Coin Collector

The Victorian era has always been one of my favourite periods of history with so much innovation and ambition, and we’re delighted to bring you the first part of a comprehensive guide to the coinage of Queen Victoria in this issue. With such a long r

Ema is an archaeologist and art historian, and is a coin specialist at Baldwin’s. Her first encounter with numismatics was via her grandfather’s coin collection. She learned more about coins in the Numismatic Department of the Archaeological Museum o

Jonathan Callaway is a Director of the International Bank Note Society Lawrence Chard Founder and Expert Numismatist, Speciality Sovereigns Elizabeth Cottam Specialist in Celtic coins and Director of Chris Rudd Ltd Jeff Garrett US coin dealer and boa

A Scotland 1576 James VI £20 coin, said to be the largest gold issue of the British Isles, was recently sold at Stack’s Bowers Galleries. The historic piece was one of hundreds of NGC-certified vintage coins offered in two auctions. The coin – graded

New Jersey-based dealers Legend Numismatics recently purchased an 1894 San Francisco Mint silver dime for $1.8 million, before promptly passing it on to a client. The dealers explained: ‘We happily paid $1,800,000 (it sold in Miller for $1,440,000 12

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Apoppy may seem like a strange symbol, but its origins lie in the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’, written by a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, in 1915. The poem refers to the landscape of war-torn Western Europe, where years of bombing ha

The Royal Mint has a history stretching back over 1000 years and perhaps because of its longevity it has no founding charter. The Royal Mint Museum, on the other hand, being a mere 200 years old does have such a document. It takes the form of a memor

THE YOUR INSIDER GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL NUMISMATICS The third and last coinage of Henry VIII, struck over a short period between 1544 and 1547, suffered debasement on a scale never before seen in England. Upon Edward’s accession the gover

Archaic coins are surprisingly affordable. You don’t need to be a history buff: learn as you go. Fakes abound, so buy cautiously from reputable dealers. For many, the must-have Archaic coin is the one that began it all, that Lydian Lion. Technically

Supersaurs: Deinonychus Antirrhopus Denomination: €3 Diameter: 34mm Weight: 16g Metal: Base Metal Mintage: 65,000 Mint: Austrian Mint The Uncharted Universe: The Milky Way Denomination: €20 Diameter: 34mm Weight: 22.42g Metal: 92.5% Sterling Silver M