A collection of rare Australian and international coins and banknotes worth $2.5 million is heading for auction next week.

However, according to Coincollectingwizard, an expert of rare coins, some could fetch a hefty sum. He said: "Retire today if ...

The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839, celebrating the inception of Queen Victoria's rule just two years after it began. While the Royal Mint says it's not the rarest in the world ...

He said: "The Queen Victoria Penny - late 1800s - is the oldest and all the other coins running through to 1971... so the history of the occupants of the building." Mr Le Page said it was not ...