The Royal Mint has revealed its top ten rarest 50 pence coins currently in circulation. Since moving to pounds and pence in 1971, more than 70 variations of the 50p coin have been minted, including ...

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 ...

A jury has convened in London for an ancient ceremony to certify that British coins meet the strictest of standards LONDON -- In a nation where money is counted in pounds and pence, the measure of ...

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 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.

Featuring a reverse design by competition winner Tracey Baines, the coin displays a tennis ball sailing over a net. The low ...

The 50 pence piece has become the most valued ... It is the showpiece coin that the mint uses to celebrate big events in British history. The rarest coins tend to be the most valuable, with ...

At that time, a half crown made for a sizable gift: eight of them made up one pound. The half crown was a coin in our old ...

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 ...