Coins

Siliqua from the reign of Gratian (367-383) . Part of a hoard of Roman coins discovered during the widening a major road 62 years ago has sold at auction - for £23,240.

Roman coin hoard found by road workers sells for £23k

Solomon Global is offering a limited allocation of signed Una and the Lion 2027 gold bullion coins

Ad Feature Solomon Global offers limited allocation of gold coins

The Royal Mint has hidden a 22-carat gold Snowman 50p coin, priced at £2,495, inside one of its 2026 advent calendars.

£2,495 gold Snowman coin hidden in advent calendar

Emma Kingston, who plays the character Elphaba in Wicked the Musical in London, with the Wicked commemorative coin launched by The Royal Mint

Royal Mint launches new Wicked 50p coin

It contains the rare 'fried egg error' - a type of minting error that affects bi-metallic coins including the UK £1 and £2s

Rare £2 coin sells for £134

The Royal Mint has launched an official Game of Thrones coin collection celebrating 15 years of the hit fantasy series, with Ice and Fire designs available from £15.

New Game of Thrones coins start at £15

The Royal Mint's collectible coin celebrating friendship, featuring Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger

New Royal Mint Winnie the Pooh coin collection celebrates friendship

The commemorative 50p coin celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Lord of the Rings 50p coin: Royal Mint launches One Ring design

The Royal Mint has released a commemorative coin celebrating Pink Floyd and honouring the band's enduring legacy

Pink Floyd commemorative coins featuring Dark Side Of The Moon prism

A collectable £5 Spice Girls coin is unveiled by The Royal Mint to mark 30 years since the debut of the band's single, 'Wannabe'

Royal Mint Spice Girls £5 coin to honour 30 years of ‘girl power’

Freddie Mercury's sister, Kashmira Bulsara, holding the new Royal Mint commemorative coin. The design features Mercury mid-performance, his signature, and details like his Live Aid outfit (Photo: Royal Mint)

Freddie Mercury fans rush for Royal Mint coin tipped to soar in value

The coin is one of four that were released in 2017 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the birth of famed British author Beatrix Potter

Wonky Beatrix Potter 50p sells for £94.28

Vasanthi Balachandar, Branch Manager of Jubilee Oak Post Office, displays the first 5p coins bearing the portrait of King Charles III. Around 23.2 million coins have been minted, marking the first 5p design change in 17 years (Photo: Ian West/Royal Mint)

23 million new King Charles coins with hidden detail enter circulation

A Monopoly game during the Monopoly U.S. National Championship tournament in 2009. The Royal Mint has launched a special 50p coin to celebrate 90 years of the game (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Royal Mint releases real life Monopoly money with new 50p coin

You can only order one per household, because of the current demand

This free VE Day commemorative coin is a "gift to the nation"

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Last £1 coins with late Queen enter circulation, and may be worth more

Gone are the days when fundraising was simple because everyone carried cash - or loved the good old-fashioned cheque presentations.

'Easier' way to help charities comes at a 'more than frustrating' cost
When I started my charity – Esme’s Umbrella – I carried a pretty, red watering can, with the charity’s logo on the side, to every event.
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29 per cent believe the word ‘cash’ may die out entirely one day

Poll shows cash divide - Gen Z say ‘paper' while Boomers say 'cash'

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Liberty 150th anniversary one of one 1.5kg masterwork medallion from the Royal Mint

Royal Mint Liberty £5 coin celebrates fashion house's 150th birthday

Veterans Richard Pelzer (left), 101, and Ron Horsey, 98, who both served with the Royal Engineers, holding the new VE Day 50p coin at the Royal Mint manufacturing site in South Wales (Photo: The Royal Mint)

VE Day 50p coins released to mark 80th anniversary of WWII's end

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Royal Mint commemorates music legend with coin marking 85th birthday

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50p coin listed for £25,000 due to rare minting error spotted by owner

The commemorative coins mark the 60th anniversary of the first Red Arrows display

The Royal Mint has just launched some special Red Arrows 50p coins

The gold plectrum coin is layered in pure 24-carat gold

Is this gold plectrum coin the ultimate collectable for Elvis fans?

A study revealed people will be saving money by unsubscribing from as many paid-for services as possible.

Top 20 money-saving tips for January

The Official Elvis Presley Plectrum Coin is available to anyone, but only one coin can be ordered per household

Elvis fans can claim a free silver coin by following these steps

The £1,000 coin is made from solid fine gold

The Royal Mint has launched a £1,000 coin - and it's really not cheap
Consumer writer Gareth Butterfield drools over some of the most exclusive coins on the Royal Mint website - and picks out some of the cheapest
Gareth Butterfield

Free coins are available in limited quantities - you just need to pay a small postage fee

How to order a free 'gift to the nation' commemorative coin

The presentation box is included in the £90,000 price

Royal Mint unveils £90k coin

The five new designs include coins commemorating the Red Arrows, the modern railway and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Royal Mint unveils five special coins for 2025

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Builder who ignored rope encased in concrete misses out on fortune

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Rare 1965 coin could be worth £60,000 - but only under one condition

(Photo: Chris Fairweather/Royal Mint)

King Charles £1 coins enter circulation - and could be worth hundreds

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These rare 2012 Olympic coins from London games are worth up to £150

Coppers are disappearing

The Royal Mint is 'scrapping' these widely used coins as demand drops

Royal Mint 50p coin design, which has been created ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to celebrate Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes

New 50p created by Royal Mint to celebrate Team GB

Archaeologists have been hard at work across the world so far this year. (Picture: Wessex Archaeology)

The best archaeological finds so far this year and what they teach us

London tourist Paula Cavelius with the new-look banknotes bearing a portrait of King Charles III (Photo: Jas Lehal/PA Media Assignments)

How to exchange current banknotes for King Charles editions

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Breaking New coin revealed

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Royal Mint unveils £2 coin honouring National Gallery's bicentenary

The Royal Mint has unveiled its latest collectable Star Wars coins and bullion bars (Photo: Royal Mint/PA Wire)

Royal Mint unveils Star Wars 50p coins with Millennium Falcon design

Pop legend George Michael has been immortalised in the Royal Mint's new coin collection. (Credit: The Royal Mint/PA Wire)

Breaking Pop icon on Royal Mint coin

The new bank notes featuring a portrait of King Charles III will be issued for the first time on June 5. Picture: Bank of England/PA Wire

Breaking King Charles banknotes release date

(Photo: Stuart Martin/Royal Mint/PA Wire)

Royal Mint unveils RNLI 200th anniversary 50p commemorative coin

Royal Mint launch collectable dinosaur 50p coins

The Roman Cavalry Swords found near Cirencester (SWNS)

Lost treasure: rare and intriguing finds unearthed in 2023

A hoard of Roman coins from the 5th century AD are set to make over £10k at auction (Noonans / SWNS)

Roman coins found in Norfolk 'to make over £10k at auction'

(Photo: The Royal Mint/PA Wire)

Royal Mint unveils 007 range - a tribute to James Bond's legacy

The new commemorative coin celebrating the 75th birthday of King Charles III (Photo: Royal Mint/PA Wire)

Royal Mint unveils eco commemorative coin for King's 75th birthday

A gold pendant is displayed during a photocall at The British Museum in January, 2023. The heart shaped pendant was found by a metal detectorist in Warwickshire (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Gold rush: More buried treasure is being found than ever before

New coins UK: The Royal Mint begins production of latest King Charles III designs - see full list

The Royal Mint begins production of new UK coins - see new designs

A British 50p coin with a portrait of King Charles III (Photo: Ming Yeung/Getty Images)

Royal Mint unveils first King Charles III Snowman 50p for Christmas

Lewis Fudge with the coin that dates to around 50 BC (SWNS)

British history books updated after detectorist finds coin worth £20k

Rare £2 coin could be worth over ten times its face value - how to check if you have one

Coin experts reveal how to check for rare £2 coin

The Royal Mint unveils a one pound coin, one of eight new coin designs reflecting King Charles III's passion for conservation and the natural world, at Plaisterers' Hall, One London Wall in London. Credit: PA

New King Charles III coins will help children learn to count

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