The complete set of original coins from The Queen’s Coronation In 2018, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first ever British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Coronation Jubilee and to mark this momentous occasion a very special coin set is now available for you to own. It comprises all ten original coins issued in the Queen's coronation year, 1953.On the 65th anniversary of the Queen's coronation, nothing could be more timely than owning the first coins of her reign. These are coins that, quite literally, belong to a bygone era when money still had 'the look' of money. This is the complete set of coins issued in 1953 – the superb heritage designs depict some of our most powerful national symbols and the obverse of the coins feature the first effigy of Her Majesty of the Queen by Mary Gillick. Included are the Coronation Crown, Halfcrown, Florin, English Shilling, Scottish Shilling, Sixpence, Brass Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing, all dated 1953. The 1