coins

The reverse of a 50p coin commemorating the 50th anniversary of Decimal Day (Royal Mint/PA)

New 50p coins launched to celebrate 50th anniversary of Decimal Day

January 11 2021

The new £5 coin celebrates the 95th birthday of the Queen (Royal Mint/PA)

New 2021 coins to mark Queen’s historic birthday

January 4 2021

The Mint sent a Bowie coin into space and after returning safely it is now being offered as a prize (Royal Mint/PA)

Coin celebrating ‘Starman’ David Bowie sent into space

December 7 2020

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Bank of England should investigate ‘missing’ £50bn of banknotes, says committee

December 4 2020

The Bond coin is the highest face value coin produced in the Royal Mint’s 1,100-year history (Yui Mok/PA)

Royal Mint unveils seven-kilo gold coin as part of James Bond collection

March 2 2020

Queen guitarist Brian May with the Queen 2020 UK £5 brilliant uncirculated coin (The Royal Mint/PA)

The Queen joined by Queen – the band – on new coins

January 20 2020

Lisa Grace, left, and Adam Staples were among a group of metal detectorists, who found the Chew Valley Hoard near Somerset (Aaron Chown/PA)

Detectorists ‘hit jackpot’, unearthing Norman coin hoard worth possible £5m

August 28 2019

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Collectors' Corner

Extremely rare gold sovereign dating back to 1819 on sale for £100,000

July 9 2019

Examples of the "industrial design" coins created by James Wright, father of Frances Wright.

Life of Dundee’s ‘first industrial designer’ examined

November 22 2018

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Valuable coins stolen from St Andrews home by bogus collectors

January 11 2018

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Collectors' Corner

Victorian coins worth a pretty penny

September 30 2017

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Police appeal after Canadian coins stolen from home

July 10 2017

Ken Samson with his hoard of old coins.

Metal detectorist hopes he has hit the jackpot with old coins find in Dundee

July 7 2016