When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special.

He'd given up metal detecting but happened to have his machine with him. Find out how one lucky detectorist made a £650,000 find here.

In a nation where money is counted in pounds, the measure of coins is given great weight – and a lavish ceremony. Judges in red robes and white gloves convened yesterday in the ornate livery hall of ...

A treasure hunter unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander of eastern England.

Malcolm Weale was in a farmer's field with his metal detector when he unearthed a tiny and dirt-covered object.

A jury has convened in London for an ancient ceremony to certify that British coins meet the strictest of standards ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of war, stashed by a Roman soldier after he returned to the European continent Eli Wizevich ...

Over 380 gold and silver coins sat on Messelaar’s ... the finds as a 2,000-year-old collection of British, Roman and African coins. The coins were buried together around 47 A.D., likely in ...

Silver coins are highly prized by dealers and collectors — not just because of their silver content, but also because they tend to be scarcer than coins minted with copper, nickel, zinc and ...