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We've got it coined!

25/06/2009

Lichfield District Council owns a wonderful collection of historic coins and medals. To help celebrate Dr Johnson's 300th birthday Visit Lichfield, the council's tourism team, is launching a coin competition - with the help of local museums.

The star of the coin collection is a Half Crown dating back to Johnson's time, which is on display in the Lichfield Heritage Centre. A great selection of the coins is also on display in the bookshop at The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum.

Joanne Wilson, Museums and Heritage Officer at The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, said: "We want to know what you think Dr Johnson might have spent the coin on. It could be anything from a quill and ink to a new wig! So if you are aged from four to fourteen, put your thinking caps on and come up with Dr Johnson's shopping list and you could win a golden ticket to all of the Summer Fun at Sam's House arts and crafts workshops. The sessions, at The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, will be great fun and are running every Wednesday from 29 July to 26 August."

To enter the coin competition, pick up a leaflet from Lichfield Tourist Information Centre in the Lichfield Garrick.

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