there are many rare and collectable half-penny coins.” Half-pennies have been around since the time of Edward I, who was king of England from 1272 to 1307. Prior to this, traders used to break ...

A Roman coin that is believed to be the first of its kind found in the UK has sold for nearly £5,000 ... The farmer on whose land the coin was unearthed will keep half the proceeds from the sale and ...

Despite its long circulation, the half-penny was finally retired in 1984, remembered as perhaps the least favoured coin in ...

Before carelessly discarding that loose change in your purse, it's worthwhile examining your coins closely. There's one in particular, the 1933 George V penny, that could come as a costly ...

Coin collecting, or numismatics (a term which also encompasses the study of coins), has been a practice for at least 2,000 years, with Augustus — also known as Octavian — famously gifting a ...

A Royal Mint spokesman said: “It’s been 27 years since the first UK £2 coins were struck for circulation, sparking a year of celebrations, but the coin’s history actually stretches back to 1986 when ...