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Contrary to popular belief, the first decimal denominated coins struck in Britain were not the pattern 'Godless' florins of 1848, but the privately designed 1c, 2c, 5c and 10c patterns by t… (View Post)

A 1653 shilling (View Post)

You won't find a dealer willing to take bulk low grade coins back to the UK unless you can specifically identify those with good value and then they would want to cherry pick (and still have to … (View Post)

Reverting to the rarer Saxon & Norman mints of Somerset, this is the Edward the Confessor small flan penny of Frome. The type is not very popular with collectors because they are a bit small and … (View Post)

A quick trip back to the earliest numismatic items from Britain. A Gallo-Belgic gold quarter stater from some time after 150BC with geometric designs From around the same time, a cast potin unit that… (View Post)