These are not even non-circulating legal tender, just trinkets and trifles. Really, it's fine, I suppose. Let the markets decide what sells, and more power to the merchandiizers. But you know... I fail to see how Darth Maul was a member of the Skywalker family. Did I miss a clue? https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins...nt-uncirculated-skywalker-family-medal-cover/
Since we do not have a forum called Medal Chat, it makes sense to post that here. Not that I really care about Star Wars, but Darth maul did/does have something to do with the theme. Actual postal service stamps, I think, plus a mint medal ... Actually the Paddington or Gruffalo coins (yes, Royal Mint pieces with a face value) are worse in my opinion. The alphabet series is on the edge - nice idea basically, but a tad much. Christian
I kind of like it. What's 20 pounds in US Dollars, anyway? About $15? You're pointing out the medals are not actually coins, but ignoring the stamps. They are real and collectible. I might buy something like that, just because I think it's cool.
Huh? £20 is roughly $26. Those stamps look nice, but I don't know how many people (in the UK, or elsewhere) still actually collect them ... Christian
I thought that the Alphabet series was a great idea. The coins are small denominations that move along well. The themes did not all excite me, not being British, but I understood most of them right away. In fact, a couple of colleagues have been sent to the UK and gave each $20 to come home with Alphabet coins and neither one did. Drat.
