Soho Mint - A World First!

We are here with a thoroughly modern web site to celebrate the achievements of Matthew Boulton who died two hundred years ago in August 1809.

But a modern website is no anachronism; Matthew Boulton was at the leading edge of technology and innovation in his own time.

So here, as a tribute to a great man, we will look at Matthew Boulton, and the Soho Mint; how Mr Boulton fitted into the great scheme of things, how the Mint was established and worked, and what it produced.

The world's first thoroughly modern money.

● Upper and Lower Canada, and New Brunswick, are not places which immediately come to mind in connection with Soho Mint, but Canada was, on the whole, far more receptive to the Boultons’ products. Click HERE to learn more about “Boulton, Watt and the Canadian Adventure” written by one of the experts in the field, Dr Richard G Doty.

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Although there have been many changes, the website is still very much a work in progress. More items will be added as they become available, but in the meantime please forgive us our deficiencies! We hope to see you back, soon.

● The Annand Smith token pennies from Melbourne tick a number of boxes: they were the very last coins struck at Soho, and the very first coins struck by Ralph Heaton and Sons, who bought the Soho Mint equipment in 1850, and they were the very first coins struck specifically for use in Australia. Now how interesting is that? Click HERE to learn more about these fascinating pieces.