British Coins
Articles on British coins, including Roman coins, Celtic coins, pre-decimal and modern GB coins
A quick introduction to collecting Anglo-Saxon coins
In our latest coin collecting guide, Ed Fletcher provides an insight into Anglo-Saxon coins, which are becoming…
09 February 2019
The Suffragette penny
An ordinary British penny of Edward VII was made extraordinary by a simple act of vandalism, writes Tom Hockenhull,…
26 September 2018
How much is the Kew Gardens 50p worth?
The Kew Gardens 50p coin, issued in 2009, is the rarest UK 50p circulation coin due to the low mintage. The coin…
16 September 2018
Junk box gems: a Maundy twopence coin of William IV
In our latest look at a coin you may well find in a 'junk box' at a coin or antiques fair, we take a look at a Maundy…
06 September 2018
The Civil War coins of Charles I from the Oxford mint
The tumultuous period of the English civil wars of the mid-17th century had a profound effect on the coinage of the…
01 August 2018
British Museum coins: Love tokens and engraved coins of 18th-century Britain
Our insight into the collections of the British Museum sheds light on the engraved coins of 18th-century Britain and the…
01 July 2018
Queen Anne and the Battle of Vigo Bay
Richard Kelleher looks at a large gold coin of Queen Anne (1702-14), now held at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge,…
01 June 2018
British Museum coins: Cardinal Wolsey’s Hat
This coin from the British Museum Coins and Medals department reveals the story of the downfall of Henry VIII's most…
16 May 2018
A propagandist medal of Elizabeth I
When hearing the word ‘medal’ one typically thinks of the orders and decorations worn on the lapels of military service…
01 May 2018