An 84-year-old British man armed only with a pair of trousers beat back a mugger who tried to rob him at a laundry in ...

If you have a stash of old coins tucked away ... resulting in quite a few hybrid coins," the Great British Coin Hunt claims. "As with all blunders in Coinworld, the 'Jersey Zoo Gorilla' with ...

The Royal Mint, the official maker of British coins, regularly puts limited edition ... doing the high jump and was drawn by nine-year-old Florence Jackson after winning a competition on the ...

If you've got a stash of old coins gathering dust in your attic ... resulting in quite a few hybrid coins," the Great British Coin Hunt claims. "As with all blunders in Coinworld, the 'Jersey ...

The coins to look out for were struck with the old inscription of New Pence rather than Two Pence ... Its 27.5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows space for decorative ...

A rare £2 coin featuring a gorilla design has been snapped up on eBay for a whopping sum - and there's a simple way to check ...

Since then, demand for new coins has nearly evaporated. Last year, the mint issued 15.8 million British coins, a 90 percent drop from the year before. The Royal Mint recently shut down its ...

The 1933 penny is perhaps the most famous rare British coin ... were accidentally minted with the old inscription in 1983. Because of their rarity, these coins can now sell for around £1,000 ...

What makes such a diminutive coin from 1975 sell for five million ... The historical currency was struck just weeks before the British colonies’ first mint officially opened in Boston, and ...

The coins to look out for were struck with the old inscription of New Pence rather ... Its 27.5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows space for decorative pictures.

A mistake in 2008 led to the old format being used on the Queen’s side and the new format being used on tails side. As a result, the first batch of British coins with no date on them was ...