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The 2021 Britannia 10oz Silver Bullion Coin: The ten troy ounce silver bullion coin is the largest in the Britannia range. It is made from 999 fine silver and has a diameter of 89mm. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/2021-britannia…

1911 Gold Sovereign minted at the Canadian Mint. A small ‘C’ just above the date indicates the sovereign was produced at the Ottawa Mint. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/1911-gold-sove…

The 1683 Fourpence - Charles II (milled): The Fourpence has 4 interlocking C's on the reverse, the threepence 3 C's, twopence 2 C's and the penny only has one. All coins were released into circulation. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/1683-fourpence…

The 2020 Agatha Christie £2: Dame Agatha Christie, Lady Mallowan (1890-1976), was a English writer and is the biggest selling novelist of all time with sales of over 2 billion books (in fiction, only beaten by Shakespeare's works). Read more at coinparade.co.uk/2020-two-pound…

The 2022 City Views Rome 1oz Gold Proof: This image of Rome was derived from a historically important design by the artist Jacques Alphonse Testard. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/2022-1oz-gold-…

The 1818 Halfcrown - George III: The Reverse shows a crowned shield, The shield is quartered and has an inner legend around it "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE" which means 'Shame on he who thinks evil of it'. The Reverse is by Thomas Wyon. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/1818-half-crow…

The 1901 Penny - Victoria: The Old Head (aka Veiled head) portrait on the bronze penny ran 1895-1901, although silver and gold coins used it from the diamond jubilee in 1893. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/1901-penny-vic…

Guide to Collecting Proof Sets Royal Mint Proof Sets are available in several versions, generally year sets of UK coins. Packaging varies. Royal Mint Proof Sets are very popular with collectors and prices can start low. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/royal-mint-pro…

The 2026 HMS Beagle £2 BU commemorates the 200th anniversary of the voyage of the HMS Beagle, which carried Charles Darwin on a five-year voyage (1831–1836) around the world while researching his ground-breaking work into evolution. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/2026-hms-beagl…

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The 2018 The Nutcracker £5 coin: The Reverse depicts the characters of The Nutcracker: snowflakes, Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker Soldier. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/2018-five-poun…

Guide to Collecting Shillings Shillings are old coins and the English shilling has been around since about 1549. Our list contains 20 Kings and Queens who have minted shillings in their reign. Guide is at coinparade.co.uk/shilling/

The 2020 1oz Silver Bullion £2 Valiant is a one troy ounce 999.9 silver bullion coin minted by the Royal Mint. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/2020-1oz-silve…

The 2023 Flying Scotsman £2 Silver Proof showing probably the World's most famous steam locomotive. From 1924 it ran the London to Edinburgh and became the first steam locomotive to reach 100mph. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/2023-two-pound…

The 1279 Penny. Silver penny of Edward I, struck at the Tower (London) Mint during May–December 1279. 'New coinage' (see article text), this coin is a mule of class 1a/1c. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/1279-penny-edw…

The 2008 Prince Charles 60th Birthday Gold £5: He was Prince Charles for a long time, but as King Charles III he did really well last week in America. Read more about this coin at coinparade.co.uk/2008-gold-5-po…

The 1698 Halfcrown - William III: The Obverse is the first bust of a draped King William III, facing right. William's name is shown in Latin as GVLIELMVS. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/1698-halfcrown…

The 2024 Tyrannosaurus 1oz Silver. This Silver Proof coin is part of the Royal Mint's Tales of the Earth collection. The first of the dinosaur-themed series was the most famous of all dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/2024-iconic-sp…

The USA - American Gold Eagle: The American Gold Eagle is an official gold bullion coin of the United States. It was first minted by the United States Mint in 1986. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/usa-gold-eagle…

The 1352-1353 Penny Edward III. The Reverse is a long cross pattee with 3 pellets in each angle. Mint mark is a crosier, which is a hooked staff, like one carried by a bishop. Minted at York. Read more at coinparade.co.uk/1352-1353-penn…