Below you'll find information regarding our most commonly ordered coin types. These are the coins you can select to turn into pendants as shown when browsing our online shop. If you are ordering a pendant design and would like a specific year, please use the information on this page to choose a particular coin/year combination provided. If you are interested in a coin which is rare or in an unavailable year, please contact us and we will try our best to accommodate you.

Old One Penny

The classic British penny, sometimes abbreviated to just 'd'. For the 'rare or unavailable' years we can often source the same penny from a different Mint, in another country (i.e. an Australian penny).

Material: Bronze

Diameter: 31mm

Coin Years: E.g. 1895-1967

Rare or Unavailable Years: eg 1933, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1951,1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960

 

 

Old Halfpenny

This is a good size for a smaller pendant design.

Material: Bronze

Diameter: 27mm

Coin Years: 1900-1967

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1934, 1940, 1941

Non-Silver Half Crown

Made from Cupro-Nickel, this is the last half crown design made pre-decimalisation. 

Material: Cupro-Nickel

Diameter: 32mm

Coin Years: 1947-1967

Rare or Unavailable Years: eg 1952 

Non-Silver Sixpence

The 'lucky' Sixpence, previously hidden in Christmas Puddings for the unlucky recipient, is smaller than most of the coins we work with, hence not all designs can be cut in to this coin. Ideal for cufflinks.

Material: Cupro-Nickel

Diameter: 19mm 

Coin Years: eg 1947-1967

Rare or Unavailable Years: eg 1952

Old Ten Pence

These florin-sized coins are no longer legal tender and are much larger than the modern ten pence.

Diameter: 28.5mm

Material: Cupro-Nickel 

Coin Years: Eg 1968-1992

Rare or Unavailable Years: none

New Ten Pence

As well as the Nickel-Plated version of this coin, the Mint also produces a Sterling Silver version which can be obtained from the Mint, contact us for more information.

Diameter: 24.5mm

Material: Nickel Plated Steel

Coin Years: eg 1992-Present

Rare or Unavailable Years: None


 

Old Fifty Pence

Larger than the New Fifty pence this seven-sided coin makes a great coin pendant.

Diameter: 30mm

Material: Cupro-Nickel

Coin Years: 1969-1997

Rare or Unavailable Years:  None

New Fifty Pence

Smaller than its predecessor this coin can also be obtained in solid Silver or Gold, contact us for more information.

Diameter: 27.3mm

Material: Nickel-Plated Steel 

Coin Years:  1997 - Present

Rare or Unavailable Years: None

Old Five Pence

Same size and weight as the Old Ten Pence, this coin is no longer legal tender and is considerably larger than the new five pence pieces, which are too small to be cut, but not large enough for every design. Ideal to be used for cuff-links.

Diameter: 23.59

Material: Cupro-Nickel

Coin Years: 1968-1990

Rare or Unavailable Years: None

 

Non-Silver One Shilling

This coin comes in both English and Scottish versions. Please let us know if you have a preference.

Diameter: 24mm

Material: Cupro-Nickel

Coin Years: 1947-1966

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1952, 1956, 1958

Non-Silver Two Shilling (Florin)

A very nice sized coin to use for a pendant (we think!) and ideal design for rings keeping the outer writing of the coin intact.

Diameter: 30mm

Material: Cupro-Nickel

Coin Years: 1947-1967

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1958

Half Silver Sixpence

The 'lucky' Sixpence, previously hidden in Christmas Puddings for the unlucky recipient, is smaller than most of the coins we work with, hence not all designs can be cut into this coin. Ideal for cufflinks.

Material: Half Silver

Diameter: 19mm 

Coin Years:  1920-1946

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1923

Half Silver One Shilling

Similar to the non-silver version but containing fifty percent Silver. Ideal for women's size rings.

Diameter: 24mm

Material: Half Silver

Coin Years: 1920 - 1946

Rare or Unavailable Years: None

Half Silver Two Shilling (Florin)

Similar to the non-silver version but containing fifty percent Silver. Ideal for men's ring sizes.

Diameter: 30mm

Material: Half Silver

Coin Years: 1920-1946

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1932

Half Silver Half Crown

The coin that most of our pendant designs are based around. Only slightly bigger than the old One Penny.

Diameter: 32mm

Material: Half Silver

Coin Years: 1920-1947

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1930

Solid Silver One Shilling

Dates for this coin can go back further than 1890, but due to variations in price you will need to contact us for quotes. 

Diameter: 24mm

Material: 925 Silver

Coin Years: 1890-1919

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908

Solid Silver Florin (Two Shillings)

Dates for this coin can go back further than 1900, but due to variations in price you will need to contact us for quotes.

Diameter:30mm

Material: 925 Silver 

Coin Years: 1900-1919

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1905, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1917

Solid Silver Sixpence

The 'lucky' Sixpence, previously hidden in Christmas Puddings for the unlucky recipient, is smaller than most of the coins we work with, hence not all designs can be cut into this coin. Ideal for cufflinks.

Material: 925 Silver

Diameter: 19mm 

Coin Years: 1900-1919

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1904

Solid Silver Half Crown

Dates for this coin can go back further than 1900, but due to variations in price you will need to contact us for quotes

Diameter: 32mm

Material: 925 Silver

Coin Years: 1900-1919

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908

Maria Theresa Thaler 1780

Weighing one ounce of Solid Silver. These coins allow the space for intricate and highly detailed pendant designs. Perfect for the Tree Of Life designs. Available only on a 1780 coin as they are re-strikes.

Diameter: 40mm

Material: Fine Silver

Coin Years: 1780

Rare or Unavailable Years: None

 

   

Solid Silver Crown

The Daddy of British Silver Coins. Weighing one ounce of Solid Silver. These coins allow the space for intricate and highly detailed pendant designs. Same size as a modern Solid Silver £5 coin (which we can also obtain for you on request).

Diameter: 38mm

Material: 925 Silver

Coin Years: eg 1887-1900

Rare or Unavailable Years: None

Farthing

Beautiful as cufflinks, but a little small for pendant designs.

Diameter: 20mm

Material: Mostly Copper

Coin Years: 1900-1956

Rare or Unavailable Years: None

 

Threepence

This coin weighed 6.6 grams and the diameter was 21 mm across the sides and 22 mm across the corners.

Coin years  1946-1967

Rare or Unavailable Years: 1946, 1949

 

Copper Canadian One Cent

Perfect for transformation into oak-leafed rings.

Diameter: 19mm

Material: Copper

Coin Years: n/a 

Rare or Unavailable Years: n/a