Coins and UK is...
...an informative website on United Kingdom numismatics and it was created to help all types of collectors sharing their social knowledge of this hobby.
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February 25, 2026
Several pictures of pre-decimal coins added
Prior to decimalisation the pound was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 (old) pence; thus, there were 240 (old) pence to the pound.
February 24, 2026
5 Pounds 1820 to 1953 - Price Guide and values
The five pound British gold coin, also known as a quintuple sovereign has been struck intermittently between 1820 and 1953. One of the rarest coins in Great Britain, and a coin much sought after by collectors, is the Una and the Lion five pounds.
February 21, 2026
From the archives: Copper Tokens of the Early 19th Century
As we all know, practically all early 19th century cooper tokens were produced in Birmingham, and the Bible for the series was Davis's seminal work 19th-Century Tokens. Initial thoughts were to produce a straight reprint of Davis, not intending to do any original writing, and to scan and process the text. There is, however, much wasted space in Davis, so the next thought was to incorporate a few corrections, and perhaps add a few more illustrations not in the original. This would have produced a book of some 90 pages, and with illustrations the number would be 120 pages. A straight reprint, it was estimated, would take three months and, with added illustrations, say six months.
February 19, 2026
Half Penny 1672 to 1701 - Price Guide and values
In the early years of the reign of King Charles II (1660-1685), there was a clear need for low-denomination coins to fund day-to-day purchases. The silver 1d and 2d coins issued in the first few years of the reign were being hoarded. The Mint was not ready to produce copper coins until 1672; by that time Maundy-type small silver (1d-4d) coins were being produced and were circulating widely, so no copper pennies were produced, although a Royal Proclamation in August 1672 decreed that halfpennies and farthings would be issued, and that they would have a face value equal to the value of the metal less the cost of producing them.
February 11, 2026
2 Pounds 1989 Bill of Rights and Claim of Rights
To celebrate the 300th anniversary (tercentenary) of the Bill of Rights and Claim of Rights, the Mint released commemorative 2 pounds coins in 1989 struck in nickel-brass and proof silver pedfort versions.
