Example Pre-Decimal British Coinage
A demonstration collection — not a real museum
15 in collection
15 pieces · 8 categories · Since 2010
About the Collector
Fictional collector focused on British milled and hammered coinage from the Tudor period to the eve of decimalisation in 1971. This bio is illustrative only.
Featured Works
Victoria Gold Sovereign (1887 Jubilee)
Joseph Edgar Boehm (obv) / Benedetto Pistrucci (rev)
Victoria "Gothic" Crown (1847)
William Wyon
William III Shilling (1696)
John Roettiers
Queen Anne "Vigo" Sixpence (1703)
John Croker
George III "Spade" Guinea (1787)
Lewis Pingo
George III "Cartwheel" Penny (1797)
Conrad Heinrich Küchler
15 of 15 works
Very Fine
George III "Cartwheel" Penny (1797)
Conrad Heinrich Küchler
Uncommon
Very Fine
Charles II Maundy Money Set (1675)
John Roettiers
Rare
Fine
Elizabeth I Silver Groat (c. 1560)
Royal Mint (hammered coinage workshop)
Uncommon
Very Fine
George III "Spade" Guinea (1787)
Lewis Pingo
Uncommon
Extremely Fine
George V Farthing (1917)
Bertram Mackennal (obv)
Common
Good Very Fine
Edward VII Bronze Penny (1902)
George William de Saulles
Uncommon
Uncirculated
Victoria Threepence (1893 Old Head)
Thomas Brock (obv)
Common
Good Very Fine
Queen Anne "Vigo" Sixpence (1703)
John Croker
Rare
Very Fine
William III Shilling (1696)
John Roettiers
Uncommon
Good Very Fine
Victoria Double Florin (1887)
Joseph Edgar Boehm (obv)
Uncommon
Extremely Fine
Victoria Jubilee Florin (1887)
Joseph Edgar Boehm (obv)
Common
About Uncirculated
Victoria Half-Crown (1887 Jubilee)
Joseph Edgar Boehm (obv), Jean-Baptiste Merlen/Leonard Wyon (rev)
Common
Good Very Fine
Victoria "Gothic" Crown (1847)
William Wyon
Rare
Extremely Fine
Victoria Half-Sovereign (1892)
Joseph Edgar Boehm (obv)
Common
About Uncirculated
Victoria Gold Sovereign (1887 Jubilee)
Joseph Edgar Boehm (obv) / Benedetto Pistrucci (rev)
Common