The original value of the United Kingdom Crown was Five Shillings. Queen Elizabeth II Crowns come in two values, namely five shilling or twenty-five pence and five pounds. The reason for this is because as a...
Why do we love collecting coins? For some it's the finding the unrecorded variety , for others it's the history and for some it's the fascination. For me it's a bit of all that and more. I've been a collector...
1960 New York Exhibition Commemorative Crown The 1960 Crown was struck to celebrate the British Exhibition in New York in 1960. Amongst other British manufacturers, the Royal Mint had a stand, on which they...
Common Names of British Coin Denominations Numismatic Etymology for the Bewildered We keep seeing questions, mainly from our American friends, about the common names of British coins, or about the £, s., or d....
British Gold Five Guineas Brief history and information about English 5 guinea gold pieces, from 1668 to 1753. British Milled Gold Coinage and The Story of the Five-Guinea piece. Obverse Reverse of 1687 James...
British Coin Denominations Part 1 This list of British coin denominations includes a number of Roman denominations, as they were used in Britain when it was under the influence of Roman rule. Some first dates...