Its new purpose: recovering precious metals like gold from electronic waste and turning that metal into jewelry ... coins, then to copper and other less valuable metals. It expanded its business ...

A silver coin minted by a French bishop in the 13th Century and transformed into a gilded brooch has turned up in a field in north Norfolk. The discovery was made by a metal detectorist in a rural ...

As the use of cash steeply declines, the mint is undergoing a vast transformation to avoid becoming obsolete. Its new purpose ...