MICRO-PORTRAIT ARTIST EYES NEW POUND COIN

Graham Short’s miniature artwork sells for fortunes at auction, which is why his extremely rare engraved £5 notes have been sold for up to £50,000.

Now Graham has exclusively told Daily Star Online that he is planning to put a miniature engraving on four of the newly released £1 coins.

He said: “I picked up ten new £1 coins yesterday and I’m seriously thinking about doing something with them.

He added: “I’ve had the pound coin under the microscope and it’s a very soft to cut into, much softer than I thought it would be. They’re quite easy to work on.”

Graham, 70, is best known for his miniature engravings, including his smallest work – the words “Everything is Possible” in Russian carved along the sharp edge of a razor blade.

Last year he caused a stir by revealing that he had spent four £5 notes with his highly-sought after artwork all around the country.

He spent the notes – which can fetch around £50,000 at an auction – in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Now Graham says he wants to do exactly the same thing with four of the new quid coins.

He told Daily Star Online that he thinks the new one pound coin artwork will take a long time and he does not know when he will finish.

To read the complete article, see:
REVEALED: Handful of new £1 coins to be worth THOUSANDS as £50k fiver creator reveals plan (www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/601473/New-one-pound-coin-five-pound-note-new-worth-value-Graham-Short-art-engraving-2017)

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
ARTIST ENGRAVED QUEEN'S PORTRAIT ON PINHEAD (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n51a31.html)
ARTIST SPENDS BILL ENGRAVED WITH MICRO-PORTRAIT (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n51a30.html)

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