We’re starting the new year with a brand new blog series for you; five facts about the Twelve Greatest Sovereigns. Each segment will feature one of the twelve greatest sovereigns and provide you with five facts which you may not have known! Let’s start with the King George III Gold Sovereign (1817-1820)…
Q&A with Coin Designer Matt Dent
Our latest release, The 2022 Tutankhamun Discovery 100th Anniversary Gold Sovereign Range, are the first ever gold sovereigns to feature a selectively enamelled design; deep black enamel to simulate the priceless treasures of Tutankhamun’s tomb emerging from the dark. The genius behind this approach is renowned artist Matt Dent, designer of the current British circulating coins, 1p to 50p.
We spoke to Matt about his journey through the creation of these designs, and here is what he had to say about what it was like to design this important gold sovereign ‘first’ series….
Q&A with a Heritage Coin Expert
During the festive period, many people decide to buy coins to kickstart their collection in the New Year, or to gift to their loved ones. In order to provide our new and existing clients with as much information as possible, we sat down and spoke to heritage British coin expert Peter Hutchison about all things coin related!
Find out what he had to say here…
Christmas Gift Guide: Best Selling Sovereigns of 2022
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.
Christmas Gift Guide: Coins under $150
Are you looking for the perfect gift for the coin collector in your life, or do you simply just want to gift yourself something this Christmas? We have rounded up our most popular coins that would make the perfect gift and are available for under $150…
Tutankhamun: Dissecting the Prestige set
Our latest release: the 2022 Tutankhamun Discovery 100th Anniversary Gold Sovereign Range, celebrates one of the richest and most important archaeological discoveries of all time. This special series features the priceless treasures of Tutankhamun’s tomb, surrounded by deep black enamel, to simulate it emerging from the dark.
These special features give the sovereign coins great appeal to those interested in the history of Egypt, and also to sovereign collectors the world over. In this blog, we will be dissecting the coin designs of this remarkable range…