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Kew – 2009 vs 2019 SMACKDOWN!

{ ‘You’re going DOWN! (in price we hope) – image reblogged from whatculture.com }   Right since its release in 2009, Kew Gardens has been the king of coins.  Sure, we all know there are far rarer ones out there, but there is just something special about the vine entangled picture on this fifty pence.

No…….. SLOW and STEADY Wins the Race!!!!

{ Words fail me……. – image reblogged from westminstercollection.com } Just in case you didn’t know, The East India Company have released a new silver 50p (‘their first seven-sided 50p EVER!’ – emphasis, emphasis, sell, sell) which can be purchased from The Westminster Collection.  Whether this will go on to be either released as a …

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The Rise and Rise of TGBCH

{  Lambert LIVE – Complete with the famous ‘subliminal message mug’  }   People LOVE to collect stuff.  In fact, collecting stuff is one of the world’s biggest pastimes and it always has been.  So when someone comes along and uses this timeless compulsion to create a multi-million pound (almost) business it really is nothing …

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‘Oh what a tangled web we weave… (…When first we practice to deceive’)

The Royal Mint. It sounds so swish, professional and legitimate doesn’t it?  Three short words that inspire feelings which are historic, formal and quintessentially British.  Of course, The Royal Mint are well aware of the subliminals attached to their oh-so-lofty moniker – that is precisely why they marketed their ‘quintessentially British’ A-Z 10p’s in the …

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