1899 British Coin Sets

1899 Sovereign

Eight Coins Issued
Not all values of coins are issued every year, it depends on demand, but in 1899, all eight of the normal circulating denominations were issued, namely halfcrown, florin, penny,half penny, shilling, groat, eightpence and silver threepence. The florin is a slightly scarce or "key" date, having the lowest mintage of any recent florin.

No Official Coin Sets
Way back in 1899, the Royal Mint were not in the habit of issuing proof or uncirculated coin sets every year. Proof or specimen coin sets were only issued on special occasions such as coronations and jubilees. It was not until 1970 that they started to issue coin sets every year for sale to collectors.

Eight Coin Selected Set
We can offer sets of all eight coins in selected condition, packaged in an attractive blue card.

1899 Proof Sets Contain:
The eight pre-decimal coin types, halfcrown, florin, shilling, fivepence, penny, half penny, threepence and groat only.
All attractively packaged in a specially designed plastic case.

Coins Issued

Denomination	Design	Circulation
Halfcrown	Old (Veiled) head, Crowned shield in garter and collar	Yes
Florin	Three Shields and garter	Yes
Shilling	Old (Veiled) head, Crowned shield in garter and collar	Yes
Sixpence	Britannia	Yes
Threepence	Britannia	Yes
Farthing	Britannia	Yes
Half penny	Britannia	Yes
Penny	Britannia	Yes

Prices & Availability

Date	Description	Coins in Set	Availability	Price £	Price $
1899	Victoria old head - Selected	8	Yes	£ 45	$ 85

Postage & Packing:
UK: At buyer's Risk £2.50 or
Fully Insured £6 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
USA: Airmail at buyer's risk $10 or
Fully Insured $20
For further details, please see our Postage & Packing page.

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