This coin has been 34 years in the making -- ever since I bought my first Dylan album (Desire) in 1977. The front is an exact duplicate of the iconic Dylan poster created by Milton Glaser for the 1969 compilation album Blonde on Blonde. I have been working with Milton Glaser Inc. to get the colours just right.

My wife loves amber. It is probably her favourite gemstone. So of course I've always got my eye out for something amber-y whenever we go antiquing or hit the yard sales. Just before Christmas last year I was at an estate sale when I found a beautiful brooch with a piece of amber nearly an inch across as the centrepiece. In the amber was an inclusion of an insect wing. It was just the wing but it was perfectly preserved so that you could see every tiny line.

Of course, it went for way more than I could afford. But it gave me the idea for a coin...

The coin will be 50mm in diameter and 5mm thick (8mm including the amber dome).

Saint George was a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches. He is immortalized in the tale of Saint George and the Dragon and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. His memorial is celebrated on 23 April, and he is regarded as one of the most prominent military saints.

St. George is the patron saint of England; his cross forms the national flag of England, and features within the Union Flag of the United Kingdom. Traces of Saint George in England pre-date the Norman Conquest in the eleventh century and by the fourteenth century the saint had been declared both the patron saint and the protector of the royal family.

Heavily inspired by Alphonse Mucha's work, this series of coins celebrates the seasons. They will all be done in the Art Nouveau style.

The third coin in the series celebrates Winter.

Have you ever rushed out after work to get the FTF on a newly published cache only to find that an Old Retired Cacher (O.R.C.) has already nabbed it?

This coin is for you!

Are you an O.R.C. and proud of it?

This coin is for you too!

One of these days we all hope to join your ranks!