This is Elizabeth and this is Matthew
While some people collect stamps and some collect teddy bears, others collect Elvis memorabilia and, due to a typing error, otters collect clocks.
We are people who collect coins. The kind of people who get excited when they see something shiny in their change, who virtually hyperventilate at the sight of a Commonwealth Games two pound. Some may call us sad and we choose to agree with them!
This blog will be about our thoughts, experiences and adventures with UK coinage, from the first commemorative coin in general circulation to the cutting edge of minting technology. It will be a healthy mix of information and levity, with features such as Whose Mint is it Anyway? and The Untold Story Behind the Heptagonal Design of the Fifty Pence Piece and its Influence on Twentieth Century Philosophy (note: these may be fabrications).
So we invite you to join us on our numismatistical journey. Hopefully you'll enjoy it and you may even be inspired to start a coin collection of your own!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth and Matthew
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