Sixpences, Florins and Crowns: Collecting Pre-Decimal Silver

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

The Old Penny: History and Collectability

The Old Penny: History and Collectability Introduction: Why the Old Penny Matters Few British coins occupy as prominent a place in the national consciousness as the old penny. Heavy, copper-red, and bearing the stern profile of the reigning monarch, it was the working coin of everyday Britain for well over a century. You could buy … Read more