BRITISH COINS, TOKENS
& CURRENCY
COINS
OF KING ARTHUR?
These
small, ancient copper coins, called Barbarous Radiates, are found in
hoards in England. They are crude privately made, ancient
copies
of third century Roman coins. They are not generally regarded
as
forgeries as they are smaller than the standard issues. The
designs are based on the Roman Antoninianus which features the emperor
wearing a radiate crown. Some sources attribute them to the
Dark
Ages or the Saxon period, a time when the legendary King Arthur is said
to have ruled. Other sources attribute them to the late third
century, when Britain and Gaul were under the control of their own
self-declared emperors. Either way they are fascinating ancient coins
from ancient Britain.
Item
GB-BARBx1 1 ANCIENT BRITISH BARBAROUS
RADIATE,
CRUDE
$8.00
Item
GB-BARBx5 5 of the above ANCIENT BARBAROUS
RADIATES,
CRUDE
$35.00
RICHARD THE
LIONHEART
Richard
the Lionheart was the King of England, Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and
Gascony and Lord of Cyprus. Though he was born in England he disliked
the country and spent less than six months there throughout his entire
reign. He regarded it as little more than a source of tax
revenue. Most of his reign was spent in France, on Crusade or as a
prisoner of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI who held him for ransom while
he was attempting to return home from the Third Crusade.
Richard's knightly prowess made him a popular king and the subject of
legends. During the Third Crusade he occupied Sicily and captured
Cyprus with the aid of
Levon
of Armenia
before arriving in the Holy Land in 1191. He sold Cyprus to the
Knights Templar In 1199 Richard died after being
wounded
while laying siege to a castle in an effort to get a hoard of gold that
had been found by a peasant. Richard’s coins from England are
very scarce and pricy. This Anglo-Gallic silver Denier of
Richard the Lionheart is much more reasonable. The coin has a
simple design. One side has his name on it “RICA / DIUS” while the
other has a cross and the name of the mint (Aquitaine or
Poitou). As is typical of coins of that era, it is crudely
engraved and weakly struck.
Item
LIONHEART RICHARD THE LIONHEART 1169-1199
SILVER DENIER VG-Crude
$125.00
THE FAMOUS
CHURCHILL CROWN
The
1965 British 5 Shilling coin (also known as a Crown) honored the death
of Sir Winston Churchill. It was the first British coin to portray a
commoner since the Cromwells in the 1650’s and it was the last 5
Shilling coin ever struck by Great Britain. Churchill is remembered for
his leadership and courage during World War II. as well as being a
talented author, historian, painter and horseman. He received the Nobel
Prize in literature and was the first person to be made an honorary
citizen of the United States. One side of the coin depicts Mary
Gillick’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth. The other portrays a rough
portrait of Churchill.
Item
GB-65CHURCH GREAT BRITAIN 1 CROWN 1965
WINSTON
CHURCHILL KM910 AU-UNC
$3.50
QUEEN ELIZABETH
CELEBRATES SILVER JUBILEE OF REIGN
Great
Britain struck this copper-nickel 25 Pence in 1977 to celebrate the
Silver Jubilee
(25th Anniversary) of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. The obverse
depicts the Queen on horseback, a design derived from the Queen's 1953
Coronation Crown. The reverse features the eagle-shaped ampulla and the
anointing spoon which have been used in British coronations for
hundreds of years. Above them is the Royal
Crown. The 25 Pence is the decimal equivalent to the old 1
Crown. The 38.6mm coin is struck in copper-nickel.
The coin is a wonderful way to remember the beloved Queen.
Item
GB-77JUB GREAT BRITAIN 25 PENCE 1977 SILVER
JUBILEE
KM920 BU
$4.00
Item
GB-77JUBx10 10 of the above GREAT BRITAIN 25
PENCE 1977 SILVER
JUBILEE
KM920 BU
$27.50
CHARLES & DI
ROYAL
WEDDING CROWN FROM GREAT BRITAIN
The
marriage of
Prince Charles,
the Prince of Wales, to Lady Diana Spencer was called a fairytale
wedding. Great Britain issued this 38.6mm copper-nickel 25 Pence coin
in 1981 to commemorate royal wedding of Prince Charles to Lady
Diana. Pictured on one side are the busts of Charles
&
Diana. The other side pictures Queen Elizabeth. The
marriage, which started with such promise, ended in divorce and Diana’s
subsequent death in a tragic automobile accident. The coin
has
always been popular with admirers of Lady Di as well as coin
collectors.
Item
GB-81DI
GREAT BRITAIN 25 PENCE 1981 CHARLES
& DI WEDDING, KM925 AU-UNC.
$4.00
MAJOR
BRITISH WRONG
PLANCHET ERRORS
These
British 2 Pence coins were struck on 1 Pence blanks! The coins are
copper-plated steel and weigh 3.56 grams, which corresponds to the 1
Pence. The coins are slightly out of round and the edges are a bit
irregular as is expected on a wrong planchet error. Most likely the 1
Pence blanks got stuck in some minting equipment or bins and did not
shake loose until after production had been changed to 2
Pence. The coins appear to have been struck between 1992 and
about 2001. As might be expected, each piece is different
depending exactly how the dies hit the undersized
planchet. Most pieces have the date struck off the
planchet.
Item
GB-ERROR
GREAT BRITAIN 2 PENCE ON 1 PENCE AU $50.00
PADDINGTON BEAR
COINS FROM
GREAT BRITAIN
To
celebrate the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first
Paddington Bear book the British Royal Mint started a series of
circulating 50 Pence coins depicting that beloved bear at sites around
London. The two 2018 coins feature Paddington Bear at the
train station and at Buckingham Palace. On the two 2019 coins he
appears at the Tower of London and at St. Paul's Cathedral.
All three of the seven-sided copper-nickel coins depict Queen Elizabeth
on the obverse. The coins are Uncirculated, though
may have some minor nicks or bag marks.
Item
GB-PADDINGTON4
GREAT BRITAIN SET OF 4
PADDINGTON 50 PENCE, 2018-19 Unc.-bagmarks $27.50
2023 KING
CHARLES III 1
OUNCE SILVER BRITANNIA
2023
is the first British 1 troy ounce silver Britannia of King Charles
III. The 38.61mm coin features his portrait on the obverse.
The reverse depicts Britannia standing holding a trident and a shield.
It also incorporates many security features including a latent image
that changes from a padlock to Britannia’s famous trident, a micro-text
inscription that reads in Latin "Decus Et Tutamen" (an ornament and a
safeguard), tincture lines within the stripes of the Union Jack and a
surface animation that imitates the movement of ocean waves. The
38.61mm coin is struck in .999 and has the nominal value of 2
Pounds.
Item
GB-BRIT23KI GREAT BRITAIN 2023 KING CHARLES
1 TROY OUNCE
SILVER BRITANNIA BU $38.00
2024 SILVER
BRITANNIAS
The British Royal Mint released 2024 dated 1 ounce, 1/4 ounce and 1/10
ounce silver Britannia coins. The legal tender coins are
struck in .999 fine silver and feature King Charles III on the obverse
and Britannia standing with shield and trident on the reverse. The 1
ounce coin denominated 2 Pounds and is 38.61mm The 1/4 Ounce coin is
denominated 50 Pence and is 22mm. The 1/10 ounce denominated 20 Pence
and is 16.5mm.
Item
GB-BRIT24 GREAT BRITAIN
2024 1 TROY OUNCE
SILVER BRITANNIA 2 POUNDS BU $38.00
Item
GB-BRIT24-1/4 GREAT BRITAIN
2024 1/4 TROY OUNCE
SILVER BRITANNIA 50 PENCE BU $15.00
Item
GB-BRIT24-1/10 GREAT BRITAIN
2024 1/10 TROY OUNCE
SILVER BRITANNIA 20 PENCE BU $10.00
BRITISH
ARMED FORCES CURRENCY
To try to control black market activities and currency speculation
where British troops were stationed overseas Great Britain paid troops
with a special currency called British Armed Forces Special Vouchers.
The notes were only to be used in military canteens. They
were first issued for use in occupied Germany following World War
II. The
set of three 1 Pound notes, consisting of the Second Series 1 Pound
note which was introduced in Germany in 1948, the Third Series 1 Pound
note which was briefly used during the Suez Crisis in 1956 and the
Fourth Series1 Pound note, which printed in 1962 at the height of the
Cold War.
Item
PM-BAF-3x1P
BRITISH ARMED FORCES SET OF THREE 1
POUND NOTES
PM22, PM29 & PM36 NOTES UNC.
$9.75
1838
SCOTTISH
COMMUNION TOKEN
Many
churches in Scotland and England would hold Holy Communion only
once a year or less. Only those deemed worthy were allowed to partake.
Those worthy were given a special token, which had to be presented in
order to take communion. Being worthy was often
associated with financial contributions. This communion token
dated 1838 was issued by the Established Church of Scotland in the
small village of Monzie in Perthshire in central Scotland.
Today little remains of Monzie other than a castle, some Bed and
Breakfasts and the church which no longer holds regular
services. The 29mm x 19mm pewter token has “MONZIE” on one
side and the date on the other. In 1843 the minister and a
majority of the members of the Monzie Church resigned in order to form
the Monzie Free Church, taking part in The Great Disruption.
The Free Church of Scotland broke away from the Church of Scotland
because of their opposition to the power of local landowners having the
right to appoint the ministers to a parish
Item
MONZIE MONZIE, SCOTLAND COMMUNION TOKEN 1838,
Burz.4972,
Cress. 4378, XF $15.00
Item
MONZIEx5
5 of the above MONZIE, SCOTLAND COMMUNION TOKENS 1838,
XF $49.75
KITTY CATS ON PARADE
From 1988 to 2016, the Isle of Man (home of the Manx cat) issued
a 1 Crown coin featuring a different breed of cat. Queen Elizabeth is
on the obverse of the coins. The series apparently came to an
end
in 2016 when the Pobjoy Mint lost the contract to strike coins for the
Isle of Man. The 38.6mm copper-nickel coins are popular with
both
cat lovers and coin collectors.
The coins are pictured in order starting with the latest issue in the
top left going down to the
the
first 1988 issue at the bottom. Hold
your
pointer over the coin to see which the cat and the year.
Item
IOM-CAT16
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2016 HAVANA BROWN CAT
&
KITTEN, BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT15
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2015 SELKIRK REX CAT
&
KITTEN, BU out
Only
available in set
Item
IOM-CAT14
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2014 SHOWSHOE CAT
&
KITTENS, BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT13
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2013 SIBERIAN CAT
&
KITTEN, BU out
Only available in set
Item
IOM-CAT12
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2012 MANX CAT &
KITTEN, BU $16.00
Item
IOM-CAT11
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2011 TURKISH ANGORA CATS
KM1440 BU $16.00
Item
IOM-CAT10
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2010
ABYSSINIAN CAT & KITTEN, KM1426 BU $16.00
Item
IOM-CAT09 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2009
CHINCHILLA
CAT & KITTEN, KM1378.2 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT08 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2008 BURMILLA
CAT & KITTEN, KM1424 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT07 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2007 RAGDOLL
CATS BU KM1307.1 BU $16.00
Item
IOM-CAT06 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2006 EXOTIC
SHORTHAIR KITTENS KM1290a BU
$14.00
Item
IOM-CAT05 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2005 HIMALAYAN
CATS KM1266 BU $16.00
Item
IOM-CAT04 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2004 TONKINESE
KITTENS KM1246 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT03 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2003 BALINESE
KITTENS KM1165 BU $16.00
Item
IOM-CAT02 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2002 BENGAL CAT
& KITTEN KM1111 BU
$14.00
Item
IOM-CAT01 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2001 SOMALI
KITTENS KM1072 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT00 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2000 SCOTTISH
KITTEN
PLAYING WITH WORLD KM1056 BU
$14.00
Item
IOM-CAT99 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1999 BRITISH
BLUE CAT KM966 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT98 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1998 BIRMAN CAT
KM857 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT97 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1997 LONG
HAIRED SMOKE CAT KM774 BU
out Only available in sets
Item
IOM-CAT96 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1996 BURMESE
CAT KM621 BU $14.00
Item
IOM CAT95 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1995 TURKISH
CAT KM446 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT94 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1994 JAPANESE
BOBTAIL CAT KM380 BU
$15.00
Item
IOM-CAT93 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1993 MAINE COON
CAT KM355 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT92 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1992 SIAMESE
CAT KM332 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT91 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1991 NORWEGIAN
CAT KM292 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT90 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1990 ALLEY CAT
KM275 BU $15.00
Item
IOM-CAT89 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1989 PERSIAN
CAT KM250 BU $14.00
Item
IOM-CAT88 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1988 MANX CAT
KM245 BU $14.00
SPECIAL - GET
THE COMPLETE SET OF ALL 29 OF THE ABOVE ISLE OF MAN CAT COINS AND SAVE!
(The set is not packaged, each
coin comes in its own envelope)
Item
IOM-CATALL29
SET OF ALL 29 ISLE
OF
MAN CAT
CROWNS, 1988-2016 BU
$375.00
BRITISH
HEROES COINS INCLUDE MULTI-COLORED BRITISH FLAG 
Heroes of Great Britain are featured this five coin set from the tiny
British possession of Tristan da Cunha. Each of the five
gold-plated 38.6mm 1 Crown coins includes an embedded red, white and
blue Union Jack of the United Kingdom. The 5 coin set contains an
individually serial numbered coin featuring “The Lone Soldier”, a
memorial to the fallen. Battle of Britain pilots Douglas
Badar and Keith Parks, along with their airplanes, are each featured on
their own coin. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
along with World War II aircraft is on the fourth coin.
Horatio Nelson, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and his ship,
is on the fifth coin. Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse of
each of the 2010 dated coins. The coins are Brilliant Uncirculated.
Item TDC-HEROES
TRISTAN DA CUNHA 5 COIN BRITISH HEROES SET,
BU
$39.50
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These
small, ancient copper coins, called Barbarous Radiates, are found in
hoards in England. They are crude privately made, ancient
copies
of third century Roman coins. They are not generally regarded
as
forgeries as they are smaller than the standard issues. The
designs are based on the Roman Antoninianus which features the emperor
wearing a radiate crown. Some sources attribute them to the
Dark
Ages or the Saxon period, a time when the legendary King Arthur is said
to have ruled. Other sources attribute them to the late third
century, when Britain and Gaul were under the control of their own
self-declared emperors. Either way they are fascinating ancient coins
from ancient Britain.
Richard
the Lionheart was the King of England, Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and
Gascony and Lord of Cyprus. Though he was born in England he disliked
the country and spent less than six months there throughout his entire
reign. He regarded it as little more than a source of tax
revenue. Most of his reign was spent in France, on Crusade or as a
prisoner of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI who held him for ransom while
he was attempting to return home from the Third Crusade.
Richard's knightly prowess made him a popular king and the subject of
legends. During the Third Crusade he occupied Sicily and captured
Cyprus with the aid of Levon
of Armenia
before arriving in the Holy Land in 1191. He sold Cyprus to the
Knights Templar In 1199 Richard died after being
wounded
while laying siege to a castle in an effort to get a hoard of gold that
had been found by a peasant. Richard’s coins from England are
very scarce and pricy. This Anglo-Gallic silver Denier of
Richard the Lionheart is much more reasonable. The coin has a
simple design. One side has his name on it “RICA / DIUS” while the
other has a cross and the name of the mint (Aquitaine or
Poitou). As is typical of coins of that era, it is crudely
engraved and weakly struck.
The
1965 British 5 Shilling coin (also known as a Crown) honored the death
of Sir Winston Churchill. It was the first British coin to portray a
commoner since the Cromwells in the 1650’s and it was the last 5
Shilling coin ever struck by Great Britain. Churchill is remembered for
his leadership and courage during World War II. as well as being a
talented author, historian, painter and horseman. He received the Nobel
Prize in literature and was the first person to be made an honorary
citizen of the United States. One side of the coin depicts Mary
Gillick’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth. The other portrays a rough
portrait of Churchill. 
Great
Britain struck this copper-nickel 25 Pence in 1977 to celebrate the
Silver Jubilee
(25th Anniversary) of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. The obverse
depicts the Queen on horseback, a design derived from the Queen's 1953
Coronation Crown. The reverse features the eagle-shaped ampulla and the
anointing spoon which have been used in British coronations for
hundreds of years. Above them is the Royal
Crown. The 25 Pence is the decimal equivalent to the old 1
Crown. The 38.6mm coin is struck in copper-nickel.
The coin is a wonderful way to remember the beloved Queen.
The
marriage of
Prince Charles,
the Prince of Wales, to Lady Diana Spencer was called a fairytale
wedding. Great Britain issued this 38.6mm copper-nickel 25 Pence coin
in 1981 to commemorate royal wedding of Prince Charles to Lady
Diana. Pictured on one side are the busts of Charles
&
Diana. The other side pictures Queen Elizabeth. The
marriage, which started with such promise, ended in divorce and Diana’s
subsequent death in a tragic automobile accident. The coin
has
always been popular with admirers of Lady Di as well as coin
collectors.
These
British 2 Pence coins were struck on 1 Pence blanks! The coins are
copper-plated steel and weigh 3.56 grams, which corresponds to the 1
Pence. The coins are slightly out of round and the edges are a bit
irregular as is expected on a wrong planchet error. Most likely the 1
Pence blanks got stuck in some minting equipment or bins and did not
shake loose until after production had been changed to 2
Pence. The coins appear to have been struck between 1992 and
about 2001. As might be expected, each piece is different
depending exactly how the dies hit the undersized
planchet. Most pieces have the date struck off the
planchet. 
To
celebrate the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first
Paddington Bear book the British Royal Mint started a series of
circulating 50 Pence coins depicting that beloved bear at sites around
London. The two 2018 coins feature Paddington Bear at the
train station and at Buckingham Palace. On the two 2019 coins he
appears at the Tower of London and at St. Paul's Cathedral.
All three of the seven-sided copper-nickel coins depict Queen Elizabeth
on the obverse. The coins are Uncirculated, though
may have some minor nicks or bag marks.
2023
is the first British 1 troy ounce silver Britannia of King Charles
III. The 38.61mm coin features his portrait on the obverse.
The reverse depicts Britannia standing holding a trident and a shield.
It also incorporates many security features including a latent image
that changes from a padlock to Britannia’s famous trident, a micro-text
inscription that reads in Latin "Decus Et Tutamen" (an ornament and a
safeguard), tincture lines within the stripes of the Union Jack and a
surface animation that imitates the movement of ocean waves. The
38.61mm coin is struck in .999 and has the nominal value of 2
Pounds. 
Many
churches in Scotland and England would hold Holy Communion only
once a year or less. Only those deemed worthy were allowed to partake.
Those worthy were given a special token, which had to be presented in
order to take communion. Being worthy was often
associated with financial contributions. This communion token
dated 1838 was issued by the Established Church of Scotland in the
small village of Monzie in Perthshire in central Scotland.
Today little remains of Monzie other than a castle, some Bed and
Breakfasts and the church which no longer holds regular
services. The 29mm x 19mm pewter token has “MONZIE” on one
side and the date on the other. In 1843 the minister and a
majority of the members of the Monzie Church resigned in order to form
the Monzie Free Church, taking part in The Great Disruption.
The Free Church of Scotland broke away from the Church of Scotland
because of their opposition to the power of local landowners having the
right to appoint the ministers to a parish
