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May 19, 2025
3 pence - 1834 to 1837 - Price Guide and values
The 3 Pence role changed in 1845, when it began to be issued in large numbers for general circulation. This further attempt to popularise the coin proved successful, no doubt in part because of the large and inconvenient size of the copper coinage.
May 13, 2025
John Mills and the Dove of Peace
For the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe) on May 8, 1945, the Royal Mint released a new 50 Pence coin. The coin features a version of John Mills dove of peace. Mills first accepted design was the 50 Pence Normandy Landings on D-Day coin in 1994.
May 10, 2025
From the archives: The Gonzagas
The Gonzagas came from Mantua, a city with a population of about 100,000 souls in an area of 20,000 hectares. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire. In the 13th century the Bonacolsi family had become the hereditary Capitane del Popolo, although they were nominally democratically elected. Their power was increased by the simple expedient of exiling recalcitrant aristocrats and was such that they gained the title of Imperial Vicar of Mantua from the Emperor Henry VII.
May 6, 2025
Half Crown 1703 to 1751 - Price Guide and values
By 1751 the popularity of the silver crown had declined and it evidently played a limited role in circulation.
May 1, 2025
5 Pence - 1968 to 2025 - Price Guide and values
The National emblem of Scotland, a thistle royally crowned was the design on the reverse of this denomination before the Royal Arms. The first use of the thistle as a royal symbol of Scotland was on silver coins issued by James III in 1470. After a review of the United Kingdom coinage in 1987, the Government announced its intention to issue a smaller 5p coin. In October 2023, the King Charles III 5 Pence coin was presented; the coin design features an oak spring tree.
