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With next year's Sapphire Anniversary of Her Majesty's Coronation just around the corner, a very special collector's set. The QEII 1953 Coronation Coins.

This is an unusual opportunity: these are after all coins that are almost 65 years old.

THE COMPLETE BRITISH COINS FOR THE 1953 CORONATION
What makes this collector's set special is that it is complete: it includes all ten British coins issued in 1953, issued for the coronation.

Many of these coins are important collector's items in their own right, but they take on added significance as a set.
The crown for example, is the first of Her Majesty's reign and was only issued for 1953.

It features an 'Equestrian Portrait' of Her Majesty on horseback, rather than the usual facial profile. This is the first of only three occasions on which Her Majesty has been depicted this way on our coinage.

It also includes both types of shilling: many people today would not be aware that there were both English and Scottish design shilling coins in the predecimal era.

The 1953 Halfcrown, Florin, both Shillings, Sixpence and Threepence were all new designs never seen before, making each of these coins the very first of their kind.

COINS ONLY ISSUED FOR ONE YEAR

In fact, all the coins are special. The crown was a one-year issue for the coronation itself but all the remaining nine coins are also what is known as one year types: that is, their design was only issued for one year. This is because in Her Majesty's titles were changed and this meant that the coins of 1953 are the only types ever to feature the original royal titles.

Put all these coins together and you have a set that is worthy of a place in any household: even non-collectors will be impressed at this set of original heritage British coins which celebrate the start of what is now the greatest reign in British history.

Many also like this set as a way to preserve the memory of 'old money' and the beautiful designs of a bygone era. However, as you would expect for a set of sixty-five year old originals, only a limited number of sets are available out there.