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December 10, 2025
From the archives: Coins of the Roman usurpers
What makes a king a king, or a president a president? How do they get there, how do we come to believe in them? These are questions that he and a colleague from the Museum, Clive Cheesman, had tried to tackle in an exhibition at the British Museum in 1999 that was entitled Rebels, Pretenders, Impostors.
December 5, 2025
Guinea 1663 to 1701 - Price Guide and values
The guinea was minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814 and contained approximately one-quarter of an ounce of gold. The coin was originally worth twenty shillings (one pound), but an increase in the price of gold during the reign of King Charles II led to the market trading it at a premium. The price of gold continued to increase, especially in times of trouble, and by the 1680s, the coin was worth 22 silver shillings.
December 2, 2025
3 Pence 1717 to 1800 - Price Guide and values
Struck during the reign of Elizabeth I and then again during the Civil War, minting of the threepence was resumed following the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660. By the early part of the 18th century the coin only really survived as a part of the small annual issues of Maundy Money.
November 25, 2025
Coronation Anniversary 1953-2003 5 Pounds
The 50th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was marked by a service of commemoration at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 2003, exactly 50 years after the original ceremony. On 28 April 2003, a special commemorative crown piece was produced by the Royal Mint to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty the Queen was available at the face value of £5, directly from the Mint and from Post Offices throughout the United Kingdom.
November 24, 2025
Half Penny 1825 to 1901 - Price Guide and values
Originally the halfpenny was minted in copper, but after 1860 it was minted in bronze. These coins were bearing on their reverse the seated figure of Britannia, who was to remain a feature of the coins until 1937.
