Ask the Expert – Peter Hutchison – Q&A

Here at Hattons of London, we pride ourselves on being coin experts. That’s why we decided to introduce our ‘Ask the Expert’ series , with our own Heritage Coin expert, Peter Hutchison. Peter has years of experience in the coin industry, residing in Australia but having a strong interest in British coinage in particular. Every […]

The Expert’s View

Welcome to our brand new eight-part Expert series. Each week our Heritage British Coin expert, Peter Hutchison, will be delving into the Decades of Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign, looking specifically at her coinage through those decades.  In this third episode, Peter Hutchison looks at the 1970's. In this second episode, Peter Hutchison looks at [...]

Dunkirk 80th Anniversary and Four Facts You May Not Know

This year marks the 80th Anniversary of Dunkirk Evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo; the evacuation of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches of Dunkirk. The operation commenced after large numbers of British, Belgian and French troops were stopped and surrounded by German troops during the six-week Battle of France. The rescue and evacuation […]

The 2020 Twenty-sided £20 Sovereign Range

Examples of previous Buy Backs: The 2020 Twenty-sided £20 Sovereign featuring HMS Invincible Not only was this coin remarkable because of the craftsmanship involved in producing a 20-sided coin but also because the mintage was limited to just 20 coins bearing this design. The coin features the imposing figure of Britannia with HMS Invincible in [...]