Coin Catalogues and Price Guides for UK Collectors Every coin collector, no matter how experienced, relies on reference material to understand what they own, what something is worth, and what they should be looking for next. For UK collectors in particular, the range of coinage history stretches back over a thousand years, covering Anglo-Saxon pennies, … Read more
Using a Loupe and Microscope for Coin Examination Why Magnification Matters More Than You Think The first time I picked up a loupe at a coin fair in Birmingham, I held it up to a George III halfpenny and suddenly saw a world I had been completely blind to. The hair on the portrait was … Read more
Understanding UK Coin Grades: From Poor to Mint State My grandmother kept a biscuit tin under her bed. Inside it, wrapped in a scrap of chamois leather, was a 1953 coronation crown — a large, heavy coin that had been given to her as a child to mark the Queen’s accession. She had no idea … Read more
Getting Started with Coin Collecting in the UK Coin collecting is one of Britain’s oldest and most rewarding hobbies. From hammered silver pennies struck under the reign of Edward I to the latest commemorative 50p pieces issued by the Royal Mint, the range of British coinage available to collectors is extraordinary. Whether you are drawn … Read more