A father was encouraged by his children to take up his old hobby of metal detecting. On his first day using the new detector he dug up a medieval gold coin from the 13th century. The coin has sold at ...

It's possible clergy buried the coins in 1540. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A family in England was weeding their garden when ...

An exceptionally rare gold coin stamped with a leopard sitting upright and wrapped in a banner was unearthed by a metal detectorist in England and is heading to the auction block. The coin was minted ...

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Die numbers, introduced on British coins in 1863, tracked production quality. Found on select 19th-century issues, they reveal minting flaws and rejected batches.

Largest hoard of Corieltauvian gold staters ever found in Derbyshire heads to auction at Noonans, expected to bring £5,000.

A collection of 17th-18th century gold coins was found in England when a couple renovated their kitchen. The rare coins sold at auction in London for £754,000 ($842,330), including fees. The ...

The Henry VI quarter noble was minted in London between 1422 and 1427. Courtesy of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Over the summer, an amateur historian in Newfoundland unearthed a ...

A house refurbishment in northern England has uncovered a trove of gold coins, which could be worth up to £250,000 ($290,000) at auction next month. The discovery is one of the biggest hoards of 18th ...

The figure holds his cross above a valknut, which is a pagan design of three interlocked triangles. Similar emblems have been seen on Anglo-Saxon cremation urns A tiny gold coin that is believed to be ...