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WEIGHT WATCHING: HEAVY CROWN, LIGHT GROSCHEN

somewhat mysterious coin appeared in 2023 in Germany. It was the beautiful Isle of Man crown from 2003, called ‘Trimetallic’, based on a 925 silver blackened outside, with a silver centre and gold-plated ring around (). Engraver Ian Rank-Broadley designed the reverse, with the Royal Crown at the centre and decorated by British heraldic

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