Has the Royal Mint sunk to the level of the U.S. Mint with this new 10-pence piece or is it genius?

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Goldbully
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The British Royal Mint is producing Loch Ness Monster coins.(The British Royal Mint)

Loch Ness Monster sighting! New British coin features 'Nessie,' challenging Canada's Sasquatch
By Douglas Perry

The Oregonian/OregonLive

Watch your back, Queen Elizabeth! The beloved British monarch gazes benignly from the Royal Mint's new 10-pence piece, apparently oblivious to the possibility that a monster might be on the flip side.

The British mint is celebrating the Loch Ness Monster with a nickel-plated steel coin, the BBC reports. It's one of 26 new 10-pence pieces in production. Some of the subjects being featured: King Arthur, James Bond and London's iconic double-decker bus.

But "Nessie," the rarely-spotted beast from the depths of a Scotland lake, appears to be getting the most attention from collectors, who reportedly crashed the Royal Mint's website when the new wares were announced.

"Celebrate a Scottish mythical beast which has captured Great Britons' imagination," The British Royal Mint states in its sales pitch for the new Nessie coin.

The mint calls the new coin series "quintessentially British."

They certainly are very British (one coin features fish and chips), but putting a fantastical creature like "Nessie" on currency isn't a novel idea. Canada set the standard a few years ago with a series of coins depicting mythical beasts -- including Bigfoot.

http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2018/03/loch_ness_monster_sighting_bri.html

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  • ricko
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    Wow... that is a disappointment.... what an amateurish design....Cheers, RickO

  • Cameonut
    Cameonut Posts: 7,436 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Designed by committee. Disappointing.

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  • Azurescens
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    Coin will fetch monster profit.

  • Stork
    Stork Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    They are already joining the US, Canada, and Australia in their over supply (and design). The tiny nations still far outpace them however. I do still love the Britannias, and at least the 'legendary beasts' are cool. But no. They are doing too much. Even if Nessie is super cool and I would take one of these as a gift...it's too much. UNLESS this is circulating coinage, then it's fun!

  • BuffaloIronTail
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    Oh brother........a smiling Nessie. Look out kids...............

    Here comes another British Invasion.

    Pete

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  • DrBuster
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    F-ugly, capital F.

  • MilesWaits
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    You can’t sink any lower than below water level which they already have. Once you have drowned there is little recovery

    Now riding the swell in PM's and surf.
  • YQQ
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    They might have been apprenticing with the Royal Canadian Mint.
    99% coming out of RCM is a outright bad Joke. It has nothing to do with money any longer and has everything to do with ripping of unsuspecting and believing "collectors". Ever seen a 3, 4 6,7 $ coin or similar? The RCM will supply these as NCLT. at times they even suggest it to be a future investment. (non circulating legal tender) But, try and pay with any of them! :s

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  • kiyote
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    Congrats to Mrs. Gruber’s 4th grade class for coming up with the winning design!

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  • dpoole
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    This from the organization that is producing the Queen's Beasts series?? Yuk!


    Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...



  • CaptHenway
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    I love it!

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  • TwoSides2aCoin
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    I'm waiting for the UFO series.

  • bolivarshagnasty
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    That’s a new low IMO.

  • hammer1
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    @FredWeinberg said:
    Most of you were probably too young to remember, but he reminds me of the beanie and Cecil cartoon show

    Came on just after "Sheriff John" and his red light/green light for drinking milk. :)

  • FredWeinberg
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    Sheriff John – red light green light! What memories of my sister and brother and I doing that each show!

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  • MilesWaits
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    All is right as long as they continue to score with the Beasts series.
    Kinda like the US Mint with the Buffalo, Eagles, etc..

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  • jwitten
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    I'm actually speechless. That is terrible.

  • Goldbully
    Goldbully Posts: 18,559 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @FredWeinberg said:
    Most of you were probably too young to remember, but he reminds me of the beanie and Cecil cartoon show

    Cecil meets Cecilia

    Brings back fun childhood memories. :)

    edited to add: And you're right, Cecil could be Nessie on that coin.....except Cecil had fins and Nessie had humps.

  • FredWeinberg
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    Humps vrs. Fins
    Dentils vrs. Denticles

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  • TurboSnail
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    @BuffaloIronTail said:
    Oh brother........a smiling Nessie. Look out kids...............

    Here comes another British Invasion.

    Pete

    No worry. We can fight back with our Chupacabra.

  • Twobitcollector
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    Let's not forget "Willie the Worm"

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  • FullStrike
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    Those Brits think they won the Battle already? Ha ! Just wait until the Artist Stable at Fisher Price takes over the US Mint Art Department.

  • PCGSPhoto
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    Looks like a weird and fun series.
    https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/queuing-zebra-crossings-celebrated-quintessentially-british-new-10p-coins/
    If people like collecting them, great.

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  • ms70
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    Puff the Magic Dragon.

  • gonzer
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    The USA needs a Sasquatch Dollar to compete.

  • dpoole
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    His full title was Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent.


    Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...



  • LanLord
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    @FredWeinberg said:
    Most of you were probably too young to remember, but he reminds me of the beanie and Cecil cartoon show

    Unfortunately, I'm not too old to remember that.

  • LanLord
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    @FredWeinberg said:
    Most of you were probably too young to remember, but he reminds me of the beanie and Cecil cartoon show

    "A Bob Clampett cartooooooooooon!"

  • Paradisefound
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    I am debating whether to place reverse up front?

  • MrEureka
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    As far as I'm concerned, anything that gets people to look at their coins is a good thing.

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  • rln_14
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    No one has seen the monster up close, could be an accurate depiction!! What am I missing? What does the "L" stand for? Thanks rln

  • Zoins
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    It looks kind of like a medal. No motto, country or denomination. Also no initials or names.

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  • jmski52
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    There's always Yogi Bear, Deputy Dog, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Tweetie Bird, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Uncle Scrooge...............we could smoke the Brits if we really tried.

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  • Hydrant
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    Pizza parlor token.

  • Goldbully
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    @rln_14 said:
    No one has seen the monster up close, could be an accurate depiction!! What am I missing? What does the "L" stand for? Thanks rln

    'L' is Loch Ness

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_pence_(British_coin)

  • WillieBoyd2
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    Now that the British are commemorating a known faked historical event, the US is sure to follow with their commemorative.

    Moon rocks, anyone?

    :)

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  • Zoins
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    @PCGSPhoto said:
    Looks like a weird and fun series.
    https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/queuing-zebra-crossings-celebrated-quintessentially-british-new-10p-coins/
    If people like collecting them, great.

    Here's the series photos for the full set. Imagine if the US did this too?


    I have to say this is quintessentially British because the public chose "queueing" for Q. Imagine a US coin celebrating waiting in a line?

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  • BuffaloIronTail
    BuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yes. And the next time I got to the Drug Store I'm gonna ask to talk to the "Chemist".

    I need to visit a Pub...............

    Pete

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  • rln_14
    rln_14 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks Goldbully for the explanation. Rln

  • 7Jaguars
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    F,X,Z - What are they?

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  • Hydrant
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    Junk.

  • Zoins
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    This is the full list including F, X and Z.

    A – Angel of the North
    B – Bond… James Bond
    C – Cricket
    D – Double decker bus
    E – English breakfast
    F – Fish and chips
    G – Greenwich mean time
    H – Houses of Parliament
    I – Ice-cream cone
    J – Jubilee
    K – King Arthur
    L – Loch Ness Monster
    M – Mackintosh
    N – National Health Service
    O – Oak tree
    P – Post box
    Q – Queuing
    R – Robin
    S – Stonehenge
    T – Teapot
    U – Union flag
    V – Village
    W – World wide web
    X – X marks the spot
    Y – Yeoman
    Z – Zebra crossing

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  • Hydrant
    Hydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 10, 2018 4:15PM
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    Genius! I guess. Somebody thought it was a good idea. Who am I to say? Still...?

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