Great Britain Base Metal Coins

Great Britain Base Metal Coins

Explore our extensive range of Great Britain base metal coins, featuring modern British circulating and commemorative coinage struck in cupro-nickel, bronze, nickel-brass, and other non-precious metals. This category includes everything from individual 1p coins to commemorative £5 pieces, alongside brilliant uncirculated coins, proof issues, annual coin sets, certified graded examples, and historic modern crowns from the mid-20th century onwards.

British base metal coins remain one of the most popular areas of coin collecting, offering collectors an affordable and highly varied way to explore modern Royal Mint history. With designs celebrating Royal events, historic anniversaries, military commemorations, famous figures, and changing circulating coinage, these issues provide something for every collector.

This category includes a wide variety of denominations and formats, including:

• 1p and 2p coins
• 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins
• £1 and £2 coins
• Commemorative £5 coins
• Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) coins
• Proof coins and presentation editions
• Annual coin sets and year sets
• Certified and graded coins
• Historic modern crowns and commemoratives

The category also includes highly collectable British crowns and commemorative issues from important post-war Royal Mint releases, including:

• 1951 Festival of Britain Crown
• 1953 Coronation Crown
• 1960 New York Exhibition Crown
• 1965 Churchill Crown
• 1972 Silver Wedding Crown
• 1977 Silver Jubilee Crown
• 1980 Queen Mother Crown
• 1981 Royal Wedding Crown

These classic crowns remain hugely popular with collectors thanks to their historic themes, large format designs, and connection to important moments in British Royal history.

Collectors are especially drawn to British base metal coinage for its:

• Affordable entry into coin collecting
• Wide variety of modern commemorative themes
• Limited edition proof and brilliant uncirculated issues
• Royal Mint presentation packaging
• Growing demand for certified graded examples
• Historic crowns and large commemorative coins

Certified and graded coins are increasingly sought after within modern British numismatics, particularly high-grade proof and brilliant uncirculated examples authenticated by leading grading services such as NGC and PCGS.

At The London Coin Company, we offer a carefully selected range of Great Britain base metal coins in collectable condition, including modern commemoratives, historic crowns, proof issues, graded coins, and complete Royal Mint sets.

Whether you are looking for:

• Modern British commemorative coins
• Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated issues
• Historic crowns from 1951 onwards
• Royal Mint annual sets
• Certified graded modern coins
• £5 commemorative and circulating decimal coins

…you’ll find a curated selection suitable for both new collectors and experienced numismatists.

Great Britain base metal coins offer an affordable and historically rich way to collect modern British coinage, combining Royal Mint craftsmanship, iconic commemorative designs, and decades of British numismatic history across every denomination of UK coinage.