What's going to be the Royal Mint's next big hit?

[MickD]

For any youngsters or friends from across the pond, apologies, maybe Google.......

[GoodAsGold]

16 minutes ago, h103efa said:

50th anniversary of Concorde in 2019?

@h103efa Agreed. I thought that would be a must for 2019, but I'm not so sure now after the horrific crash. I think they'll bring out a coin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of man setting foot on the moon though.

[GoodAsGold]

31 minutes ago, Shinus73 said:

Jamie and the magic torch?

@Shinus73 Was it solar powered?

[MickD]

I do apologise for lowering the tone but the show was on around tea-time or dinner time if you're further north, changed days...........

[GoodAsGold]

20 minutes ago, Groundup said:

The death of a royal, will be next year's hit coin.

@Groundup Expect a Noddy coin next. They've just brought one out for Big Ears 70th birthday   😁

[Shinus73]

16 minutes ago, GoodAsGold said:

@Shinus73 Was it solar powered?

More acid fuelled than solar powered.

[GoodAsGold]

50 minutes ago, MickD said:

 

Now I may be mistaken, as I think my girlfriend has ridiculed me before for mentioning it previously, but I am sure a young female medic or doctor came into the waiting area when I was in an RAF medical centre and asked for the same individual (gong back about 35 years).

@MickD  I'll go back 30 years when my fellow male colleague and I were just coming to the end of a busy day at our RAF base. Things were just quietening down when a young  airman burst into our office in a hurry and out of breath. He said he'd been sent around the base to try and borrow an urgent bit of kit. He asked us did we have any spare fallopian tubes? We thought about it, very straight faced, but had to decline his request.   

[Tonyb959]

Literary figures seem popular, so I could see them releasing coins commemorating Arthur Conan Doyle, Tolkien, C. S. Lewis etc. 

Whether they'd be popular or not is anyone's guess, but I'd imagine a Tolkien themed coin/series at least would be sought after. 

[dicker]

Or perhaps coins to celebrate the commonwealth countries?

[Kman]

Id like them to redo some old English coins like the dutch did with the Lion dollar, celebrates history, cool designs, will be popular, wins all around

Forgot to say itm worked out really nice with the 2017 proof sovereigns 

 

 

[MickD]

11 minutes ago, GoodAsGold said:

@MickD  I'll go back 30 years when my fellow male colleague and I were just coming to the end of a busy day at our RAF base. Things were just quietening down when a young  airman burst into our office in a hurry and out of breath. He said he'd been sent around the base to try and borrow an urgent bit of kit. He asked us did we have any spare fallopian tubes? We thought about it, very straight faced, but had to decline his request.   

Chicken sh*t de-greasant, left handed screwdriver, bucket of steam.....and Sergeant Fletcher?

[Bullionbilly]

10 minutes ago, Kman said:

Id like them to redo some old English coins like the dutch did with the Lion dollar, celebrates history, cool designs, will be popular, wins all around

 

 

They would be very popular. Good idea !

[GoodAsGold]

12 minutes ago, Tonyb959 said:

Literary figures seem popular, so I could see them releasing coins commemorating Arthur Conan Doyle, Tolkien, C. S. Lewis etc. 

Whether they'd be popular or not is anyone's guess, but I'd imagine a Tolkien themed coin/series at least would be sought after. 

@Tonyb959 Whereas JK Rowling is arguably not so popular with 44.7% of the Scottish voting population who voted for independence in 2014.  She got a lot of abuse for her opposing stance.

[Coolsmp]

How about the rise of bit coin and the demise of government backed coins.. although i suspect the royal mint will be staying away from that idea.. or how about zippy, george and bungle series with a special edition for geoffrey hayes rip🙏

[GoodAsGold]

16 minutes ago, Kman said:

Id like them to redo some old English coins like the dutch did with the Lion dollar, celebrates history, cool designs, will be popular, wins all around

 

 

@Kman That would be fantastic, after all, the 1989 sovereign range is a significant tribute to the 1489 original.  To each their own but I prefer these types of coins to others.

[Oldun]

If talking about children’s classics on a 50p, how about Bagpuss ? Or Rupert The Bear ? 

[GoodAsGold]

13 minutes ago, Coolsmp said:

How about the rise of bit coin and the demise of government backed coins.. although i suspect the royal mint will be staying away from that idea.. or how about zippy, george and bungle series with a special edition for geoffrey hayes rip🙏

@Coolsmp Bitcoin is virtual currency so will the RM send out empty presentation boxes with COA's?  How about a virtual coin celebrating the emporer's new clothes?   😁

[GoodAsGold]

9 minutes ago, Oldun said:

If talking about children’s classics on a 50p, how about Bagpuss ? Or Rupert The Bear ? 

@Oldun Good choices. Why not both hey?

[Coolsmp]

3 minutes ago, GoodAsGold said:

@Coolsmp Bitcoin is virtual currency so will the RM send out empty presentation boxes with COA's?  How about a virtual coin celebrating the emporer's new clothes?   😁

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[GoodAsGold]

25 minutes ago, GoodAsGold said:

@Tonyb959 Whereas JK Rowling is arguably not so popular with 44.7% of the Scottish voting population who voted for independence in 2014.  She got a lot of abuse for her opposing stance.

@Tonyb959 Not from me, I hasten to say.  I've nominated a Harry Potter coin series after all.

[Bullionbilly]

14 minutes ago, Oldun said:

If talking about children’s classics on a 50p, how about Bagpuss ? Or Rupert The Bear ? 

Rupert would be a nice touch.

Maybe postman pat ? 

[GoodAsGold]

2 minutes ago, Coolsmp said:

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Wow @Coolsmp I live and learn. Thanks buddy.

[GoodAsGold]

2 minutes ago, Bullionbilly said:

Rupert would be a nice touch.

Maybe postman pat ? 

@Bullionbilly I've privately suggested Postman Pat to his pal Ted Glenn. Ted said "leave it with me"     😁

[danmc82]

Doctor Who.

Eastenders 😁 Pat Butcher on the front...

 

[Coolsmp]

Royal mint are doing some old coin restrikes this christmas

https://www.royalmint.com/gifts/sixpence/the-christmas-silver-six-pence-2018-uk-brilliant-uncirculated-coin/