He'd given up metal detecting but happened to have his machine with him. Find out how one lucky detectorist made a £650,000 find here.

A jury sat solemnly in a gilded hall in central London on Tuesday, presided over by a bewigged representative of the crown in flowing black robes, but there were no criminals in the dock.

In a nation where money is counted in pounds, the measure of coins is given great weight – and a lavish ceremony. Judges in red robes and white gloves convened yesterday in the ornate livery hall of ...

A jury has convened in London for an ancient ceremony to certify that British coins meet the strictest of standards.

Discoveries by detectorists, as well as beachcombers and mudlarkers — who search for items on riverbanks — shine new light ...

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

Instead, Groundhog Day in 1916 brought Seattle’s greatest one-day snowfall on record – a record that still stands today. The city reported 21.5 inches of snow that day, which sounds like a lot for a ...

most of these coins were melted down to settle war debts," the experts wrote in an online blog. "Today, they’re a testament to wartime sacrifice and economic strategy." The British government ...

Rare coin specialists are highlighting the value ... to wartime sacrifice and economic strategy." During the war, the British government issued bonds to raise funds, with many US investors buying ...

Its 27.5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows space for decorative pictures. It has often been used to celebrate big events over the past 50 years of British history.

Brits have been urged to look out for a 'fine specimen' of a coin that is now worth tens of thousands of pounds. The 1917 George V Gold Sovereign is considered to be one of the rarest British ...