News & Blog

Re-igniting an interest THIS month sees the first instalment of a multi-part series on the 50p, written by Hannah Dowling. The 50p has become something of a phenomenon in coin collecting in recent years, something we can probably trace back to the announcement that the 2009 coin commemorating...

Levelling up READER Anthony Staunton wrote to us recently regarding the award, or rather lack of, of a George Cross in the UK in recent years (sorry Mr Staunton, no letters page this month). He notes that MPs have called for Samir Zitouni, a catering crew member on the Doncaster to London King’s...

What’s what THERE have been two related debates in the COIN NEWS offices this month, both based on letters from readers—one regarding what he considered to be an error, the other on the subject of rarities. The first gentleman has a gold proof £2 coin with a poorly executed edge inscription....

Hi Ho Silver ANY collectors of World War I medals, indeed any collector who has ever been to a fair or perused a dealer’s website or auction house catalogue, will at some point have seen a Star and Victory Medal minus the corresponding British War Medal (BWM). A single BWM can exist as a sole...

Linking up WE took an interesting call at the Token Publishing offices this week—a gentleman responding to the September editorial regarding getting new people into the hobby. In fact that editorial seemed to strike a chord with many of you and we have had quite the response to it (one thing I...

The past isn’t what it used to be AUTUMN is upon us and with it the start of the “numismatic” season, and that includes medals. There is no real logic to why the coin and medal world should start gearing up again when the schools go back except I suppose a natural reaction to the end of summer....

We are currently working on BYB12 and plan to have it ready for the "double" fair weekend of June 7-8 when we are attending both the London Coin Fair on the Saturday, then the Midland Coin Fair on the Sunday! You can pre-order your copy from our shop today and get it POST FREE if you are a UK...