Buy and Sell coins?

Coins

Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

Buy and Sell stamps?

Stamps


Two Pounds, Two Guineas and Double Sovereigns


One Pound/Guinea <<-- : -->> 50s and 60s

History of Two Guineas & Double Sovereigns
Values of Two Guineas & Double Sovereigns


Acknowledgements

I readily acknowledge the kind permission given by Spink of London and Jean ELSEN & ses Fils of Brussels to use images from their website auction catalogues. There is no way that I could afford to buy any of these magnificent coins!


Quick find by reign:

Charles II : James II : William and Mary : William III : Anne : George I : George II : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George VI


Two Guineas


Charles II

Top

1664 two guineas

1664 elephant two guineas, first head
Courtesy of Spink

1678 two guineas

1678 elephant and castle two guineas, second head
Courtesy of Spink


James II

Top

1688 two guineas

1688/7 two guineas
Courtesy of Spink


William and Mary

Top

1693 two guineas

1693 two guineas
Courtesy of Spink


William III

Top

1701 two guineas

1701 two guineas, 'fine work' type
Courtesy of Spink


Queen Anne

Top

1711 two guineas

1711 two guineas
Courtesy of Spink


George I

Top

1726 two guineas

1726 two guineas
Courtesy of Spink


George II

Top

1738 two guineas

1738 two guineas, younger head
Courtesy of Spink

1740 two guineas

1740 (over 39) two guineas, intermediate head
Courtesy of Spink

1753 two guineas

1753 two guineas, older head
Courtesy of Spink


The Double Sovereign


George IV

Top

1823 two pounds

1823 two pounds
Courtesy of Spink

1826 two pounds

1826 two pounds proof
Courtesy of Spink


William IV

Top

1831 two pounds

1831 proof two pounds
Courtesy of Spink


Victoria

Top

1887 double sovereign

1887 Double Sovereign
Courtesy of Spink


Edward VII

Top

1902 two pounds

1902 two pounds
Scan donated anonymously


George VI

Top

1937 two pounds

1937 proof two pounds
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & ses Fils


Links

On this website

Main Pictures Index
Previous page: Guineas and Sovereigns
Next page: 50 and 60 shillings

On my main website (www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk)

History of the Two Guineas and Double Sovereigns
Values of Two Guineas and Double Sovereigns
Coins of the UK Index
UK Coin Values Index


Help and Advice

I would be grateful if you could search the site carefully before mailing me - the answers to the great majority of the questions that I am asked can be found on this site, and I am unlikely to reply quickly to such questions. In particular, I do NOT provide a valuation service.

If you have done this and still wish to ask for advice, feel free to mail me via my Advice page but please do not send me unsolicited scans or other binary files.


Coins of UK - Double Guinea & Sovereign / Copyright reserved by the author, Tony Clayton / v5 24th June 2008
top100 Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional