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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March 22, 2025
Half Penny 1971 to 1984 - Price Guide and values
The British decimal halfpenny coin was introduced in February 1971, but ignored in banking transactions. It became Britain's least favourite coin. The coin was demonetised and withdrawn from circulation in December 1984, even if The Treasury argued that this denomination was important against inflation, as it prevented prices from being rounded up. The design on the reverse of the coin is a representation of St Edward's Crown.
March 20, 2025
Crown 1818 to 1965 - Price Guide and values
The British silver crown was always a large coin, and from the 19th century it did not circulate well. However, crowns were usually struck in a new monarch's coronation year, from George IV through Elizabeth II in 1953, with the exceptions of George V and Edward VIII. The 1953 crown was issued to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, while the 1960 issue (which carried the same reverse design as the previous crown in 1953) commemorated the British Exhibition in New York. The 1965 issue carried the image of Winston Churchill on the reverse.
March 17, 2025
Farthing 1717 to 1807 - Price Guide and values
From 1717 to 1807, the farthing featured the figure of Britannia on reverse. A British copper farthing succeeded the English farthing after England and Scotland were united into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. Some British copper farthings were struck in the reigns of George I and George II. By the accession of George III, in 1760, many counterfeits were in circulation, and the Royal Mint stopped minting copper coins in 1775. The next farthings were the first struck by steam power, in 1799 by Matthew Boulton at his Soho Mint, under licence. Boulton coined more in 1806
March 14, 2025
2018-2019 British 10 Pence Coin Hunt A to Z
The Royal Mint’s A to Z 10 Pence coins hunt celebrated British subjects, from Great British landmarks such as Stonehenge, to a Double Decker Bus, the Quintessential A to Z saluted what it means to be British. The Royal Mint invited the population to collect them all. The reverse design for each year is the same for every letter. Mintage for the circulation coins is 220,000 each, in 2018, 84,000 each except for the letters R (64,000), W (63,000), Y (63,000) and Z (63,000)
March 10, 2025
Half Crown 1902 to 1970 - Price Guide and values
On the 1 March 1966, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, James Callaghan announced that the old £sd system would be replaced by a decimal currency in which the pound was to be divided into one hundred units. The half crown was demonetised on 1 January 1970, the year before the United Kingdom adopted decimal currency on Decimal Day. In the 20th century a slang term for the coin was half-a-dollar.
