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Elton John coins released to celebrate music legend's solid gold career
Elton John has described new Royal Mint coins celebrating his career as both “fabulous” and “humbling”.The Royal Mint will be selling coins – one of which will cost almost £65,000 – engraved with Sir Elton’s distinctive glasses and a straw boater hat to commemorate his music career, which spans more than half a century.Artist Bradley Morgan Johnson used a musical note design to create round-rimmed glasses topped with a hat and bow tie, featuring a Union Jack flag background.The collectors’ coins will be sold for up to nearly £65,000, while a one-off version will be auctioned to raise money for the Elton John Charitable Trust.Commenting on the design, Sir Elton said: “It really is a fabulous honour to be recognised in this way.“The last few