A rare UK penny coin from 1920 is highly sought after by collectors - and there's a tiny detail that makes it especially ...

Harrison Alley is a fiction writer, fantasy and sci-fi aficionado, founder of Fiction Lit, and an avid collector of rare coins. His passion for numismatics rivals his love of literature, and he calls ...

The famous Kew Gardens 50p was recently knocked off the top spot of rarest 50p coins in the UK when the Royal Mint released the Atlantic Salmon coin ...

Some of the rarest coins have sold for millions at major auctions, and according to Heritage Auctions, its August American Numismatic Association events alone brought in more than $68 million. Even ...

A ONE-of-a-kind £5 banknote has sold for an astonishing price at auction – nearly 5,000 times its face value. The highly ...

Dozens of ancient coins believed to have been stolen by Roman troops during the conquest of Britain have been unearthed in a Dutch field. The 44 gold coins bearing the inscription of AD40 British ...

A rare 50p coin has sold for almost 500 times its shop value - after a collector snapped it up for an eye-watering £245 on eBay. The coin is one of 210,000 issued in 2009 to mark the 250th anniversary ...

A rare-coin specialist has named five vintage British coins that could prove very lucrative. These specimens are worth way above their face value, thanks to the date of their minting and the ...

There's such a tremendous amount to consider with rare coins these days. While some might possess a minuscule feature that renders them valuable, others could own the rarest coin in British history ...

A RARE 50p coin that could be in your wallet has sold for over 200 times its value – here are the exact details to spot. There are a number of 50p coins in circulation that collectors strive to snap ...