UK Coin Collecting Guides – Descriptions, Rare Coins, Identification and Values
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CoinParade Database of Coins We have information on thousands of coins with images, mintages and other information. Includes Sovereigns, £2, 50p and many more.
Guide to Collecting £2 Coins The UK £2 coin is one of the most collectable modern coins in circulation.
Guide to Collecting 50p Coins 50p coins are very collectable and our guide will give you an insight into what 50 coins are rare.
Guide to Collecting Silver 50p Coins While 50p coins are very collectable, there's more reason to get the silver version. It costs more but you get a fine silver version and it's usually with a proof finish.
Guide to Collecting Silver £2 Coins Silver £2 coins are £2 - but in silver!. It gives even more collectability. Find which are the best to collect.
Guide to Collecting Gold Sovereigns Guide to Collecting Gold Sovereigns with descriptions, mintages, which sovereigns are collectable.
Guide to Collecting Double Florin Coins Double Florins (4 shilling, 4/-) were only made from 1887 until 1890, making it one of the shortest lived coins in British history.
Guide to Collecting Pennies The Penny is one of the most famous British coins. Pennies have been around for more than a thousand years.
Guide to Collecting Chinese Lunar Year Coins The Royal Mint's Shengxiào Collection, named after the Chinese zodiac, was introduced by the Royal Mint in 2014. Each year a Lunar animal of the Chinese zodiac representing that year is shown.
Introduction to British Coins – Current and Pre-Decimal British coinage has a long history. The article describes the current coinage and the coins of the century or so before that.
2026 ZSL £2 Silver Proof The 2026 ZSL £2 commemorated the 200th anniversary of the Zoological Society of London and its work in the conservation of wildlife.
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