Check your change folks. Apparently the Royal Mint's been firing out some fancy new commemorative £2 coins via London Tube stations, celebrating 150 years of the London Underground. The first load has been given to select tube stations for doling out in change, before a wide release later this year. Read More >>
Featured comment by lsb143:
"I actually have an undated 20p. Got it from a laddie in my school when I bought him food at break time (we use smart cards in school) I noticed and in..." More »
I’m still not quite sure why everyone’s so overly jubilant about the anniversary of a disaster, but it seems the world has gone Titanic crazy, including the Royal Mint. It’s pumped out a fancy looking commemorative £5 coin to mark the occasion, which you can buy for a whole £82.50, plus shipping of course. Read More >>
Featured comment by royalmint:
"Thanks for the review! Happy to hear you like the design. The Royal Mint put a lot of effort into ensuring everything we do is befitting of an organis..." More »
Now that's a fantastic use of the back of a 50p -- explaining the odd sports rule like offside. The Royal Mint has been putting its collection of commemorative 50p coins into circulation since 2010, but now you can buy the complete set of the shiny 29 sporting 50p pieces for £85 or £2.99 each (plus postage). Read More >>
Featured comment by Alfred Heflander:
"Nope, front (obverse) has the head, back (reverse) has the funky designs. Same as Canadian and Australian coins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obver..." More »