Coin News

Missing out ONE of the consequences of any big event these days is the plethora of souvenir memorabilia that accompanies it. From mugs to tea-towels, from postcards to silly hats and, of course, coins. Royal events, such as the recent Coronation, have been magnets for such memorabilia since...

A guiding hand SO, the Harrogate show has come and gone once more and whilst it wasn’t the busiest of fairs (it never is compared to other fairs in Yorkshire, no idea why and I wish more people would support it, if you don’t it won’t be around forever) it was nevertheless enjoyable. Harrogate is a...

Happy birthday to us… SOMEHOW it is April 2023 and that means that Token Publishing Ltd is 40 years old! We officially became a limited company on April 3, 1983, and somehow, four decades later, we are still here! We’ve come a long, long way in those 40 years, from publishing just one title,...

Over to you THANKS to all those who responded to last month’s Editorial (“Too High?”, February 2023) on the subject of whether or not articles and news pieces covering the coins costing £100,000s, the world records, etc., should continue. For those of you who didn’t see last month’s magazine,...

Too high? I RECEIVED an interesting letter just before Christmas. It was from a gentleman who told us that it was, “Depressing to read articles every month of people buying items for hundreds of thousands of pounds with limited or no coverage for other collectors like me”. Now, I have to object...

Just for fun THESE days, it’s quite common to find media outlets talking about modern coins, usually in relation to how much somebody has listed a coin for online, with headlines such as “Rare 50p selling for £5,000— have you got one in your pocket?”. However, it is less usual to find ancient...

An odd year indeed AS we watch 2022 draw to a close, I can’t help but reflect on what a very odd year it has been. The first year since 2020 with no lockdowns has meant that coin shows are again open and auctions can have live bidders attend once more, but in reality things are not what they...