Coins.... More than just money!

The familiar loose change in our pockets is full of hidden meaning. Coins hold clues to our identity as a nation and carry a deeper significance than their face value. For centuries, these small objects have played a part in every aspect of daily life, from music and literature, to folklore and legends. They can be given to celebrate a birth, discovered in Christmas puddings, buried in time capsules or placed in a bride’s shoe. It is these customs, together with hundreds more, that demonstrate how coins are more than money.

"See a penny pick it up and all day long you'll have good luck"

Many traditions associated with coins are linked with luck and fortune. Coins have been put in all sorts of places: around people’s necks, under the masts of ships or tossed into wishing Wells, all in the hope of receiving good fortune.

Coins also act as popular gifts. It is considered lucky to give a new-born baby silver and many children are delighted to discover a coin under their pillow after a visit from the tooth fairy.

Coins have become the cultural documents of our time, and will reveal to future generations a portrait of how life once was.

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