Coins and UK is...
...an informative website on United Kingdom numismatics and it was created to help all types of collectors sharing their social knowledge of this hobby.
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April 23, 2025
Sovereign 1888 to 1968 - Price Guide and values
The immediate origins of both the image and legend of St George the Dragon Slayer on the Sovereign lie in Near Eastern survivals of Graeco-Roman culture where the hero/victor image of a mounted lancer was widely used on coins and reliefs and was also employed as an imperial sign of power. By the thirteenth century St George the Dragon Slayer had gained the red cross of a crusader as part of his iconography and represented the victory of good over evil.
April 22, 2025
Several Elizabeth II obverses images for grading added
The grade is used to determine the a more exact value of a British coin. It represents the quality and wear of a coin. Using pictures, effigies and descriptions, this section helps you to determine the grade of a coin with the Sheldon scale, the universal gradation tool. To determine a coin's high grade (MS), you look at strike, luster, location, size, and quantity of bag marks, and other less tangible features.
April 15, 2025
2 Pounds 2011 Mary Rose
A detailed image of the legendary ship has been struck with detail into a limited edition 2011 £2 coin marking the 500th anniversary of the 1511 launch. The edge inscription reads: YOUR NOBLEST SHIPPE 1511, taken from a letter written by Sir Edward Howard, Lord Admiral onboard the Mary Rose, to the King, 22 March 1513.
April 14, 2025
Crown 1662 to 1684 - Price Guide and values
Both gold and silver crowns were struck concurrently until early in the reign of Charles II, when minting of the gold crown ceased. Silver crowns adhered to the long-standing Sterling Silver standard of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper, established in the 12th century by Henry II. The crown was first issued during the reign of Edward VI, as part of the coinage of the Kingdom of England.
April 7, 2025
Sovereign 1817 to 1887 - Price Guide and values
The first Sovereign was authorised by Henry VII in 1489, but was different in size and weight. Almost half the weight and diameter of the original Sovereign, the new gold coin of 1817 more than matched its predecessor in the beauty of its design. The traditional heraldic reverse was abandoned in favour of a St George and the dragon of classic beauty by the Italian engraver Benedetto Pistrucci. The design combined of the new Sovereign set it apart from every gold coin that had gone before and it may be difficult to understand why, in 1825, it was dropped in preference of a more conventional royal arms. It was revived in 1871.
