How to Guide: Starting your coin collection

Posted on by Vanessa Brockwell

Coin collecting has an inaccessible image as a hobby – people imagine it’s difficult to start, even trickier to maintain, and reserved for people with insider information on the world of ‘numismatics’ (coin collecting). This perception couldn’t be further from the reality – and perhaps the best part is that there’s a steady flow of […]

Gold Rush 2019

GOLD RUSH 2019 This year has seen an unprecedented rush for gold with the price crossing the £1200-an-ounce level for the first time in history.    Gold is now more expensive than it’s ever been.    This is your guide to what’s happening, why, and what it may mean for those who don’t hold enough of [...]
The 2019 Concorde 50th Anniversary Gold Sovereign

The 2019 Concorde 50th Anniversary Gold Sovereign

  • The first reverse-frosted gold sovereign minted in the UK
  • Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Concorde’s first flight (1969-2019)
  • Mintage is only 2,019
  • Struck in solid 22 carat gold
  • Features a depiction of Concorde’s powerful engine and distinctive tail section, raised and gleaming against a frosted background
  • VAT exempt
  • Exclusive to Hattons of London

About SSAFA

SSAFA is privileged to receive the official Patronage from His Majesty King Charles III, Commander in Chief of the British Armed Forces The Royal Family’s links to SSAFA, founded in 1885, date far back to when the future queen, Alexandra, was Princess of Wales. She was hailed as the first President of SSAFA. Their Majesties [...]