Welcome! We are Howard and Frances Simmons and we sell and buy coins, medals, tokens, weights and scales, direct and by auction. We’ve been in this business since 1982 and are still passionate about numismatics.
Register in My Account to make a bid or buy now. Use the keyword and category search facility. Enter a bid number to find a particular lot; create a watch list or browse the site using either Grid or Table views. Use the back arrow on your browser to return to a page. Links appear in a different colour when you move your mouse over them. It may take a little time to get used to our new site but we hope that overall it will be easier for you. See our Terms & Conditions for a guide to buying from our auctions and to return to this homepage at any time click on our Simmons logo above. NOTE: there is a glitch on the watchlist facility – this has been reported to the software developer and we’re hoping they’ll fix it soon.
Our next token auction, MB97, is live here online with bidding closing on 17 March 2021. This auction begins with Ronnie Breingan’s really good collection of transport tickets, tokens and passes (lots 1-127). To put this into perspective, although there’s only just over 100 pieces, it’s a much better group than the previous Scottish transport tokens we offered from the Macmillan collection (there are a few from that collection in here, also some from Brodie).
Apart from British and world token coinage, we will have more pub and mining checks from Emyr George’ plus books and catalogues from his library. The Kelly’s and other directories are already for sale at fixed prices on the site – search on ‘directory’. Text catalogue MB97 tokens for download here.
We’re not just about auctions. When you look in the BUY section here you will find all sorts of numismatic items at fixed prices to buy now. Browse or search by category or key words. And of course we’re always looking to buy or to receive future consignments. We’ll put up more pieces to buy now online gradually so bookmark the site please.
Our next auction for medals won’t be until later in spring. Consignments are welcome for inclusion but message us first before sending.
Meanwhile we’ve lots of different sorts of medals plus coins, tokens and weights in the ‘buy’ fixed price section with more being added. This includes a run of Admiral Vernon medals commemorating the war between British and the Spanish in the West Indies, semi-piratical!
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Latest News
- The Ronnie Breingan collection of Transport Tokens and TicketsFrom canals to ferries, horse drawn omnibus to park and ride, Ronnie Breingan’s collection charts the metallic history of transport. It’s only just over 100 pieces but what variety! The tickets and tokens are mainly Scottish but include a smattering of English and other ones too. The earliest tickets in… Read More »The Ronnie Breingan collection of Transport Tokens and Tickets
- Books, directories and catalogues for Wales token research
Our library is an essential working tool; we’d be lost without it. Along with all the tokens from Emyr George, a van load of books and well used directories landed in our hallway before Christmas, for sale and passing on to other collectors. You will find a number of reference… Read More »Books, directories and catalogues for Wales token research - Announcing a birth, 18th century style – an update
Queen Anne 1709 shilling engraved Sarah Cowdrey Jany. Ye 10 1766, obverse engraved LS, price £75 (CA137) Update: Further information from David Powell on this coin for you. We now know for certain that Sarah was born on 10 January 1766, daughter of William and Mary Cowdrey and baptised in… Read More »Announcing a birth, 18th century style – an update - MB94 token auction Emyr George Welsh collection
The sale closed on 30 September, with over 550 lots – download the text catalogue here. It was our first auction on this new website. Although there were a few admin hiccups (see below), all went well. Prices realised updated to 28 October can be downloaded here. Any unsolds (and… Read More »MB94 token auction Emyr George Welsh collection - What’s in store for you sales and future events
We’ve been busy in lockdown ( auctions and lots of cataloguing) but even so we’ve missed seeing you all at the usual coin fairs and congresses. So here’s an update of what is happening in the near future, and what you might have missed. With a second national lockdown there… Read More »What’s in store for you sales and future events - New improved Simmons Gallery website!
Well in the end we decided we must upgrade as the old auction site was so clunky and created so much admin, so here’s the result: a new website which we hope you’ll find much easier to use. And we hope it will be easier for us to manage too!… Read More »New improved Simmons Gallery website!
Featured Items
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England 1723 6d SSC twice bent so used as a love token South Sea Company£24.00 -
China, Southern Song Dynasty. Emperor Ning Zong, AD 1195-1224. Qing yuan Tong bao Iron 2 cash. Hartill 17.440 year 4 (1198AD)£30.00 -
MB97214 19th century unofficial Farthing, Withers 4790, Stafford, T. HillStarting bid: £30.00
Any questions? Just get in touch with us. We welcome feedback about our new website but remember we’re still here, live off line, to help you and your collecting.