Very few of these coins have survived until now, which makes this coin a rarity. It was sold at auction for over $2.5 million ...
The UK’s Royal Mint is set to celebrate the legacy of George Orwell, the author of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "Animal Farm", ...
Archaeologists have discovered 321 silver coins still wrapped in a cloth and lead pouch from a time in English history marked ...
A HOARD of post-medieval coins unearthed near Kirkby Stephen have formally been declared treasure — and could soon be put on display to ...
The hoard contains coins from 30 different mints, including London, Thetford, Norwich, and Ipswich. Some represent a broader ...
How awesome would it be to dig around in your garbage can and find gold? Well, that's pretty much what the British Royal Mint ...
Silver coins from the Elizabethan era were found ... after the find had been declared via the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS). The total value of the hoard was five shillings ...
A PRIZED coin collection with some of the rarest examples of hammered gold in British history has sold for £1.1million. A Charles I piece from 1643 was the top item, going for £222,000.
A 1711 gold 5-guinea DECIMO (edge inscription) variety featuring popular Queen Anne exceeded expectations in the sale of the ...
The archaeologists found corroded and fused silver coins, it said, which were sent to the British Museum. Portable Antiquities Scheme Darren Booth found the coins while on an event with the Mold ...