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Vote for your favourite Literary coin

By Alex | February 15, 2021 |

As you know there’s no shortage of great authors celebrated on our coinage – from classic children’s authors like Beatrix Potter and Julia Donaldson, to Victorian greats like Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – there’s a big selection of coins to choose from!

And that’s where YOU come in.

I need your help in shortlisting the FIVE most popular British Isles coins that celebrate the works of authors who have transported us to Victorian Britain, the hundred acre wood and everywhere in between.

Take a look through the coins below and vote for your favourite in our poll!

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Meet the designer behind the latest MUST-HAVE Charles Dickens coins!

By Alex | January 13, 2021 |

To celebrate the launch of FIVE brand new Charles Dickens £2 coins, I caught up with designer, Andy walker, to get a behind the scenes look at what went in to designing these incredibly popular coins.