This collection includes a coin dated 1797. Comments are closed for this ... specifically stated are not those of the BBC or the British Museum. The BBC is not responsible for the content of ...

Published 22 May 1797. William Pitt, the Prime Minister, is picking the coin-filled pockets of an ... stated are not those of the BBC or the British Museum. The BBC is not responsible for the ...

For example, in 1279, two hundred and eighty nine Jews were hanged for clipping coin. Under Edward I ... for supposedly plotting to betray the British to the Spanish. In 1612, Virginia’s ...

coin expert known as the Coin Collector UK, told his followers to look out for any Christmas 50ps from Gibraltar. As a British Overseas Territory, Gibraltar uses its own currency. However ...

A collection of rare British coins has sold for an eye-watering £1.1million at auction. The coin that fetched the highest sum was an "exceptionally rare" Charles I Gold Triple Unite, which sold ...

The coins were printed and released into circulation without any date on them at all in 2008. It was the first time in 300 years that British coins were released into circulation with no date on them.

As a result, the first batch of British coins with no date on them was released into circulation for the first time in more than 300 years. Around 250,000 20p coins minted in November 2008 are ...

In a TikTok video, the enthusiast, who goes by Coin Collector UK, advised his followers to keep an eye out for these festive treasures in their change. Despite Gibraltar being a British Overseas ...

The Kew Gardens 50p - worth up to £6,800 The Kew Gardens 50p is potentially worth up to £6,800 and is one of the scarcest British coins in circulation. It was minted in 2009 to commemorate the ...

The coin knocked the “highly collectable” 2009 Kew Gardens 50p off the top spot for the first time in 15 years, the official maker of British coins said. Described by the Royal Mint as “the ...

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.