About us

Update 16/4/2021:

 It’s been at least 5 years since I’ve updated this page and since we’ve started running auctions from the website I figured an update was in order. 

 Auctions can be accessed from the main menu using the ‘Auctions’ tab. No buyers premium to pay, finishing Sunday evenings and sent out the next day (after cleared payment). Payment by bank transfer or by card over the phone, details sent to the winning bidder at the end of the auction. If you’d like to consign please get in touch.

 Fixed price items on the website have the same payment options.

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Established in 2011 and based in Taunton Deane, Somerset trading mainly in British milled coins but I also stock and source others.

I'm a member of the British Numismatic Society otherwise known as the BNS (http://www.britnumsoc.org/).

Like any business occasionally we'll be in need of stock so if you have a coin or even a collection to sell feel free to contact me.

I offer a full valuation service for insurance or probate purposes.  I've done probate work through local solicitors (Pardoes) on behalf of previous clients. So feel free to get in touch to discuss.

Coin photos:

All the photos are taken using a Canon 100D on a Kaiser RS1 copystand with some additional lighting. I don't alter the images in any way aside from a circular crop so rest assured I use no filters. Occasionally you may notice two sets of images, in these instances, one image is of the coin photographed by (L)CGS before encapsulation and the other will be taken through the slab as the coin comes into stock. Unfortunately, I can't guarantee that the photos taken by third-party graders haven't been edited.

Coin grading:

Grading is done with standard English grading of Fine, Very Fine, Extremely Fine, UNC and the in between grades like gEF etc. Or in the case of independently graded coins they have the score as well.

Reference codes:

You might notice abbreviation's such as Peck, ESC or Davies followed by a number in my descriptions. These are referring to the following reference books and are the standard references used by many collectors:

Peck:    English copper, tin and bronze coin in the British museum 1558-1958 by C. Wilson. Peck

ESC:      English silver coinage by Herbert Allen Seaby & P.Alan Rayner

Davies:  British silver coins since 1816 by Peter. J. Davies