Just as an aside, some numbers which show us why they are trying to mint €2 euro coins, not 2 cent coins: The average cost of producing each coin denomination is as follows: 2c 2.07c 5c 3.01c ...

THE DEADLINE for spending your old one pound coins has now passed. The old round pounds had become an easy target for forgers, prompting the introduction of the new “counterfeit-proof coin\b… ...

The number of fake £1 coins in circulation now stands at more than 30 million, according to the Royal Mint. How do you know if you've been given one? That £1 coin in your pocket could be worthless.

PICTURES show the fake £2 coins that were made by a group of men in a £200,000 criminal ... “Coins valued at a couple of thousand pounds were found during the searches that were carried out as ...

The seller of the “yellow” £2 coin admitted in the description of his eBay listing that the coin had not been verified by the Royal Mint - but this didn't deter bidders.

A RARE £2 coin has sold well above its face value on eBay ... Two pound coins like this one have two metal rings ... But experts warn that a number of fake coins often end up in circulation, ...

The number of fake £1 coins in circulation appears to have doubled in the last five years, it was reported today. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

A coin expert has urged people to look out for a rare two pound coin that is currently fetching more than £1,000 on eBay as coin collectors are "going crazy" for it. nottinghampost.

Currently, there is one Lord Kitchener two pound coin listed on eBay for a whopping £4,586.72. The second highest price currently being listed is £1,026.71 also on eBay.