Robert Pennington 
How to Handle Coins Without Damaging Them One of the most common mistakes new collectors make has nothing to do with what they buy — it is what they do with a coin the moment it arrives in their hands. A single careless touch can reduce the value of a proof coin by a significant … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II Coins: Building a Reign Collection Why a Reign Collection? There is something quietly extraordinary about holding a penny struck in 1953 — the year of the Coronation — and placing it beside one minted in 2021. Nearly seven decades separate those two small discs of metal, yet both carry the portrait of … Read more
Sixpences, Florins and Crowns: Collecting Pre-Decimal Silver Why Pre-Decimal Silver? There is something quietly compelling about holding a Victorian florin or a George V sixpence. These are coins that passed through countless hands – paid wages, bought bread, dropped into church collection plates – before the world they inhabited vanished on 15 February 1971, the … Read more
Rare £2 Coins: Which Ones Are Worth Keeping? It starts innocuously enough. You’re paying for a coffee in a service station on the M6, you get your change, and something catches your eye. The coin sitting in your palm looks different — the colours are slightly off, the design unfamiliar. You squint at it. Is … Read more
50p Coins Worth More Than Face Value: A Complete List The humble 50p coin is one of Britain’s most collected coins, and for good reason. Since its introduction in 1969, the Royal Mint has issued hundreds of different designs, many of which now change hands for far more than their face value. Some sell for … Read more
Error Coins in the UK: What to Look for in Your Change Most people glance at their change, pocket it, and think nothing more of it. But tucked inside that handful of coins from the supermarket till or the pub might be something genuinely extraordinary – a minting mistake that slipped through quality control and … Read more
The Most Valuable Modern UK Coins in Circulation You’ve probably heard the stories. Someone’s gran found a 50p at the bottom of her purse, looked it up online, and discovered it was worth thirty times its face value. It sounds like the kind of thing that only happens to other people – but the truth … Read more