It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Whether you’re shopping for a coin collector, a royalist, or someone who is looking at taking up a new hobby in the new year, this Gift Guide has you covered with some of our best-selling sovereigns of 2022.
Queen Elizabeth II ‘The Equestrian Portrait’ Crown Set 1953-1977-2002-2022 – $259
Queen Elizabeth II is the only British monarch ever to have celebrated a Platinum Jubilee. She is also the only monarch for whom Britain has produced commemorative crown coins not only for her coronation, but also for all of her major jubilees. Three of those jubilees have included a heritage-style portrait on horseback – not the usual side profile of her head but an ‘Equestrian Portrait’ depicting her seated on horseback.
This set brings all four of these British crown-sized coins together; for the 1953 Coronation, the 1977 Silver Jubilee, the 2002 Golden Jubilee and the 2022 Platinum Jubilee. The coins in this set have been selected by our specialists as they have survived in choice quality, making them desirable to collectors and a great gift idea. They are all the cupro-nickel versions in Uncirculated quality.
Queen Elizabeth II 1953 Coronation Coin and Stamp Set – $279
This special collectors set includes all ten British coins issued in 1953, and all four commemorative stamps issued for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Many of these coins and stamps are important collector’s items in their own right, but they take on added significance as a set. The crown, as one example, is the first of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and was only issued for 1953.
All ten coins in each set are hand selected quality and are virtually as good as the day they left the mint over sixty-nine years ago! The stamps are in mint unused condition – with no unsightly postmarks obscuring the design. This is an unusual opportunity. However, a determined effort by the Hattons of London heritage specialists has meant they can now offer this set to new customers to gift to themselves or their loved ones.
The 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Tribute Gold Fractional Sovereign Set – $979
We were all saddened to hear of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on 8th of September 2022. In tribute to the life of service and devotion of Queen Elizabeth II, a new sovereign series was announced, with both sides designed by Jody Clark, designer of the Fifth (and final) portrait of Her Late Majesty that appears on Britain’s current coinage.
Containing 7g of solid 22-carat gold, this four-coin prestige set features a portrait of Her Late Majesty in the tiara and necklace of her wedding day, and wearing a brooch gifted to her by her late husband HRH Prince Philip. This portrait will only ever be used on this series of tribute sovereigns, making it an important commemorative piece that is perfect for a gift.
The 2019 New Zealand First Ever Gold Sovereign – $1,149
Only a handful of countries and colonies in the Empire produced sovereigns. New Zealand, for example, didn’t. That was until 2019, when the New Zealand Treasury took the exceptional decision to produce a gold sovereign coin in honour of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria.
Limited to just 2,999 coins worldwide and containing 8g of solid 22-carat gold, these are the first gold sovereigns in history from this nation! The reverse features an effigy of the bun portrait of Queen Victoria; the first monarch of New Zealand, since it was established as a colony in 1840 when British sovereignty was proclaimed.
The 2022 Prince William 40th Birthday Gold Prestige Sovereign Set – $2,149
In the same month as Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, her grandson Prince William, our future king, also celebrated his 40th birthday, meaning multiple commemorations for the Royal House of Windsor. To celebrate this landmark moment, the first Portrait Sovereigns ever to feature Prince William have been produced.
This four-coin set features a portrait of Prince William in his RAF uniform, with his royal cypher alongside. It’s worth considering too, at some time in the future, Prince William will in all likelihood appear on sovereign coins in his own name, as monarch. At that time, these 2022 commemorative gold sovereigns will take on increased significance as the very first Portrait Coins of Prince William, sitting at the very start of his own series.