Posts Tagged ‘Coin Collecting’
It’s Harry Potter Month!
Have you got your trunk packed? It’s the 1st of September and you know what that means…It’s time to head back to Hogwarts for another year of magic! And to celebrate, we’re launching Harry Potter month here at Collectology HQ! Want to find out what we’ve got coming up? Watch our latest video below Want…
Read MoreFor the FIRST time Alan Turing is commemorated on a UK 50p coin, but who is he and what did he do?
Alan Turing is renowned as the father of modern computing. At the age of 33 he was employed by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) at Teddington, south-west London and given the task of designing a new type of calculating machine for Britain. He played a pivotal role in the development of early computers, and he…
Read MoreWhy the new Stephen Hawking 50p has caused a stir among collectors…
One of The Royal Mint’s most highly anticipated coins of the year has finally been released and it’s everything that the collecting world was hoping for… Defining innovation in science, Stephen Hawking’s legacy will forever stand the test of time. As one of the world’s most extraordinary physicists, hisimmeasurable contribution to human understanding has earnt him a…
Read MoreWhich RARE Gruffalo collectables are top of the tree?
The only predictable thing about what will become collectable from the world of children’s literature is that it will forever be unpredictable. Sometimes the work of a gifted writer or artist can creep under the radar undetected. A recent example of this hit me when I noticed in my local store, a tin of Yorkshire Tea tin…
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