Three Good Reasons for Collecting Crown Coins; The Crown is normally the largest silver coin issued during most reigns. Crowns have generally been struck in large enough quantities to enable a collector to...
The Gold Sovereign A brief history, with technical specifications. Gold sovereigns are probably the world's most famous and recognisable coins.We are limited to 10 images per review, so we have created...
he Gold Sovereign - Part 2 This follows on from our original Gold Sovereigns eBay guide, but as we are limited to 10 images per review, we have had to split our guide into sections. Please spare two seconds to...
Information about British Crown Coins The Crown Story First Ever Crown The world's first crown sized coin was issued in about 1484 at Joachimsthal in Bohemia, using silver from local mines including Annaberg,...
A Brief History of the Gold £5 Coin The Largest British Gold Coin The five pound gold coin is Britain's largest and most impressive gold coin, although there was previously a five guinea piece which was about...
The Gold Sovereign A brief history, with technical specifications. Gold sovereigns are probably the world's most famous and recognisable coins.We are limited to 10 images per review, so we will create another...
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...
A Brief History of the Gold £2 Coin Double Sovereigns The first double sovereign was struck in 1485 for Henry VII, although it may have been intended as a treble sovereign. It was produced from the same dies...
Five Guineas - The Largest Most Valuable British Gold Coin British Milled Gold Coinage and The Story of the Five-Guinea Piece.This guide is reproduced from our "24carat" website.Obverse Reverse of 1687 James...
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...