{ image reblogged from www.coin-mech.co.uk } We all know there are plenty of counterfeit coins out there and the chances are that you have seen articles on this subject before. However, here is a unique slant on it all where we ask the question – ‘Why are forgers so inherently stoopid???’
{ image by Mik } Commemorative coins. Everyone will obviously have their own personal favourites when it comes down to it, but there are several designs which most of us would agree are the very best. Of course, some of these feature truly complex and mind-boggling pictures, yet others relish in using something comparatively …
{ image by Mik } Just as a lot of folk don’t realise that the Queen’s head is actually the front of a coin, there is far more currency-related trivia to discover. Test your numismatic knowledge by reading through this article and seeing just how many of these fun and funky facts you are …
{ image by Mik } The first two pound coin was released in 1986 but it wasn’t until 1997 that this denomination took on the bimetallic format we all know so well today. In this eleven year period of single colour coins, a total of seven commemorative designs were issued. Although these were, and …
{ Join the Kew – image by Mik } Kew Gardens is an expensive coin. We all know that. However, not all of us would be able to spot a fake one from a hundred yards, or even from right up close. And that is precisely why this article has been put together. Because …
{ the enigma of the Mallard – image by Mik } Jemima Puddleduck is a rare coin. In fact, it is right up there with some of the rarest ones of all. That’s why it will usually set you back by fifteen quid or more on average (at the time of writing). I mean, …
[Mintage Became a Burning Issue – image by Mik] Let me take you back through the mists of time to 2016…..
Labelling John W. Mills as a ‘coin designer’ would be on par with referring to Da Vinci as ‘that guy who did the Mona Lisa’. It would be rather like latching onto about one percent of an artist’s creative worth and missing out completely on everything else. Unfortunately, with a limited amount of space in …
