Coins of the Royal Mint

The Royal Mint makes coins for many countries, but it has as its primary purpose the minting of coinage for Britain.

Other countries included here are Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Jersey, and Guernsey.
The mint that produces British coins is an old, well established mint, and produces quality British coins.

Its Britannia coins are perhaps the most sought after bullion coins available. Available in both gold and silver, the Britannia comes in multiple sizes. The gold coins come in 22 karat, and in one Troy ounce (100 pound), one-half Troy ounce (50 pound), one quarter Troy ounce (25 pound) and a tenth Troy ounce (10 pound) sizes, The silver coins include the one Troy ounce (2 pounds) fine silver, and the tenth ounce 0.958 silver coin and a four coin set of 0.598 silver. The gold coins come in both three and four coin sets, as well as individually, except the half ounce is only available in sets.

Proof issues of both the gold and the silver coins are available in very limited quantities.

One series of coins, The Cities, honors the capitols of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The 2010 issues are one pound coins honoring London and Belfast. The others were released in 2011.

The silver and gold dog and cat series of Gibraltar coins are highly prized. As with the Isle of Man, the fractional gold is often sought by collectors. The silver and gold Cherub coins are also highly collected.

Historically, the Isle of Man's gold and silver coins are highly prized. It is particularly known for the cat coin series, which appeared in both silver and gold. The fractional, hence affordable, gold coins are highly prized.

Unlike other major mints that make coins for smaller countries, then sell them on their website, the Royal Mint concentrates its sales of British coins only.

The two small countries of Jersey and Guernsey countries have beautiful coins. One nice thing is few people know of them, so it is quite possible to find a bargain.

British Coins Market Values 2014


Seaby Standard Catalogue of British Coins 1998: Coins of England and the United Kingdom