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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Thank you for remembering, jbuck, but even more thanks to Captain Mandrake for gifting this beauty to me! UK 2 Pounds 2024 - 200 Years of the National Gallery 
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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 United States
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wow great looking coin!!! I want one now. Can these be gotten at The Royal Mint?
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This sucks - I went to The Royal Mint (RM) to buy this coin, deposited money into my wallet over there and I still cannot buy it. So now I have my money sitting there and cannot get it back. The RM is so VERY hard to navigate!!
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are there any UK folks that can help me navigate this?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I think the problem may be shipping to the US. The Royal Mint site is a pig to navigate! Via "Shop" from the main screen and then selecting "£2 Coins" from the drop down, I get a screen full of options. The |National Gallery coin is a little way down at £13, and I can add it to basket. There it says "Shipping in 3 to 5 days to the UK". Whilst not explicitly saying so, I read this as meaning they do not ship overseas. I think you may need to get a UK resident to buy it for you and forward it on? I would offer to help, but I am not in a position to do this at the moment.
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Quote: Thank you for remembering, jbuck My pleasure.  Quote: but even more thanks to Captain Mandrake for gifting this beauty to me! 
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what a nightmare - Just got finished talking with the RM - (I sure miss that British accent) and I found out that when I opened an account - I set it up in USD not UK Sterling  So had ot open a new account for purchasing this coin. BUT now I need to call my bank to ask them to allow them for me to allow this purchase.
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Yikes! I hope it works out.
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yep, it worked out finally - after 3 calls to the RM that is, but I have my order in. I bought the silver proof with the gold plate limited edition one in the fancy box (only 700 of these are being produces [supposedly])
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Quote: yep, it worked out finally - after 3 calls to the RM that is, but I have my order in.  Quote: I bought the silver proof with the gold plate limited edition one in the fancy box (only 700 of these are being produces [supposedly]) Cannot wait for you to share it! 
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wait! I'm going to have to show it off too?  
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I just noticed that they used his first portrait (with the parrot ear)
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Quote: Well here it is! numbered 356 of 700 minted Outstanding! 
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