Blog — Coins

Every year the UK's coin issuing authority, The Royal Mint, issue a brand new set of commemorative coins for circulation. Created by some of the world's most talented numismatic artists, the designs celebrate key British achievements and anniversaries and are always keenly sought-after by collectors immediately after their release.  And today the Royal Mint have unveiled the new coins for 2017... £5 - King CanuteA Viking warrior and hailed as the first 'King of all England', this brand new £5 coin honours King Canute, who seized the throne long before the Norman Invasion of 1066. The coin has been issued to mark...

2016 has certainly been an eventful year for British coins and banknotes, with several stories hitting the headlines. As the year draws to a close, here is a look back at our favourites. New Polymer £5 note creates a collecting frenzy On September 13th the Bank of England introduced its first ever plastic banknote - the first in a complete overhaul of the existing paper notes to improve their durability. The early issues with low serial numbers immediately sent the public into a collecting frenzy and it was not long before some notes were changing hands online for thousands of pounds.  Beatrix...

For any coin collector – certainly metal detectorists, the excitement of uncovering hidden treasures are what dreams are made of. That was certainly the case for these five discoveries – from losing a hammer and finding a hoard of Roman coins, to uncovering sunken treasure in Israel. Each of these findings are incredible… 1) The Hoxne Hoard The Hoxne Hoard is the largest hoard of late 4th century Roman silver and gold ever discovered in the United Kingdom. The hoard of treasure was discovered on November 16th, 1992. Farmer Peter Whatling, from the village of Horne in Suffolk, had lost his hammer in...