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My daughter noticed the title on the Sky box TV guide and wondered what it was about. Having been working in the back garden this afternoon, I stirred out of my armchair slumber when I heard her say the word “Gold”. Enjoyed it and the Green Welly stop brought back memories of hillwalking in that area. Apart from the Green Welly it was difficult to recognise the place at all. Then it started lashing down with rain and it all came back to me!

I haven’t subscribed yet but I bought an issue a couple of months ago (twice). I was sending some old RM coin literature out to Westminstrel in Oz and decided to throw in the latest issue at the time, which I’d only bought that day and had a quick flick through. Next day I was back at the Post Office to send out the pack and I bought the mag again to keep for myself.

Thanks for this topic and whetting our appetites for the next great engravers release. I hadn’t come across this website before so enjoyed having a browse through it. I notice on page 9 of his slabbed coins for sale that the description for the 2004 50th anniversary of the 4 minute mile 50p coin is the Roger Black coin. It certainly had nothing to do with him.

Although if it’s anything as long as the wait between the Una and Graces releases the Queen could be even older!

I think that the QC sticker applies to the capsule it’s stuck on. There can’t be a QC department checking the coins. That’s what we have to do.

Thanks for that. It looks like a previous owner of my set (perhaps the dealers) rearranged the coins the same way as yours then. I don’t know which side was originally face up, but it would be a shame if you weren’t greeted by the magnificent Tudor rose design when you opened the box for the first time. Frankly I’d rather take my chances removing a pin from a hand grenade than removing a proof coin from a capsule.

Thank you so much for posting this picture. I too have a 4 coin set which I bought in 2018 and I was slightly perturbed that the coins were displayed with alternate sides. Your coins are displayed identically to my own which removes my concern that somebody had removed at least 2 of them from their capsules at some time to display them as seen above. There may be exceptions, but the modern sets I generally see pictured all display the same side of the coins, which fits in nicely with those of us who confess to having some OCD. My set is lacking the blue ribbon though - unless it’s tucked away behind the inner backing of the box, which I doubt. I’m 1001 away from you, with COA 1742.

He’s a swallow. I bet he regretted swallowing that golf ball though!

Well that answers one of my questions I asked in my catch up PM to you earlier.

Old news buddy. See the 29 April topic by h103efa “Next Music Legends - The Who” in the General Precious Metals section. You can join in with everybody there.