All items sold by RP Coins are supplied on approval and may be returned for any reason within seven days of receipt. Customers returning goods are responsible for arranging insurance against loss or damage. Third party sales items are sold on approval where indicated. Please see the introduction to that section for further details.
Clients of known good standing to us will have their goods shipped upon receipt of order or as soon as is practicable afterwards, payment being due upon their receipt of invoice. All other clients’ orders will be held pending payment and shipped on receipt of cleared funds. All goods remain the property of RP Coins until paid for in full.
Payment should be made in GBP by the following means - cheque drawn on a UK bank made payable to RP Coins. Please do NOT make them payable to R Pearce. Payment may also be made by postal order, banker’s draft or transfer to our bank account at Bank of Scotland, sort code 80-22-60, account no. 29068662. Cheques or money orders drawn on foreign bank accounts in local currency are expensive to process and may take up to a month to clear. If this is the only option available to you, please add £15 to the invoice total to cover the additional charges. Payment can be made using debit or credit cards as indicated.
Postage will be charged on all orders.
For UK coin orders up to £60 value the cost is £4.50. Orders over this up to £750 will be despatched by Royal Mail Special Delivery (insured) at a cost of £12 per order. Over £750 is £20 per order. Books and other heavy items will be charged according to the prevailing postage cost for that weight.
Export sales are supplied net of any UK VAT (where applicable). Import duties or taxes payable in the destination country are the responsibility of the customer.
All items sold are guaranteed genuine unless indicated otherwise.
Florin
The florin or two shillings was introduced as part of the intended decimalisation of British currency in the late 1840s. A number of pattern florins were made in 1848 and from these designs an obverse and reverse were chosen. The result was the 'Godless' Florin, so called because DEI GRATIA was not included in Victoria's titles. The last florin was struck in 1970 for the proof set.
S3900, Davies 593, ESC 2905 (859). Victoria 1883 type B8 Gothic florin with 34 arcs. A few miniscule marks in the field and a metal flaw at the i of...
S3925, Davies 810 (1+A), ESC 2953 (868). Victoria 1887 Jubilee Head florin. Davies obverse 1 is the scarcer of the two obverses for this year. A dark tone with wear...
S4038, Davies 1777, ESC 3793 (954). George V 1935 florin.
A bare hint of friction to the obverse and an unalloyed metal flaw behind the head.
Grade: gEF/Unc
S4081, ESC 4076 (956), D2070. George VI 1937 first issue florin. The first year of issue. Toned with just a hint of friction to a couple of high points. Grade:...
S40881, Davies 2070, ESC 4076 (956). George VI 1937 florin struck in 0.500 silver. The first year of issue.
A hint of friction to one point.
Grade: Unc/gEF
S4081, ESC 4099 (966), Davies 2080. George VI 1946 silver florin, the last year that silver coins were struck for general currency in the UK. A few minor bagmarks, but no...
An example of each of the 10 types of currency coins issued during Coronation year (1953). All practically as struck, the farthing with a small toning spot in the obverse...
S4142. Elizabeth II 1953 set of currency coins in cupro-nickel and bronze (2/6d to 1/4d) as issued in the plastic packs by the Royal Mint. The plastic good and still...