Zebracorn among weird items to be sold by Christie’s
Britain’s oldest auction house is holding its strangest sale in its 250-year-history for a set of lots too weird for normal sales – including a stuffed Zebra UNICORN. The ‘Zebracorn’ – a zebra head...
View ArticleRourke’s Drift letter to be auctioned
An incredibly-rare eyewitness account by one of the British heroes of Battle of Rorke’s Drift is to go up for sale 135 years after the brave fight against 4,000 Zulu warriors. Walter Dunne was one of...
View Article’Hallmark Coins’ react to new £50 coin
This limited edition silver coin is the first of its kind and makes a great investment, but what makes it so special? January 28, 2016 With a limited run of just 100,000, these sought after £50 coins...
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Grow Your Rare Coin Collection With Hallmark Coins Ltd
Hallmark Coins are specialists in buying and selling rare and collectible coins, with a comprehensive range available to purchase on their website – www.hallmarkcoins.co.uk About Hallmark Coins Ltd...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II Puts Her Hands In Her Pockets
Okay well technically her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, didn’t put her hands into her own pockets when she handed out Maundy money at Windsor Castle recently. This in an age old tradition that sees the...
View ArticleHallmark Coins – As Rare as Hen’s Teeth!
Guess what? The numismatic art revolves around collecting rare coins. A revelation! However, what would you call the art of collecting coins that weren’t supposed to exist in the first place? I guess...
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Hallmark Coins – It’s the End of the World as we Know It!
No don’t panic and rush for the underground shelters just yet. It’s not the end of humanity to which we refer here, but rather, perhaps the end of the coin corner shop. Well on second thoughts maybe...
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Hallmark Coins – Coins Fit for a Queen!
90 is a big number in anyone’s book. Even more so when it is attached to someone’s Birthday. And doubly so when that’s someone’s Birthday just happens to be Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The lands...
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Hallmark Coins – England Takes Note of Sir Winston Churchill!
“We shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight them in the air, we shall never surrender.” Stirring words indeed, uttered by Sir Winston Churchill at the height of World War II. Iconic words that...
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Hallmark Coins – A Penny for a Martyr
Vanity is a very interesting thing. Just look around you in the traffic these days and take note of how many people have personalised number plates. There’s also those who like to embroider there...
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Hallmark Coins – Scotland Takes Note of its Women!
There is no denying that throughout the centuries, women have struggled to make their mark in society and be equally recognised for their work. Emily Pankhurst led the suffragette movement to secure...
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Hallmark Coins – Franco Spanish Scrap Affects One’s Coinage
They may share borders, but it would appear that throughout history that’s about all that Spain and France have shared in a convivial manner. Fact is that they have seemingly always been at loggerheads...
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Hallmark Coins – Are Proofs Still as Popular as in the Past?
By industry definition, proof coins are made for collectors, special occasions or other numismatic purposes. They are not coins intended for general circulation. In terms of output, a proof is the...
View ArticleA decidedly modern taste for reclamation, salvage and up-cycling…
Pro Auction are delighted to announce a live and webcast auction of Architectural Antiques, Salvage & Reclamation items to be held over two days on the 16th and 17th September 2016, The past two...
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