Ten years later, the British £2 coin was introduced. All these changes were due to the erosion of purchasing power due to inflation. The downward trend in the use of physical cash increased during the ...

The government has decided to keep the penny piece following a consultation, despite the suggestion from a survey that six in 10 of UK 1p and 2p coins are only used once before being put in a jar ...

The “stater” coins were found at less than 30cm below the surface of the soil amount to 11 years in wages for an ordinary Roman soldier, according to the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities.

A hoard of over 400 coins dated to the first century is a rare mix of Roman and British money. Two metal detectorists in the ...

During the Covid pandemic, cash use plummeted. 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 coins, which are on display at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden, date from AD 46. The museum has revealed that the collection consists of a "unique combination of Roman and British coins ...

What is now the British Royal Mint was founded in 886. In 1325, it began striking coins for a foreign entity when it produced coins for King Edward II for use in Bordeaux. At one time, the BRM had ...