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Framed Birth Year Coin Sets for Sale

Browse framed birth year coin sets for sale, with genuine British coins from your chosen year mounted on hammered card in a glass-fronted black box frame. It stands on a surface or hangs on a wall, arriving complete and ready to give. Use the search on this page to find a particular year, or have a look at our Birth Year Coin Sets collection.

Framed birth year coin sets: coins from their special year, ready to hang

Our framed birth year coin sets make a striking gift, complete and ready to give. Each one brings together genuine pre-decimal British coins from a single year, set behind glass in a black box frame around 25cm square.

This is the one that goes on the wall, where it gets noticed and sparks a conversation every time someone new sees it. It isn't a gift enjoyed once and put away, it keeps being talked about for years to come.

Arriving finished means nothing to mount, nothing to frame, nothing left to sort out later. It hangs on the wall or stands on a shelf or sideboard, which is why this is the version people choose when the gift needs to carry the occasion on its own.

These make a wonderful milestone birthday gift, with the coins minted in the year the recipient was born, and a wedding anniversary or any other meaningful date suits just as well.

You may notice that some sets contain different coins to others. This is because the Royal Mint did not strike every denomination in every year, so what is included changes as you move through the period. Each listing sets out exactly what is in it.

FAQs

What size is the frame?

Around 25cm square with a depth of about 2.7cm, which is what allows the coins to sit clear of the glass. It is a black box frame, glass fronted, and it can either stand on a surface or hang.

Does it come ready to hang?

Yes. It arrives finished, so nothing needs mounting, framing or assembling before it is given. That is the main reason people pick the framed version over a mount they would have to frame themselves.

Are the coins genuine?

Every coin is genuine, real British currency from the year on the frame rather than a modern reproduction. They carry the ordinary wear from years in circulation, and we don't clean them, so what arrives keeps the authenticity of its history.

Why does the number of coins vary between years?

The Royal Mint did not strike every denomination in every year, so the number of coins changes as you move through the period. The farthing, for instance, was struck for the last time in 1956, so it cannot appear in a later set. Each listing names the coins included.

Which years do you frame?

Mainly 1947 to 1967. What is on this page is what we hold at the moment, and the search box will take you to a particular year if you know the one you need.

Is it heavy or awkward to hang?

No. It is a box frame with a handful of coins in it, so an ordinary picture hook is enough, and plenty of people simply stand it on a shelf or a windowsill instead.

What is the difference between the framed and mounted sets?

The same idea, presented two ways. A mounted set is the luxury hammered card itself, sleeved and ready to give, while a framed set arrives already framed and finished, ready to hang or stand as soon as it's unwrapped.

Can you frame a year that is not shown?

Usually we can, given a little time to find the right coins. Message us with the year and the date you need it for and we will say honestly whether it is achievable.

How is a framed set packed for posting?

It's well wrapped with the glass and corners protected, then sent tracked 48 as standard, with a tracked 24 upgrade available at checkout. We ship worldwide. UK delivery is free on orders over £50, and international postage is calculated at checkout by destination and weight.
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