The World’s Show - Crystal Palace Medals & Tokens 1851-1936

Not a lot has changed in the world of money since, the 1960s musical Cabaret with Liza Minnelli whether it be good old cash, credit cards or even cryptocurrency now, the saying is still true ‘Money makes the world go round’. The world of finance has often been a bit mysterious but it affects all of us whether we like it or not and this superb hardback book entitled Financing The World provides a history of the development of international fi nance and focuses on the events and entrepreneurs that shaped the world of finance we know today. It describes the period of initial industrialisation and the regular stock market crashes that accompanied it with tales of financial skulduggery, innovation and the people behind it all. Alongside this colouful history is an equally colourful world of collecting the superbly printed bonds and share certifi cates that were issued to fi nance some of the greatest projects affecting our lives today: the building of the railways, mining, financing the American Civil War and the rebuilding of Germany after the Second World War. This wonderfully illustrated book opens up the world of collecting old bonds and share certificates and places them in their historical setting to better understand how the world of finance has changed very little over time but much can be learned from the past. Why not start a collection of old bonds and share certificates with this fantastic offer. We are not going to charge you the £25 that the book was published at, no that wouldn’t be right, we are going to charge you £19.95 but wait… we are going to get your collection started by throwing in FIVE beautifully engraved original historical share certificates FREE OF CHARGE so you get the book plus FIVE original share certificates for the price of just £19.95.

This is a fantastic set of five different Dinosaur Medallions in a smart presentation case. You get the Triceratops, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, and Velociraptor. They are in full-colour and have been coated in silver and come with a certificate printed on silver-coated paper. The reverse has a giant head ready for eating. Each crownsized medallion comes in a protective capsule in the display case. This is the first time they have been offered, and with the holidays coming up they will make a wonderful holiday present…

In 1969 Prince Charles was invested by his Mother Queen Elizabeth II as Prince of Wales. We know because it was the first Royal medallion that Richard (our founder) ever issued. Now of course he is King Charles III. We looked around to see what we could find to honour our new King and found some of these Investiture medallions from 1969. We were also able to find some sets of 5 different mint unused stamps as issued by the Post Office and to top it off some First Day Covers with those same stamps but cancelled on a special cover on the first day of issue. We have made up a unique Prince Charles Investiture Collection. You get two (2) of our Investiture medallions one silver-plated and one gold-plated in a handsome presentation case. You get the set of 5 Investiture stamps in mint unused condition and you also get those same stamps on a First Day Cover. Unlike some of the things that will be issued next year at what we think may be crazy prices, our collection is over 50 years old and priced to please you. You get the medallions, the mint stamps and the First Day Cover all for only £18.95. At this price, they make excellent gifts and they honour our new Monarch without breaking the bank!