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.
Sixpence
The sixpence (6d), equal to half a shilling was introduced in 1551 with Edward VI's fine silver issue. It continued to be struck in every subsequent reign with the last issue being the 1970 proof set coins.
SCBC 3836, Davies 361, ESC 2504 (1674). William IV 1834 sixpence. Light wear, the reverse showing signs of die blockage as the flat crown doesn't correspond to wear to the...
S3749, ESC 2190 (1629). George III 1787 sixpence with semee of hearts in the Hanoverian shield. Some wear to the higher points, the obverse cleaned, the reverse not, better, and...
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...
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...
S2561, BCW RS-2F:RS-b. An Elizabeth I third issue sixpence dated 1565 with mm. Rose. A scarce mark for this issue with coins only struck for 6 months between October 1565...
S2563, BCW EG-1:EG-g. An Elizabeth I 1576 large bust sixpence with mm. Eglantine. Although the mark is common as a whole, this year is quite rare for the denomination with...