Baldwin's
Baldwin’s is a specialist coins and medals auction house and dealership based in London.
The company A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd dates back to 1872. After a series of changes of ownership, it became part of the Stanley Gibbons Group in 2013.

Token value back in the day, now worth thousands
24 October 2022Coin dealer Patrick Deane first became interested in 17th and 18th century trade tokens in 1970 when working at Spink and Son. He sold his first collection of around 1250 pieces in 1984.

Wyon’s gothic masterpiece at Baldwin’s
14 February 2022This ‘cameo’ version of the 1847 gothic crown is one of the finest available for commerce.

Silver celebration of a treasured plant at Baldwin’s
06 September 2021Cyrene, founded by Greeks c.631BC in the uplands near present-day Shahhat in Libya, reached the height of its prosperity in the 5th century BC.

Coin auction houses end four-year joint venture
12 April 2021London coin specialists Baldwin’s and St James’ Auctions have ended their tie-up after four years.

Elizabeth I sovereign among highlights of Comber collection sold at Baldwin’s of St James’s
15 February 2021Starting his collection with a 1568 sixpence purchased in Swanage in 1957, marine insurance broker Christopher Comber (1944-2019) formed a remarkable collection of Elizabeth I coins.

New discovery of coin marking the end of silver offered at Baldwin’s
09 March 2020As the Standard Catalogue of British Coins points out, this tiny denomination, the George VI silver threepence dated 1945 , essentially marks the end of the silver coinage and the beginning of modern coins made of copper-nickel and brass.

Record annual total and sales volume for London's numismatic auction houses
10 February 2020A record take of £48m and a one-third increase in the number of lots available to bidders – ATG reviews a healthy 2019 for London numismatic saleroom

James I gold rose ryal sells at Baldwin’s St James
10 February 2020This ‘superb’ rose ryal, produced during the third coinage of James I in 1619-20, sold for £34,000 at Baldwin’s of St James (20% buyer’s premium).

Last Baldwin to work for the coin firm retires
09 December 2019Edward Baldwin, fourth generation and the last of the Baldwin clan to work for coin and medal dealership AH Baldwin & Sons has retired from the firm.
Refinanced Stanley Gibbons moves in positive direction
02 December 2019Losses narrowed for stamps, coins and medals business Stanley Gibbons in the six months to September 30.

Coinex returns for five-star treatment
16 September 2019Coinex, the British Numismatic Trade Association’s annual showpiece fair, returns on September 27-28.

At face value: coins and medals sales recover after 2017 dip
18 February 2019It is a quarter of a century since ATG’s first overview of London’s numismatic auction market. Here we review the heads and the tails of 2018.

Hammer highlights: 11 coins and medals that struck gold in 2018
18 February 2019ATG’s selection of 11 coins and medals lots that were among the highlights sold at UK auctions in 2018.

‘Best of its type’ Vigo five guineas sets auction record for British coin
28 January 2019An auction record for a British coin was set in New York when a 1703 Vigo five guineas piece sold at $900,000 (£703,000) – $1.08m (£845,000) including premium. The sale was conducted by Baldwin’s of St James’s as part of The New York Premier Sale in Manhattan on January 13.

Pick of the Week: George IV accession medal made for his sister Sophia
01 October 2018“A truly beautiful medal and a royal provenance make this something quite out of the ordinary. And, without hesitation, we can say that it is unique.” Stephen Fenton, specialist at Baldwin’s of St James’s, singled out a George IV accession medal as a highlight of the Peter Earthy collection.

Coinex grows into new venue for 40th year
24 September 2018Bigger could mean better at the UK’s largest coin fair this year. Celebrating its 40th year, Coinex 2018 is in a larger venue and has more exhibitors.

Heads and tails of London’s coin market
12 February 2018Almost a quarter of a century since ATG’s first overview of the numismatic market, ATG reviews the comings and goings of 2017

London numismatic highlights of 2017 - from a 1839 Una and the Lion five pound coin to the Smart collection of banknotes
12 February 2018A coin that a set a record for a British five pound piece features among the hammer highlights for coins and banknotes sold across the year at auction.

Medals for west London and South Africa
16 October 2017Originally due to be hosted by Rome, the 1906 eruption of Vesuvius meant that London was a late replacement to hold the fourth modern Olympiad in 1908.

Auction record for British five-pound coin at £340,000
04 October 2017Baldwin’s of St James’s set a new record for a British five pounds piece when a “good, extremely fine” example of the 1839 ‘Una and the Lion’ five pounds coin took £340,000.

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