Coins and Banknotes
We hold three specialist coin auctions each year and offer a free valuation on items consigned for sale. Our auctions cover ancient Greek and Roman coins, gold guineas, half-sovereigns, banknotes, tokens and medallions.
Our coin valuations department is respected by numismatic collectors in the UK and internationally. We handle coins ranging from ancient Greek and Roman pieces to modern currency, including banknotes, tokens and medallions.
A coin's value is influenced by its rarity, historical significance and condition. Not every coin is a candidate for auction: old 50p pieces and many recent special-edition coins were released in large numbers, and tend not to hold significant value.
Gold guinea coins, by contrast, achieve higher prices because of their scarcity and historical importance.
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Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Mint, Ten Pounds, UK Five-Ounce Silver Proof Coin, 2020,
Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Mint, Ten Pounds, UK Five-Ounce Silver Proof Coin, 2020, Great Engravers II - The Three Graces R. A depiction of three female figures representing Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia with the…
Sold for: £800
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"Landscape, St. Helena, Lot and Lot's Wife" - Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris
Signed and dated 2.65, titled on gallery label attached verso - 'The Ixion Society, Hadleigh (Ipswich)', oil on canvas.
Sold for: £20,000
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1980 Royal Mint, Proof Half-Sovereign
1980 Royal Mint, Proof Half-Sovereign, weight 3.99g, diameter 19.30mm, struck in 22 carat gold, with obverse portrait by Arnold Machin, R. St. George slaying the dragon, in original red clamshell case of issue with…
Sold for: £150
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Elizabeth II, United Kingdom, 2021, The Britannia Six-Coin Gold Proof Set, Royal Mint.
Elizabeth II, United Kingdom, 2021, The Britannia Six-Coin Gold Proof Set, Royal Mint, to include 2021 gold proof Britannia One Ounce (31.21g), Half Ounce (15.6g), Quarter Ounce (7.8g), Tenth Ounce (3.13g), Twentieth…
Sold for: £2,200
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2009 Royal Mint, Gold Proof Fifty Pence, 250th Anniversary of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.
2009 Royal Mint, Gold Proof Fifty Pence, weight 15.50g, diameter 27.30mm, struck in 22-carat gold, 250th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. R. A design showing the pagoda, a building…
Sold for: £2,700
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King George III, Guinea, 1785
King George III, Guinea, 1785, Fourth laureate head r. R. Crowned shield of arms, edge milled, gold, weight 8.4g, S.3728, VF.
Sold for: £800
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Charles I, Halfcrown, mm. triangle in circle
Charles I, Halfcrown, Group IV, fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse. R. Oval garnished shield, mm. triangle in circle, Tower Mint under Charles I 1641-3, silver, weight 15.5g, S.2779.
Sold for: £180
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Queen Anne, Guinea, 1714.
Queen Anne, Post Union with Scotland (1707-14), Guinea, 1714, Third draped bust l. R. Crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, gold, weight 8.4g, S.3574, VF.
Sold for: £2,200
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Antiochus VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm
Antiochus VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm. Circa 138-129 B. C. Diademed head right within fillet border / Athena standing left holding spear and shield. S. 7091. 29mm. 16.8g.
Sold for: £300
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