Coin Collector

It’s incredible how coins can give us an insight into world history, into how different countries and societies evolved, and how their leaders (mis)behaved. We have some fine examples in this packed issue of Coin Collector. Firstly, we explore the co

Publisher: Matt Hill matthewh@warnersgroup.co.uk Tel: 0113 200 2912 Editor: Matt Hill Assistant Editor: Tina Jackson Contributors: Will Bennett, Jonathan Callaway, David Collins, Ed Fletcher, Isaac George, Paula Hammond, Adrian Marsden, Ema Sikic. Ma

Ema Sikic is an archaeologist and an art historian. She works for A.H. Baldwin’s & Sons in London as a World Coins Specialist with Baldwin’s collection of World and Islamic coins. Ema is a member of the Royal Numismatic Society. Ema provides a guide

The exhibition ‘Slavery & the Bank’ runs at the Bank of England Museum until 28 April 2023. The exhibition explores the history of transatlantic slavery through its connections with the Bank of England and the wider City of London. The Museum’s websi

A new exhibition on hoards of coins and other material, Hoards: Archaeological Treasures from West Norfolk, has opened at King’s Lynn Museum in Norfolk and will remain on display until June 2023. Organised by Dayna Woolbright, Oliver Bone and Adrian

The breaking news that coin shows were making a welcome return first came in April 2022. But, as we now know, it was a little premature. Right after the World Money Fair, the largest coin show in the world, had been cancelled in 2022 due to the pande

Many of the greatest rare coin collections were assembled slowly over many years, if not a lifetime. The famous collector, John Jay Pittman spent several decades collecting coins (including fabulous world coins), and rarely if ever, sold anything. Af

If you can recall any school-taught languages you may remember that pecunia is the Latin word for money. It derives from the word for sheep (pecus) because the animals were counted as wealth during Rome’s early years. So also was the alloy bronze, it

The legend on our latest coin is ‘FUNDIT AMOR LILLA MIXTA ROSIS’ and it is dated 1625; on the other side we see the happy couple with the legend ‘CH MAG ET HEN MAR BRITT REX ET REG’. The portrait shows Charles I and Henrietta Maria, his French prince

To cover the full story of Kenya’s banknotes you have to go back to colonial days and the East Africa Protectorate. This was formed in 1895 and based in Mombasa, to take over the territory previously controlled by the British East Africa Company. Thi

A medal is sometimes the only surviving memorial to a man or woman who served their country. There are records of course – muster rolls, service papers and censuses – but they do not have that same personal connection. So collectors sometimes find th

(www.ramint.gov.au) Domed Silver Proof Coin Lunar Year of the Rabbit Denomination: $5 Diameter: 39.62mm Weight: 31.107g Metal: 99.99% Fine Silver Mintage: 7,500 Mint: Royal Australian Mint Kookaburra World Money Fair Edition Denomination: $1 Diameter

A lucky coin collector made history at the Royal Australian Mint recently as she pressed and took home the first coin for 2023, not only in Australia, but around the world. Mina Hsu, a Taiwanese exchange student at the Australian National University

It’s time for your latest Scarcity Index update, where we reveal the circulation coin causing a HUGE shake-up. This is your chance to discover the UK’s most sought-after circulation 10p, 50p, and £2 coins of the last three months! The information has

If you paid attention in class you will be familiar with the hero, Perseus. But for those of us who may have been distracted when Greek mythology was taught at school, you might appreciate a brief summary of the life and adventures of Perseus and the

We have a 2023 Annual Set to give away in this fantastic competition! The first Annual Sets release to feature the world’s first official coinage portrait of King Charles III, the prize, worth £50, includes five new commemorative coins presented in f