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May 2009's News
Further to the design of a new £20 two years ago the Bank of England has just announced that the £50 is also due an overhaul with not one but two historical figures featuring on it. The Bank of England issued the Following press release on May 29 "The renowned 18th century business partnership of…
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Do you think you could have been a coin designer? Do you think you could have done better at Una and The Lion, the Gothic Crown or the Wren farthing? Do you think your design would have gone down in history? Well now's your chance to find out! Thanks once again to the generosity of reader Geoff…
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The next three in the silver £5 Crown series of 18 coins "celebrating Britian" in the run up to the 2012 Olympics will be launched soon - look out in July's COIN NEWS for details!
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Sadly the number of medals going missing seems to be increasing - keep your eyes and ears open for these if you would - any info to the MEDAL NEWS Office please Stolen May 16: D.S.M. awarded to p/jx385418 P.R.W. Houghton (D-Day Award) 1939-45 star Atlantic Star (France and Germany Clasp)…
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The latest in the invaluable "Honour the..." Series by Michael Maton has arrived. HONOUR THE OFFICERS gives a complete listing for all honours and awards given to WORLD WAR I officers from Britain and the Empire. The huge volume lists all recipients alphabetically and details which awards were…
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We all know that there are a number of fakes in the market today but I wouldn't have thought somebody from within the metal detecting hobby would have been resposnsible for putting them out there. According to The Times Yesterday (May 11) David Hutchings, organiser of a detecting club in…
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Don't forget the regular Birmingham Coin Fair at the Motorcycle Museum (just off the M42 by the NEC) on Sunday May 10 - it's always hugely popular and even we can't get a table for this month's fair! We'll be at the next one though on June 14 so see you there
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Family medals stolen from a house in Worthing, West Sussex, Police Incident number:WWSL/09/01/00123 Inspector W. Hughes-Halls, B.S.A.P. Member Order of British Empire Colonial Police Long Service Medal King George V Silver Jubilee Medal Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Meritorious Service…
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Lost in transit - RMA 1468-S Cpl. J. Brown, Great War pair with a defence medal & certificate and Great War pair to RMA 12746 BMR. J. A. Turner. Posted from St Pauls Cray Parade, near Orpington on the 30th March 2009 @10.04am vi special delivery but they apparently never left the building and now…
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