The Royal Mint, which sells and buys back gold bullion bars and coins, say they had a "record year". Money can't buy you love, but it can buy you a collectible coin dedicated to the former Beatle.

LONDON (AP) — John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace advocate would have turned 85, the Royal Mint said Friday.

For more than 1,000 years, the primary purpose of Britain’s Royal Mint has been to make coins ... as well as commemorative coins and gold bars for investment. But this is different.

For more than 1,000 years, the primary purpose of Britain’s Royal Mint has been to make coins ... as well as commemorative coins and gold bars for investment. But this is different.