Tag Archives: Coins of England & the United Kingdom

The Young Victoria Collection – Best in Category for 2017

Posted on January 20, 2018 by John M

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) recently announced its Collector’s Society 2017 NGC Registry Award Winners, and my collection of Young Head Victoria Sovereigns, “The Young Victoria Collection,”1 was awarded Best in Category in the 2017 World Coin Competitive Sets competition … Continue reading →

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The Young Victoria Collection – Best in Category for 2016

Posted on January 20, 2017 by John M

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) recently announced its Collector’s Society 2016 NGC Registry Award Winners, and my collection of Young Head Victoria Sovereigns, “The Young Victoria Collection,”1 was awarded Best in Category in the 2016 World Coin Competitive Sets competition … Continue reading →

Posted in Coins | Tagged Coins of England & the United Kingdom, Collectors Society, gold, NGC, shield sovereign, sovereign, sovereigns, Standard Catalogue of British Coins | 2 Comments

Atrocious Hideousness

Posted on March 27, 2013 by John M

Many American numismatists may have heard this expression, used by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in a 1904 letter to Secretary of the Treasury Leslie Mortier Shaw to describe US coins: “I think our coinage is artistically of atrocious hideousness. Would … Continue reading →

Posted in Coins, History | Tagged Briot, Charles I, Coins of England & the United Kingdom, history, milled coins, Royal Mint, Saint-Gaudens, shilling, Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Theodore Roosevelt, Van der Doort, Van Dyck | 4 Comments

Transitions

Posted on May 28, 2012 by John M

Design Changes to the Young Head Victoria Shield Sovereign, 1838 – 1887 1. Introduction One of the challenges confronting the collector of young head Victoria shield sovereigns is the lack of an overview of the transitions between design changes during … Continue reading →

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The Briot Shilling

Posted on February 10, 2012 by John M

Here is the story of a very interesting coin, told to me by Bruce Lorich, an acknowledged expert on English coins. It is about an English shilling from the reign of Charles I, minted at York by Nicolas Briot in … Continue reading →

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Using the 2012 Standard Catalogue of British Coins

Posted on December 30, 2011 by John M

I just received my copy of the 2012 Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 47th Edition (SCBC hereafter). The SCBC is an indispensable reference for the collector of British coins, and features reference numbers, photographs, descriptions, … Continue reading →

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