Last October, we visited the birthplace of almost all of the United Kingdom’s native coins, the Royal Mint in Wales. We weren’t allowed to take images on the factory floor, but the adjoining museum contained enough numismatic items of interest to keep the photographer occupied.
1821 crown obverse die
1821 crown reverse die
The 1937 Edward VIII sovereign
A humble 1933 penny
A 1935 crown in gold
A London-minted 1966 Australian twenty cent
An 1887 Jubilee head sovereign engraved on a shell
A proof set containing, amongst other things, at least one 1864 proof pattern sovereign (WR-307 or WR-308)
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