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BANS wishes to recognise current and past Sponsors of our two events each year. These include:

 
Mark Rasmussen Numismatist Ltd, an independent dealership since 2001, deals in British Coins from Celtic through to the 21st century, and also periodically deals in World coins and British trade tokens. The emphasis of the business is to provide a one to one service to the private collector, produce an annual (sometimes bi-annual) lavishly illustrated fixed price list.
Also offers advice to collectors on all matters relating to the hobby. Will provide free valuations (excluding expenses), viewing auctions on behalf of clients and advising thus.
Will purchase whole collections and single items, and will also offer to sell on behalf of clients on a commission basis.
 

The British Numismatic Trade Association, or BNTA, was founded in 1973 and has about 80 members in Britain. The distinctive logo is used by their members, so they can be quickly identified by collectors of all numismatic areas.

The BNTA has become an effective force in the fight against forgery, theft and other criminal activities, thus establishing a benchmark for the highest ethical standards in the domestic coin trade. Members receive early warning notices of counterfeit coins and stolen property.

 
Simmons Gallery, Howard and Frances Simmons run the well known London Coin Fairs and deal in coins and tokens. Their gallery displays a large selection of modern art medals.
 
Spink & Son, who – as one of the oldest and most famous dealers in the business – need no introduction. Their web site has been fully updated and now has a “virtual gallery” of coins for sale, all fully illustrated, as well as auction information and specialist advice for collectors.
 
Sovereign Rarities is a London-based dealer and auctioneer of coins of exceptional quality and rarity, standing out from the crowd for its integrity, knowledge, and experience. With the most comprehensive numismatic retail stock in the UK, Sovereign Rarities offers a trusted route to either build up or sell your collection. Our dedicated team of specialists are passionate about their respective subjects, welcoming enquiries from anyone wishing to buy, sell or auction a single coin or collection, or seeking advice about numismatics.
 
Douglas Saville Numismatic Books are based in Caversham near Reading, Berkshire, and deal in out of print and rare numismatic books, periodicals, manuscripts and sale catalogues relating to all aspects of the subject.
 
Galata Coins, Paul and Bente Withers have published several books on weights and tokens and have a huge range of books for sale.
 
Noonans Mayfair Ltd is the leading and most active auction house in the United Kingdom for the sale of coins of all types, trade tokens, historical medals, orders, decorations and paper money. In 2023 the company staged 42 auctions, offering over 30,000 lots which collectively realised £20.5m at hammer prices. Our team of experts have over 400 years’ worth of experience in professional numismatics. The company, which dates its origins to 1991, is a member of several trade bodies, including the International Association of Professional Numismatists and the British Numismatic Trade Association.
 
Heritage Auctions is the world’s leading Numismatics auction house. Since its founding in the US in 1976, Heritage has been instrumental in bringing the live auction experience to the internet, reaching an audience of over 2 million registered members from all over the world. Dealing in World, Ancient, and US coins and rare banknotes, Heritage is committed to providing peerless category expertise, outstanding customer service, and to delivering results for its consignors. Heritage has offices spread across the globe, including a newly expanded London office, and in Amsterdam, Munich, Belgium, Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
 
Denroy Limited. Based in Northern Ireland, and still a family owned business, Denroy Limited is a leading injection moulding manufacturer with over 50 years of experience and expertise in research and technology, design, prototyping, manufacturing and quality assurance, for supplying precision industries such as Medical, Aerospace, Defence, Automotive, Commercial and Brushes.
Founded in 1972 and privately owned by the Rainey family, the group consists of three brands: Denroy, Denman (haircare) and DenPro (medical). Both Max Rainey OBE and Dr John Rainey MBE have been recognised in the Queen’s Honours List for their outstanding contributions to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.
The Denroy Group operates over 2 main sites and recently dramatically increased the overall factory footprint with a new manufacturing facility extension. A new distribution centre was also built as an additional warehousing and materials storage facility. Denroy is one of the few companies worldwide to hold the ADS 21st Century Supply Chains Gold Award (SC21 Gold). Other notable accreditations include AS/EN9100, ISO9001, IAQG, BS8555 and EFQM 6 star for organisational performance. When it comes to leadership and management performance, Denroy have also been awarded the Deloitte Best Managed Companies 2019 and received the Diversity Mark.
 
Royal Mint Museum. Established in 1816 by the Master of the Royal Mint, William Wellesley Pole, the Museum has one of the finest collections of coins and related material in the world. Originally intended as a source of inspiration for Royal Mint engravers, a function it retains to this day, it has grown and developed into a collection about how money is made and how the Royal Mint has evolved over the last 1100 years.

For over 200 years a dedicated staff of curators, numismatists and museum specialists have catalogued, cared for and enhanced the collection which contains nearly 100,000 coins including an abundance of proofs, patterns and trial pieces. Medals and seals are also well represented along with plaster models, balances, weights and thousands of original drawings. Above all, perhaps, it incorporates roughly 50,000 master tools and dies representing over 400 years of coin and medal production, a collection whose importance is unrivalled in the United Kingdom.