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LIMA Coins: Britain’s Captured Spanish Treasure
Few British coins tell such an extraordinary story as the silver and gold coinage struck between 1745 and 1746 and inscribed with the word LIMA. Every example represents a remarkable moment in British history, when treasure captured in battle on the high seas was transformed into coinage that celebrated one of Britain’s greatest naval triumphs.…
The Tragic Tale of Eloy Mestrelle
Before the sixteenth century, coins were produced in pretty much the same way as they had been in Ancient Greece. Metal would be heated until it was molten and poured into moulds before being allowed to cool. The blank piece (planchet) was then extracted from its mould and placed between two engraved metal dies. The…
The Great Victorian Sixpence Scandal
Sherlock Holmes arrived too late to solve one of Britain’s most curious criminal enterprises – a scandal that centered around Queen Victoria herself. But to be fair, it wasn’t his fault. You see, the Great Detective made his debut in A Study in Scarlet in December 1887. Just six months earlier, the British Empire was…
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