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The Royal Mint - Great British Treasure Hunt
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Hi Stewsy67,
No the arrows are part of the way I do these.. as I go along I build a powerpoint of clues and methods. The various "guesses" are based on the things found in part two. Medal, epitaph, riddle, photos etc.. I then mark them so I don't repeat. So basically a screen capture and the arrows mean nothing other than "this is from this" in my weird logic. The visuals help me think my way through it right from the first three words - come to think of it what 3 words?
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33.304941, 130.093964
Made me smile when thinking about some of the negative comments…. if you you solved part 1 have a giggle on me for free!!!! WARNING: does not help with the treasure hunt only our sanity
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I took delivery of my coin yesterday and like you no edge inscription. Spoke to the Royal mint who said to send it back. Umm I think not as my wife is a numistmatist and is keeping it for her collection.
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But one of the clues was to do with the inscription on the outside - strange the coin didn’t have it. They probably want it returned to make sure you can complete the puzzle and won’t sue them 😁
But definitely keep it. Hopefully there aren’t too many and it will be worth quite a bit in the future.
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Thankfully the inscription is also referenced on the printed packaging. My wife got a smooth edged coin too.
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Baffles me why so many people are literally giving the answers away. The less people that get through, the better your chances are isn't it?
Yes gice them hints, to help along the way but not the actual answers to riddles.
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Thank you, I have the 3 words but dont know what to do with them ?
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My sentiments exactly!!
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When not working and hunting my retirement, I find research, time and methodical thinking beats assumption.
that said, Anybody can use co-pilot / ChatGPT or many other AI "easy ways" these days, which blows most of the "riddles" out of the water with little effort and a couple of guesses… for anyone if they choose to use it. So why not use it.
AH HA and yeah …. it works.
Think out the question…. click click click wait … then:
An anvil fits beautifully with the line “one was struck in days long gone.”
It naturally evokes craft, age, and something shaped by force and time.Here’s why it works so well:
🔨 Why an anvil is a good fit
- It is literally struck — by a hammer, repeatedly.
- It implies antiquity — blacksmithing is one of humanity’s oldest trades.
- It carries symbolism — creation, transformation, labor, tradition.
- It suggests a story — something forged long ago, perhaps a tool, a sword, or an idea.
Agree its not relevant, it was a starting guess, and a good one that I openly shared as it lined up the Cipher which is all that mattered. Equally you could have made a model that rotated the coin 26 times if you were unlucky… or just start at A.
Also the last lines were pointing us rather bluntly at it, so not intended to be overly "difficult" which none of the puzzels have been once you stop looking for complexity.
I suspect most people come on here for help (the RoyalMint quest does not point anybody at this forum) and some maybe want to just punch in their end codes to be in the running, its their lives and their entitlement. I was the former as will be most people that hit this thread (Thankyou Comping_Rich).
Newton had the grace to acknowledge the help he received from others that proceeded him, including Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler and Rene Descartes in a letter he wrote to Robert Hooke which was probably a thinly disguised jab at Hooke who was "of Short Stature" when he wrote:
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." ." Issac Newton
He also believed in simplicity, so would have loved asking A.I. bots or getting help. Also the confusion of things can be seen all the way through this MSE Forum thread and why he knew simple = better.
"Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things." Issac Newton
As we are told at the end of this treasure hunt, guesses work - be they coincidence, not relevant or researched guesses.
"No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess." Issac Newton
He was also a great advocate of making connections and Collaboration and would probably have loved and disliked this thread in parts.
"We build too many walls and not enough bridges." Issac Newton
Finally, for Newton, I feel he showed great wisdom:
"Tact is the art of making a point, without making an enemy." Issac Newton
….but he is dead.. and we, hopefully, are not yet.
As for the "price" of the coin… or the Prize
When I win (Which I obviously must)… I think the coin will make a great Golf ball Marker to use on Royal County Down course, with three of my good friends who will be on a free jolly with me and blow the thick end of the prize away on living and sharing.
Anyway that's the day dream, which is all this is for at least 99.995% of people who "paid their coin" and entered.(1/20,000) If 50% of people cant do the "puzzles" which i very much doubt, (1/10,000) The chance of winning increases dramatically as there is a mere 99.99% certainty of not winning.
So there are at least another 19,999 people that have paid "there coin" that will also "win" in their daydreams (which they obviously must) .
I hope we help them have their daydream and not simply aim to make them "lower odds" for ours.
The only real guaranteed winner is www.Royalmint who after prizes will have cleared a minimum of £500,000 making the £30,712 a maximum pay-out of 5.8% - make it 1kg @Royalmint.com
Xenia and Nemaste.
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keep the error coin… if you look on the coin packaging on the rear.. you also find the quote with some bold letters in it
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