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May 17, 2024
Half Guinea 1669 to 1701 - Price Guide and values
The half guinea gold coins were first produced in 1669, some years after the Guinea entered circulation. The Elephant and Castle symbol appears in some of them, from the emblem of the Royal African Company in Africa. It was founded, as The Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa after Charles II ascended to the throne in 1660.
May 15, 2024
Hammered coinage added - Charles II 1660 to 1662
British hammered coins were first produced in 600AD and stayed in production until 1662 when the milling process dramatically improved quality and security levels. Most coin denominations looked the same, and usually featured a profile of the ruling monarch, a coat of arms, a rose and a cross.
May 8, 2024
10 Pence 1968 to 2023 - Price Guide and values
The reverse of the coin, before the Royal Arms, was designed by Christopher Ironside and was a crowned lion (formally, Part of the crest of England, a lion passant guardant royally crowned). A lion passant is walking, with the right fore paw raised and all others on the ground. The smaller coin was issued on 30th September 1992.
May 6, 2024
Shilling 1702 to 1798 - Price Guide and values
The shilling as a coin was introduced at the beginning of the 16th century during the last years of the reign of Henry VII and until the middle of that century was known as a testoon. It was one of the first English coins to bear a real portrait of the monarch instead of the representative portrait which had served for the previous ten centuries.
April 30, 2024
British pre-decimal coins price guide and values - Proof added
A proof coins is a coin having a different and more refined manufacturing process than circulation coins. The corners and sides of proof are polished to give a cameo-like/mirror-like or matte finish.
