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 ...

An expert has urged Brits to keep an eye out for a “super rare” 50p coin that could be worth a staggering £2,000. This piece ...

The coin in question is the 2011 Olympic aquatics 50p, produced by the Royal Mint to commemorate the 2012 London Olympics. On ...

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 ...