COIN COLLECTING IN 2009 The year got off to a very difficult start for many people as the, arguably media-driven,'recession' started to bite hard in January. Many investors were sitting on the sidelines...
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...
Replica Reproduction Coins Incorrectly Listed Scams Every day we see numerous eBay listings for replica and reproduction coins which are listed with misleading and fraudulent titles.Often these listings fail...
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...
Inscriptions (Legends) on British Coins + Translations One quick way to identify coins is to read the writing on them. Often this will instantly tell you much about the coin, perhaps all you need to know. If...
Gold Coins Four millennia of gold coin production and use - a brief history.The First Gold Coins Lydia 643 BC In about 643 to 630 B.C., the Lydians had started to produce the first coins. They were quite...
Jotika / Caldercraft HM Yacht Chatham A 1/64 Plank on Bulkhead (PoB) model ship. This review is for the JoTika / Caldercraft model of the HM Yacht Chatham, taken from the Nelsons Navy range of model ships,...
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...
The British Royal Mint The Romans The Romans set up the first London mint about the end of the 3rd century A.D. but it functioned for no more than about 40 years. Minting was resumed in London soon after 650...