Originally, the coins were sold for £1.09, but they now go for much more than that on occasions, with one even fetching £286 on eBay. This week, one sold for £186, after attracting 18 bids on the ...

We are all being encouraged to check our change after a rare 20p coin sold for 485 times its face value this week. The 20p piece is a “mule” coin dating from 2008 and was minted without a date on the ...

Britain won't scrap 1p and 2p coins, says No10 after Donald Trump bans minting of one cent coins - The US president said he ...

The 50 pence piece has become the most valued and ... 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 ...

The treasury of the Falkland Islands government has released new commemorative 50-pence coins which mark the coronation ... King of fourteen other realms and British territories.

Check your change and down the back of the sofa after a rare 50p coin sold for 250 times its value on eBay this week ...

The 50 pence piece has become the most valued and collected ... for the team to create special illustrations. It is the showpiece coin that the mint uses to celebrate big events in British history.

A year later, then Chancellor Philip Hammond, announced one penny and two pence coins would be kept in circulation ... according to a survey by the British Retail Consortium.