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GERMAN COMPANY ACQUIRES COMMONWEALTH MINT

The largest private mint in the United Kingdom, that being the Commonwealth Mint, has been recently acquired by the limited partnership Heimerle + Meule Group headquartered in Birmingham and owned by a company in Germany.

Collectors in the United States are likely unfamiliar with either business. According to the Commonwealth Mint web site, “At the Commonwealth Mint we specialize in

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