Specially minted Paul McCartney UK coins to go on sale as part of legends collection
Hindustan TimesLONDON — Beatles legend Paul McCartney is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection. Specially minted Paul McCartney UK coins to go on sale as part of legends collection The Royal Mint, which has struck the coins of monarchs from Alfred the Great in the ninth century through to King Charles III, revealed Friday that it is launching a McCartney coin collection for collectors to buy. “It’s not anything I would have ever expected to happen when I was a kid.” The Royal Mint also said it has created a special edition plectrum-shaped version of the coin to gift to the 82-year-old McCartney, who in his early days played with pennies as guitar picks. “Our coins recognize the greatest icons and events in British history, so it’s fitting that Paul McCartney’s remarkable music career is now celebrated on an official U.K. coin," said Rebecca Morgan, Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint.
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