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 ...

I wanted to find out if cash is still king in 2025 by ditching the card and only spending card for the day, this is how it went.

Despite its beauty, it's thought that no more than a few hundred 'Una and the Lion' coins were struck at the time. This is ...

The Guardian leads on a warning from the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, about President Trump's plans to make substantial ...

The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839, celebrating the inception of Queen Victoria's rule just two years after it began ...

Welcome to the Money blog as the Bank of England announces a cut in the base rate from 4.75% to 4.5%. That's all from our live Q&A and the Money blog today - scroll down to read expert answers on what ...

Around 250,000 20p coins minted in November 2008 are believed to have entered circulation with no date. And now one has sold on eBay, attracting a winning bid of £97, 485 times its face value. The 50 ...

In the 17th century, when the monetary system was in turmoil due to the Civil War, many tradesmen made their own money, known as tokens. In the Basingstoke area some 13 tokens of different designs ...

An expert has urged Brits to check their coin jars for the UK’s “most expensive coin” worth a staggering £127,000. The coin, ...

Brits are being told to rummage through their coin collections for what is dubbed the UK's "most expensive coin" which could ...