Coins

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Rare 1965 coin could be worth £60,000 - but only under one condition

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King Charles £1 coins enter circulation - and could be worth hundreds

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These rare 2012 Olympic coins from London games are worth up to £150

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The Royal Mint is 'scrapping' these widely used coins as demand drops

London tourist Paula Cavelius with the new-look banknotes bearing a portrait of King Charles III (Photo: Jas Lehal/PA Media Assignments)

How to exchange current banknotes for King Charles editions

Stewart Jackson, left, and Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers

We hit the jackpot selling a classic arcade game from Pleasure Beach

Dave Wade is trying to raise funds for a park sign in memory of his murdered sister, Annette

I just don't want my nine-year-old murdered sister to be forgotten

Pop legend George Michael has been immortalised in the Royal Mint's new coin collection. (Credit: The Royal Mint/PA Wire)

Pop icon on Royal Mint coin

Royal Mint launch collectable dinosaur 50p coins

Department of Portable Antiquities and Treasure at the British Museum shows 22 treasure finds in Lancashire were recorded in 2022

Record amount of treasure found in Lancashire last year

Cadbury are bringing back a popular chocolate treat just in time for Christmas.

Cadbury brings back popular chocolate for first time in 10 years

The circa 50 BC gold coin was found in a Hampshire field.

Coin depicting new Iron Age ruler set to fetch thousands at auction

The Queen appeared on more UK coins than any other British monarch and approximately 27 billion coins bearing her likeness are still in active circulation.

Royal Mint reveals rarest Queen Elizabeth II coins - some worth £100s

The one-bedroom luxury apartment in the former headquarters of Cadbury's in Bournville Lane, Birmingham, is on the market for 145,000

Cadbury brings back fan-favourite chocolate after nearly 10 years

A rare 20p Error Coin with Royal Mint certification which is being put up for auction

Rare 20p coin set to fetch a whopping £1,800 at auction

Commemorative Star Wars coins from the Royal Mint

Royal Mint to release commemorative Star Wars coins

The Royal Mint are set to release commemorative Star Wars coins to mark the 40th anniversary of Return of The Jedi.

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The £2 coin features the official mascot of the games, Tosha the Cat, as well as the logo of the games.

Dad given rare £2 coin in change sells it for more than £200 on eBay

The Angel of the North 10p remains ‘one of the rarest coins out there’.

The rarest and most valuable 10p coins currently in circulation

The Kew Gardens 50p is one of the Royal Mint’s ‘most loved and iconic’ 50p coins.

The rarest and most valuable 50p coins currently in circulation

Some bank notes are no longer legal tender, as well as old-style £1 coins - but don’t worry, as you can still exchange them at these banks and other places.

Banks that will still exchange old £1 coins as well as £10 & £20 notes

The treasure trove found scattered across the home included a gold Edward VII £2 coin from 1902.

Coin hoard found in late man’s home makes pretty penny at auction

Which beloved Star Wars characters feature in the new coin collection?

The Royal Mint releases new Star Wars coins

The secret collection, which includes a William III crown dating back to 1696, could fetch in excess of £17,500 at auction.

Late businessman secretly hid 1,000 historic coins in his wardrobe

A gold coin featuring an Iceni war chariot struck whilst legendary English queen Boudicca fought the Romans has been sold at auction.

Gold coin circulated during reign of Queen Boudicca sells at auction

The 50p coin showing King Charles III in a crown (Photo: Royal Mint)

First images of 50p coin showing a crowned King Charles emerge

King Charles stamps

New Royal Mail stamps featuring King Charles go on sale

The Royal Mint has released a new Harry Potter 50p coin

Royal Mint release new Harry Potter 50p coin - how to buy

The Royal Mint has concluded its spellbinding Harry Potter collection with a new 50p coin which includes an image of Hogwarts School.

Charlotte Hawes

The Royal Mint Flying Scotsman collectable £2 coin

Royal Mint celebrate 100 years of Flying Scotsman with special £2 coin

A Brexit 50p coin has sold on eBay for £10,000

Brexit 50p coin fetches £10k on eBay - 10 million still in circulation

The Royal Mint has launched a new coin featuring Albus Dumbledore and King Charles as part of a new Harry Potter themed collection. The monarch’s likeness features on the “heads” of the special 50p, while the Hogwarts headmaster features on the other side.

Dumbledore joins King Charles on new 50p coin from Royal Mint

McDonald’s to play Beethoven and turn WiFi off to deter troublemakers

Royal Mint reveals first coins for 2023

The Royal Mint has launched a new £2 coin to celebrate being in circulation for 25 years

Royal Mint launches new £2 coin to celebrate 25 years in circulation

The coins have been produced to honour the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2 (Photo: Royal Mint)

You can get a new limited edition £5 coin to commemorate the end of WW2

A QR code opens a digital restaurant menu to replace a hard copy

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Are you struggling for Father's Day gift ideas? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are 12 of the best Father’s Day gift ideas to celebrate your dad in 2020

Author Sir Philip Pullman has called for a boycott over the Brexit 50p due to a 'grammatical error' (Photo: HM Treasury)

Here’s the weird reason people are boycotting the Brexit 50p coin

Coin collectors can celebrate, as the Royal Mint has released a 50p coin with a new design featuring beloved children’s character, The Snowman (Photo: Royal Mint)

A new 50p coin featuring The Snowman has been released - this is how much it cou...

It looks unlikely Britain will have left the EU by the planned date of 31 October (Photo: HM Treasury)

This is when the Brexit 50p coins will be released - and how much they could be ...

There are numerous rare coins currently in circulation, from Olympic-themed 50ps to those adorned with the likes of Peter Rabbit and Paddington Bear (Photo: Pobjoy)

These rare penguin 50p coins could be worth more than £100

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Denise Wilkie, of Cherry Tree Gardens in Marton, was ordered off a bus when she presented a Jersey 50p coin as part of her fare. Denise with the coin. PIC BY ROB LOCK 4-2-2017

Counting the cost of bus coin kerfuffle!

Lawrence and Juliana Chard

Blackpool bullion dealer in awards battle

Fleetwood Pier fire historical

In pictures - the devastating blaze which struck Fleetwood Pier in the 50s

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