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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And least he got to be king first :P

I haven't seen any new coins yet with his face on it. It may be the shortest run of coins with a new face. I've had the same face on my coins for my entire life, these will be the first with a new one.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

Shortest run was probably Edward VIII. My dad found a coin with Charles's face on it. I also bought a few commemoratives. I think it'll probably start appearing on £1 coins soon as they are the newest