain Proof condition is simply to show it - at the top of this page you will see two examples of the same coin. On the left is the Proof version and on the right is the Uncirculated v ...
- Guide to Commemorative Coins Part 2
Celebrating all things about life in Britain If you were to sit down and line up all of Britain’s commemorative coins from recent years you might be surprised at how comprehensive a survey it is of life in Britain. This is the problem with releasing commemoratives into circulation - it p ...
- Guide to Commemorative Coins
The story of Britain is told through its Commemorative coinage thus preserving it for future generations. King Alfred the Great was the first King of England to use his coinage to commemorate an event in his reign. In 886AD he occupied the city of London and shortly after he produced a coin with ...
- The Penny Black – “The forefather of all postage stamps”
The Penny Black is arguably the world’s most famous stamp. It is certainly the world’s first stamp having been issued on the 6th May 1840. Its history runs hand in hand with a fight for a cheaper uniform rate of postage, which was affordable to all, encouragi ...
- Found an Old Coin, What's it Worth?
Most Coins Are Not Valuable Most coins are worth very little! Think about this fact, coins made civilisation possible, they are also the one article mass produced in millions, which nobody ever throws away! For this reason, there are more old coins in existence than there are coin collectors. T ...
- The Story of the Farthing
"Fourthing" The only commonly produced coin for many years was the silver penny. Before 1279, if change smaller than a penny was needed, it had become common to divide a silver penny into two halves, or four quarters. This could have been called halving and fourthing. It certainly appears that ...
- Collecting Coins
Every coin tells a story and although they are a tangible link to the past, coins are far more than currency. In a recent interview, Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, Rector of the Royal College of Art, described coins as 'an art gallery in people's pockets'. Although we use coins without a t ...
- The Gold Sovereign
The Gold Sovereign was first issued during the reign of Henry VII in 1489 and had a value of twenty shillings. In those days if a coin had a face value of twenty shillings it would have an intrinsic gold bullion value of the same and these coins were large and flat and like most coins until th ...
- Investing in Rare Coins
Investing in Rare Coins Why not go one better than gold bullion and look at rare coins as an investment medium? You can do this directly, through building up an investment-grade collection yourself, or short circuit the process by buying a ready-made coin collection through a fund that's alread ...
- COINS ANA Grading Standards
Proof Coins The term "proof" refers to a manufacturing process that results in a special surface or finish on coins made for collectors. Most familiar are modern brilliant proofs. These coins are struck at the Mint by a special process. Carefully prepared dies, sharp in all features are made. T ...
- Evolution of Roman Coinage
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