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    New Charles Dickens coin honors author

    LONDON (AP) — The Royal Mint has come up with a novel way to wish Charles Dickens a happy 200th birthday — a new coin with a portrait of the author made up of the titles of some of his most famous fictional works.

    The two-pound ($3.20) uncirculated collectible coin will be available via the Royal Mint's website for a price of 8.50 pounds ($13) starting this week, officials said.

    Coins designed for circulation will be available early next year to mark Dickens' birthday. The celebrated Victorian novelist was born two centuries ago on Feb. 7, 1812.

    The design released Tuesday shows a portrait by artist Matthew Dent that uses titles like "David Copperfield" and "A Christmas Carol" to form a silhouette of Dickens' face.

    "I wanted the design of the coin to reference both the immense contribution Dickens has made to British literature and his iconic portrait," Dent said.

    The portrait is based on a bust of the author on display at the Charles Dickens Museum in London.

    The edge of the coin is inscribed with the quotation "Something will turn up," associated with the ever-optimistic Wilkins Micawber character in "David Copperfield."

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    Online: www.royalmint.com

     

    19 comments

    • david  •  5 mths ago
      My favorite author. I'd love to order one! Heading over to google to figure this out.
    • 2Cats  •  5 mths ago
      he was a great writer with a wonderful social conscience - his writings captured the class structure of his time - many of his observations are as painful today as they were in his day - the class attitude of the rich and the damage they do to those who are not
    • lewis  •  New York, United States  •  5 mths ago
      My all time favorite author since I ordered "A Christmas Carol" in the 5th grade(weekly reader books)....many moons ago!! Hope to get one of these coins....
    • Janiac  •  5 mths ago
      A Christmas Carol. One of my favorites!
    • 2Cats  •  5 mths ago
      DAVID - mine too - hope you get your coin
    • aunt_deen  •  Chicago, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I want one!
    • Supream1  •  5 mths ago
      Cool i hope to get a one for my coin collection
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Chicago, United States  •  5 mths ago
      He's my favorite writer as well. Not only was he a great writer, but he had a heart for people. I'm glad people realise he wrote more than just A Christmas Carol.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      Best author ever! Read and re-read every book he wrote!!!
    • Attipoe Christian  •  5 mths ago
      Thanks for that remembrance and lets remember our Important people
    • Eric1  •  5 mths ago
      How nice! Now that Newt Gingrich is planning on dumping all the child-labor laws here in the US, now we know what can pay the kiddies with besides gum (looks like an annual wage to me!). What's next from the GOP? Workhouses?
    • joe  •  Birmingham, United States  •  5 mths ago
      just ordered mine
    • Attipoe Christian  •  5 mths ago
      he was a great writer with a wonderful social conscience - his writings captured the class structure of his time - many of his observations are as painful today as they were in his day - the class attitude of the rich and the damage they do to those who are not
    • Z  •  Chicago, United States  •  5 mths ago
      well, to me that is a stupid choice of picture. Most people know his work but don't know what he looks like, but I guess we wont from the coin. It's a clever thought but TO ME it's not honoring him. This is the kind of thing you do for someone who is still alive.
    • Your Mom  •  5 mths ago
      a tale of two cities kicked #$%$
    • crazymadwriter.com  •  5 mths ago
      Christmas: A Carol Betwixt - now THERE is a story! Merry Christmas, and God bless us, everyone!
    • HAROLD  •  5 mths ago
      who cares if it's honor or honour?
    • Kieran  •  5 mths ago
      eight pound fifty for a two pound coin. I'll have ten.
    • crazymadwriter.com  •  5 mths ago
      Speaking of Dickens, I am writing a follow-on story to his story, A Christmas Carol. It's called Christmas: A Carol Betwixt. I hope you like it. Bye...
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        Ah, Christmas. The season of blatant, self-promotion. Well done!
      • crazymadwriter.com 5 mths ago
        Thanks for the comment. God bless us, everyone.
      • Frank 5 mths ago
        The article is about one of the worlds' greatest writers, NOT you! Get over yourself, then go away.
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