The Royal Mint has launched (5th November) new holiday-themed collector coins in time for the gift-giving season. For the second year, one of the country’s favourite characters, the Snowman, features on 50-pence coins and in various options — including a silver Proof colour design. This release follows the fantastic response to the Snowman’s debut appearance […]
United Kingdom: The beagle has landed! Latest collector coins feature clay characters Wallace & Gromit
The Royal Mint has launched (29th October) new coins celebrating the 30th anniversary since the creation of the lovable clay-made characters, Wallace & Gromit. Ever since the short film entitled A Grand Day Out was first screened on British television in 1989, Wallace — a good-natured, eccentric, and Wensleydale cheese-loving inventor — along with his […]
United Kingdom: 50th anniversary of first issue of iconic seven-sided 50-pence coin officially celebrated
The Royal Mint has released (24th September) new commemorative coins which celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first issue of the country’s still distinctive and now iconic seven-sided 50-pence coins. As the United Kingdom revised their currency system in 1971 to adopt a decimal system, a new denomination was to emerge. A coin was proposed […]
United Kingdom: Exceptional Pattern penny of King Edward VIII to be auctioned later this month
An exceptionally rare Pattern penny struck during the brief reign of King Edward VIII is set to be auctioned later in September. The coin, whose sale is to be arranged by Spink, London, is regarded as a “Pattern” and dated “1937,” was one of a tiny handful of trial coins that were quietly produced by […]
United Kingdom: Adventurous travelling bear, Paddington, out and about in the city of London once again on new coins
The Royal Mint has released (13th August) two new commemorative coins featuring one of the world’s most lovable children’s characters, Paddington Bear. Following up on the popularity of the 2018-dated 50-pence coins which saw Paddington visit his namesake train station and the guards outside Buckingham Palace, the latest coins depict Paddington’s adventures to two of […]
United Kingdom: Plans to mint “Brexit” coin revisited in time for departure date
It has been reported that plans to mint a commemorative coin to mark the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union have gained traction once again as Britain’s Finance Minister is understood to have scheduled production for the coins. Mainstream media in the UK has published information that British chancellor Sajid Javid has […]
United Kingdom: Ceremony of the Keys features on last Proof coins in Tower of London Crown Collection
Today, (6th August) The Royal Mint officially launched the final coin in the 2019-dated Tower of London Collection and is entitled “The Ceremony of the Keys.” Following on from the Yeoman Warders, the Ceremony of the Keys coin follows on one of Britain’s most iconic heritage sites and celebrates a ritual that has taken place […]
United Kingdom: Royal Mint estimates more than 145 million pound coins not yet redeemed
The Royal Mint has announced they estimate that around 145 million (worth U.S. $180 million) old-style one pound coins have not yet been redeemed. The previous coins, initially introduced into circulation in 1983 to replace the banknote of the same denomination, were deemed a great success, when — in just a short amount of time […]
United Kingdom: Rare early sovereign offered by Royal Mint by ballot
The Royal Mint has announced that after having acquired an exceedingly rare British gold sovereign coin, they will make it available to an interested collector by ballot. The coin in question, an 1819-dated George III sovereign, was first minted just two years after the initial issue of the country’s first gold coins since the great […]
United Kingdom: 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth observed with limited edition strike on the day sovereign
The Royal Mint has released new special edition sovereigns to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the country’s longest-reigning monarchs, Queen Victoria. The 24th May marks exactly 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria. The gold sovereign bicentenary anniversary coins are a limited edition that will be issued as a […]
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