These collectors' items are limited editions to ensure they remain valuable - and some are already incredibly expensive ...

In the 17th century, when the monetary system was in turmoil due to the Civil War, many tradesmen made their own money, known as tokens. In the Basingstoke area some 13 tokens of different designs ...

The 1952 six pence is a British coin featuring King George VI and is made of cupro-nickel. Its obverse features an uncrowned portrait of King George VI, while the reverse displays a Royal cypher ...

A Red Arrows 50p coin has been launched by The Royal Mint to mark 60 years since the team's first air display. The design by ...

Rare coin specialists are highlighting the value ... to wartime sacrifice and economic strategy." During the war, the British government issued bonds to raise funds, with many US investors buying ...

most of these coins were melted down to settle war debts," the experts wrote in an online blog. "Today, they’re a testament to wartime sacrifice and economic strategy." The British government ...

Suitors in the 18th and 19th centuries often carved love tokens out of whatever material was at hand. According to the National Museum of Wales, a cow horn carved with intricate patterns in its ...

There were various English mints represented, including York, London, Lincoln, Cambridge, Hastings, Ipswich and Exeter. The Irish coins date from the middle of decades of AD 1000 and were all ...

The National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) in Leiden described the find as a “unique combination of Roman and British coins” and said it was the first such haul on the European ...

The 44 gold coins bearing the inscription of AD40 British Celtic King Cunobelin were discovered in Bunnik, near Utrecht, by amateur archaeologists. The “stater” coins were found at less than ...

Featured pricing is subject to change. In keeping with tradition, next month’s Super Bowl will kick off with a coin toss on the field — and it’s a decent bet that up the stands, Taylor Swift ...

Last week, English officials announced that they discovered a 1,000-year-old hoard of coins in Suffolk, England, at the site of a proposed nuclear plant.