Nick from B and G Coins was asked to participate in a discussion with BBC Radio Stoke regarding errors on the new HG Wells £2 coin. The interview can be heard by clicking below, or via the BBC website here. Original image source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9116019/HG-Wells-fans-slam-errors-new-commemorative-Royal-Mint-coin.html
Observant fans of HG Wells have questioned how a new coin from the Royal Mint commemorating The War of the Worlds author could be released with multiple errors, including giving his “monstrous tripod” four legs. The £2 coin is intended to mark 75 years since the death of Wells, and includes imagery inspired by The […]
The Queen’s 95th birthday will be celebrated on one of five new commemorative coins released this year. The Queen, who will become the first British monarch to reach the age of 95 on 21st April, will have her birthday celebrated with a new £5 coin. The issue of a £5 coin is usually reserved for […]
This is now the second such coin found in England, with an earlier example unearthed in Cheshire in 2018. The pair are in addition to a wealth of other Chinese currency discovered in England dating from slightly later periods. Both 11th-century items were discovered in areas associated with other medieval finds. These included two Roman […]
The Royal Mint has revealed its highly anticipated new design for its range of Britannia coins, starting with the 2021 coins which were released on October 19th 2020. Philip Nathan’s classic design remains, but now with additional ‘micro-detail’ design elements to make counterfeiting near impossible. The updated design has been heralded as “the most overtly […]
A 364-year-old gold coin bearing a portrait of Oliver Cromwell is to be auctioned for an estimated £150,000. The 50 shilling piece showing a side-portrait of the Lord Protector was struck in 1656 by Thomas Simon, Cromwell’s chief engraver. On the reverse is a crowned shield and both sides have Latin lettered abbreviated legends around […]
It’s so easy to take something as simple as our loose change for granted, forgetting the dedication and craftsmanship that goes into producing each coin. Every coin denomination is made from an alloy, which is a mixture of metals. The process starts by melting the appropriate metals in exactly the right proportions in a […]
A shopkeeper has issued a warning after he was handed counterfeit two-pound coins. He said the young man came into the Premier Store situated in Lyndhurst Road in Burnley last week. The shopkeeper named ‘Ali’ runs the shop and said the customer wanted change for sixty-pounds because ‘he had sold his PlayStation’. Ali informed us: […]
A birdwatcher has stumbled across a hoard of 2,000-year-old Celtic gold coins worth £800,000 that date back to the time Boudicca was at war with the Romans. The keen metal detectorist, who has not been named, spotted a glint of gold while looking at a buzzard in a recently ploughed field in eastern England. […]
Commemorative coins are one of the most desired and collected products of numismatics. This is due to their significance in history and the personal memories possess. Whether it is to commemorate a first, or to celebrate the anniversary of an event in history; either way, adding a commemorative coin to your collection is one that […]
