Royal Mint releases new £2 coin to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day as a ‘thank you’ to those who served in Second World War This Friday May 8 commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE Day The Royal Mint had made a special £2 coin for those who served in the forces The coin features … Read more
An extremely rare 1,000 year old penny coin depicting a child King of England has sold for thousands of pounds. The ancient silver coin showed the face of Edward the Martyr who ruled Saxon Britain in the 10th Century, aged 13, before he was assassinated three years later. It was found by a metal detectorist … Read more
Gold digger! Single mother, 48, unearths 500-year-old coin in her back garden worth over £2,500 after playing around with her son’s metal detector… and she lives in Moneyfields Amanda Johnston, 48, was using her son’s metal detector in her back garden She discovered the rare 22-carat, 16th century Henry VII Fine Gold Angel coin Similar … Read more
A rare 1,300-year-old coin featuring the face of a little known Saxon King sells for £48,000 after the owner spent three years trying to prove its historical importance. The antique find was discovered by metal detectorist Andy Hall while searching a muddy field in Wiltshire for buried treasure. When he tried to get it valued … Read more