I’ve just read an interesting article about newly minted 5p an 10p coins possibly causing serious skin problems. Personally, I’m fairly tolerant to most things but this could affect people who handle British coins regularly or who are already nickel intolerant.

While trying to come up with an idea of something interesting to write about I decided to leave the confines of my office to go downstairs and grab myself a cup of tea and a biscuit to get the literary juices flowing.

Hoarding copper pennies is a great way to buy precious metals at a much lower price than their true value. Right now they are still in circulation so you can buy them from sorters at a serious discount, but that won't last long, as people are grabbing them up and socking them away. The secondary market is growing quickly so they are easy to move for a profit if you need your cash