Coins are something we carry around every single day without so much as a second thought. From the pound you use to unlock your supermarket trolley, to the spare change you keep in the car for the occasional car park ticket machine; despite the majority of transactions happening digitally, most of us still keep some spare change on hand, just in case. Although they are still used so regularly, there are still a few common misconceptions around coins and their history. So, we turned to heritage British coin expert Peter Hutchison to answer some of the biggest questions and bust some of the biggest coin myths… Read more
Coin Collecting: Popular Denominations
Coin collecting is one of the world’s oldest and most favourite hobbies, allowing numismatists to get closer to history. Starting a coin collection is easily accessible and there are many different denominations to choose from.
Here we look at the range of denominations, from circulating coins to rare historic coins, which are popular in the world of numismatics.
Crown coins of monarchs who reigned before Charles III
This year sees the coronation of a new British monarch, the first for over seventy years, reminding us how special an event like this is. Certainly, there will be special coins issued to commemorate the event, but what may surprise you is that of the five monarchs to precede King Charles III, only three of them had crown coins issued for their coronation year, and of those only two were commemorative designs.
There are five particular coins that bring together those special coronation year issues, with two others to mark significant jubilees of the five crowned monarchs to precede King Charles III. Here is everything you need to know about them…
Three Monarchs Coronation and Jubilee Crown Set
Featured as our Product of the Month for April, we have the unique Three Monarchs Coronation and Jubilee Crown Set 1935-1953; bringing together the history of our monarchs…
Seven (More) Facts about the Tower of London
As the Tower of London is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions, we couldn’t pick just seven facts to present you with. Therefore, here are seven more fascinating facts about the Tower which may come as a surprise to you.
Timeline of the British Coins of Queen Elizabeth II
Throughout her incredible seventy-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II appeared on a multitude of different coins, from pre-decimal to now. The very first coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was created by Mary Gillick in 1953, and was used on coins in the United Kingdom and other countries until 1970.
Here, we will be looking back at the British coins of Queen Elizabeth II through the years.