Coins
Detectorist hails ‘lottery’ payout five years after finding ancient coins
Adam Staples found the Chew Valley Hoard, worth £4.3m, in Somerset in 2019 but has only just received his share of the treasure’s value.
Rare Roman coin discovered in field expected to fetch up to £8,000 at auction
The coin was discovered in June by Mike Clark, 73, in a field in South Brewham in Somerset.
Gold Snowman coin hidden in advent calendar for someone to find on Christmas Eve
The Royal Mint has created a new coin celebrating Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman and has hidden a solid gold one behind door 24 in an advent calendar.
Coins discovered by Indiana Jones-inspired metal detectorist fetch £132,000
The collection was found by George Ridgway in a recently harvested barley field in the grounds of Helmingham Hall near Stowmarket, Suffolk, in 2019.
First £1 coins to feature King enter circulation
The new definitive coin has two bees on the reverse and Charles’ official coinage portrait on the other side.
Treasury ‘confident’ enough coins available without ordering more this year
A Treasury spokesman said there are no plans to alter the mix of coins, after doubts were cast on the future of the smallest denominations.
Artist ‘overjoyed’ as painted coins on show at prestigious miniatures exhibition
Yvonne Jack has recreated famous artworks including JMW Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire on pre-decimal coins.
Royal Mint 50p coin marks 80th anniversary of D-Day landings
The design has been recreated by sand artists on Gold beach, where troops landed in 1944.
Centuries-old Scots coin to be auctioned in London
The coin was made during the reign of David I between 1124 and 1153.
Royal Mint coin celebrates 200 years of the National Gallery
The coin is a fitting tribute to a legacy of world-class paintings, the Royal Mint said.