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

A jury sat solemnly in a gilded hall in central London on Tuesday, presided over by a bewigged representative of the crown in flowing black robes, but there were no criminals in the dock.

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

The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839, celebrating the inception of Queen Victoria's rule just two years after it began ...

The British government were keen to raise money during the war, and did this through issuing bonds. Many of these were bought by US investors who later received interest in gold. The Royal Mint ...

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 ...

With more than 150 works of painting, photography, film, sculpture and ceramics exclusively by working-class British artists, the exhibition at Two Temple Place aims to “unpack a century of ...

Its 27.5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows space for decorative pictures. It has often been used to celebrate big events over the past 50 years of British history.

Brits have been urged to look out for a 'fine specimen' of a coin that is now worth tens of thousands of pounds. The 1917 George V Gold Sovereign is considered to be one of the rarest British ...

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 ...