A HENRY VIII CUT COIN “The metal detecting bug bit me hard after I found my very first Civil War minnie ball. I remember clearly when I pulled it out of the dirt, seeing this small but powerful instrument of death.” I will begin by sharing my interest in metal detecting and how it came […]
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“THE UNTOLD STORY OF A REAL LIFE NUMISMATIC “GOLDEN TICKET” “Few however could have predicted the rapidity by which general currency usage would decline domestically, and with it the once-dependable staple of their entire business.” The second decade of the 21st Century is a chapter that few in Britain will forget. From the “Pasty Tax”
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PART 3 FROM JAMES I TO JAMES V “He also issued gold coins which he named the demy and the half-demy, based on the English half- and quarter-noble and approximately equal in size, though of slightly reduced fineness” Introduction This article continues the story of Scottish money with a survey of the intriguing coin is-
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IN MEMORIAM: GEORGE MÜLLER (1926-2025) Georges (George) Ernest Müller, former Director of Spink’s Ancient Coin Department, passed away on 6th January, at the age of 98, surrounded by loved ones at his family home in La Rippe, Switzerland. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris on 6th December 1926, George was educated at the Lycée Pasteur, and later
SPINK NUMISMATIC CIRCULAR 39: ANCIENT COINS, FEATURING THE LITTLE BUSBY HOARD OF ROMAN DENARII AND THE “VEITCHII” COLLECTION Spink London, 26th March 2025 Spink’s first Ancient Coin sale of 2025 started things off with a bang, building on several years of great results in the category. Comprising 453 lots from across the ancient world, the
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the alfred leonard fuller of bath collection of english silver coins and tokens 17th December 2025 Cold though it may have been in London, Spink London’s Coin Department is far from hunkering down in hibernation. In the week leading up to Christmas, we held The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins
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THE SPINK NUMISMATIC E-CIRCULAR, NUMBER 38 Later in January, the coin department also produced the latest offering of the Spink Numismatic e-Circular, Number 38. Although world coins had a significant presence in the sale (including the Barbara Mears Collection of Indian Coins), there were some English and British specimens that are worth also highlighting. To
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british and world coins winter sales in london In January, the Coin department in London held two sales of British and World Coins and Medals. The first was a room sale on the 9th, in which we were proud to set a formidable precedent as the first auction of 2025. Another marathon sale no less,
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Elizabeth II died a little over two years ago and, in her passing, many at the time rightly saw the end of an era.
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It might seem strange to claim that William Wyon was and is Britain’s most truly popular artist. After all he is hardly a household name today.
