RAF Centenary Coin.
 

https://www.westminstercollection.co...style&prodsn=g

Shame there wasn't a more photogenic Lightning available.

Ghastly.................

Grotesque ...

Well for a fiver I suppose it's ok - it's not Westminster Mint's fault that the F35 is just pig ugly!

Lightning II
 

So the coin has a picture of the most advanced fighter aircraft ever to grace the RAF stable. Why is that such a bad thing?

Besides, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

BV

Four quid would be my tops for this lovely celebration of habits.

Its not. It's just the ugly F35 underneath it :E

Tacky and why buy that when for 2 quid you can have

https://blog.changechecker.org/wp-co...EV-768x426.jpg

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the other version of the first item looks better like this, but not much

https://www.westminstercollection.co...roof-coin.aspx

A better coin than the original

Terrane Ltd. - Official Supplier to the World's Armed Forces

Almost in the same league as the 'Elvis Presley Dambusters clock plate of Tutankhamun'..... Or pink plastic mosque alarm clock :yuk:

The £2 isn't quite as bad though, I must admit.

They could've put a proper Lightning on it, or even a Typhoon. The F35 isn't even British.

Beagle,

You really have a pink plastic mosque alarm clock? I only ever managed a very dark grey one, after several years in Kingdom! However, it still keeps time and I can keep it quiet!!

You are right, the £2 is reasonable!

We must move with the times (I am told!!!)

Bill

At least the coin shown by Nutloose is an actual legal tender coin worth two quid. The one in the OP's post is technically legal tender on Jersey, but just try spending one there!

The others aren't even coins, but medallions

These things cause coin dealer's hearts to sink when they get brought in for sale, usually when somebody has died. I used to just polite decline, rather than risk offence by offering about 25% of what they had cost in the first place, which quite honestly is the most that the damn things were worth. Westminster is but one of many other outfits flogging this stuff - one rejoicing under the name of The London Mint must sell a lot of coins to people who think they are buying from the Royal Mint - but of course they aren't breaking the law.

What I always say to people considering buying this stuff - who do you think is paying for all this expensive newspaper and TV advertising? The answer of course is - you are!

I knew an IT guy who worked for the Franklin Mint in the USA - the great granddaddy of this sort of marketing...

His views were similar to tankertrash - he reckoned the only good thing as that it encouraged people to collect rather than go out and maybe mug old ladies or join a political party.

He quit because the felt that id you weren't proud of your employer and/or their products you should move on fast,,,,,,,,

You are more of a traditionalist then? Were you a Fishhead?;)

I shall search for the RAF £2, but the chances of finding one here is microscopic thanks to our continued use of £1 notes!

Exactly; I bought a couple of them - one for my daughter and the other for my nephew. The former will be 12 this year and wants to join the Air Cadets and the latter is 8 and is plane mad. They will also each get an RAF Henlow 100th Anniversary commemorative coin too. If it peaks their interest and encourages 'air-mindedness' in the Royal Air Force's centenary year, then why on earth not?

Have you encouraged their schools to get involved in the RAF 100 Schools programme?

Could make for a very classy set of cufflinks, but at £10 perhaps a bit too classy...?

Can we get the £2 coin court mounted or just swing?