The source for some of the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II memorial coin options in recent months will be closing its doors at the end of the year.
A private mint in Kingswood, Surrey, England, the Pobjoy Mint is around 20 miles from the center of London and has been in operation since 1965. Striking both circulation and commemorative coins in addition to several medals for 42 countries and territories, the very last Pobjoy coin will be a special issue.
“I knew I wanted to retire by 60, and I just felt now, you know, feels like the right time,” said Taya Pobjoy, the managing director of the mint since 1998. “My colleagues always laughed that I didn’t learn mama and papa as my first words, but learned obverse and reverse as my first words, so I’ve grown up in the business.”
As the longest-serving female head of a mint and one of the longest-serving mint directors anywhere, Taya Pobjoy points out the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the death of Queen Elizabeth II has had on her decision after 33 years.
“It’s been very much on my mind when making this decision to make sure I give good service to the very end to my customers,” Taya said.
The Pobjoy Mint will continue to sell coins as usual, retail and wholesale, until the end of November. No 2024-dated coins will be struck.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank customers and dealers who have supported Pobjoy Mint over the last 50 years and made us a household name in the coin industry,” she told Coin World Podcast.
Pobjoy was responsible for some important developments in the numismatic hobby, including the first titanium coin from Gibraltar in 1999. They struck their first circulating coin for the Isle of Man in 1970.
Source: Coin World