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Elton John coins pressed up by the Royal Mint
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 7 July 2020
I’m not saying that certain British institutions lack imagination, but after the Royal Mint minted up some Queen coins, Queen got their own set of stamps from the Royal Mail. Now, to go with a set of stamps already printed up by the Royal Mail, Elton John is getting his own coin from the Royal Mint.
John’s range of five pound coins is the latest addition to the Royal Mint’s Music Legends series, which also features, well, Queen obviously. And… well, just Queen. I’m sure they’ll put their heads together and think of some others though. You can already get David Bowie stamps from the Royal Mail. He’ll do, won’t he? Where’s Bowie’s coin?
I guess Bowie is dead, so can’t give a stupid quote for the press release. So he can wait his turn, because Elton John is dead… chatty. He says: “It really is a fabulous honour to be recognised in this way. The last few years have contained some of the most memorable moments of my career, and this is another truly humbling milestone on my journey”.
Yes, it must be very humbling to have your image pressed into a solid gold coin that’s then flogged off for over £2000. Although that’s not the only version of the coin on offer, you can get a number of versions at various different price points, all the way down to £13.
And don’t forget, once you’ve spent that £13, you can always take your coin into a shop and buy anything you like up to the value of £5.
