Coins

29 per cent believe the word ‘cash’ may die out entirely one day

Poll shows cash divide - Gen Z say ‘paper' while Boomers say 'cash'

Veterans Richard Pelzer (left), 101, and Ron Horsey, 98, who both served with the Royal Engineers, holding the new VE Day 50p coin at the Royal Mint manufacturing site in South Wales (Photo: The Royal Mint)

VE Day 50p coins released to mark 80th anniversary of WWII's end

(Photo: Royal Mint)

Royal Mint commemorates music legend with coin marking 85th birthday

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50p coin listed for £25,000 due to rare minting error spotted by owner

The commemorative coins mark the 60th anniversary of the first Red Arrows display

The Royal Mint has just launched some special Red Arrows 50p coins

The gold plectrum coin is layered in pure 24-carat gold

Is this gold plectrum coin the ultimate collectable for Elvis fans?

A study revealed people will be saving money by unsubscribing from as many paid-for services as possible.

Top 20 money-saving tips for January

The Official Elvis Presley Plectrum Coin is available to anyone, but only one coin can be ordered per household

Elvis fans can claim a free silver coin by following these steps

The £1,000 coin is made from solid fine gold

The Royal Mint has launched a £1,000 coin - and it's really not cheap

Free coins are available in limited quantities - you just need to pay a small postage fee

How to order a free 'gift to the nation' commemorative coin

The five new designs include coins commemorating the Red Arrows, the modern railway and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Royal Mint unveils five special coins for 2025

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Rare 1965 coin could be worth £60,000 - but only under one condition

(Photo: Chris Fairweather/Royal Mint)

King Charles £1 coins enter circulation - and could be worth hundreds

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These rare 2012 Olympic coins from London games are worth up to £150

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The Royal Mint is 'scrapping' these widely used coins as demand drops

London tourist Paula Cavelius with the new-look banknotes bearing a portrait of King Charles III (Photo: Jas Lehal/PA Media Assignments)

How to exchange current banknotes for King Charles editions Alex Nelson

Pop legend George Michael has been immortalised in the Royal Mint's new coin collection. (Credit: The Royal Mint/PA Wire)

Pop icon on Royal Mint coin

Royal Mint launch collectable dinosaur 50p coins

Cadbury are bringing back a popular chocolate treat just in time for Christmas.

Cadbury brings back popular chocolate for first time in 10 years

The circa 50 BC gold coin was found in a Hampshire field.

Coin depicting new Iron Age ruler set to fetch thousands at auction

The Queen appeared on more UK coins than any other British monarch and approximately 27 billion coins bearing her likeness are still in active circulation.

Royal Mint reveals rarest Queen Elizabeth II coins - some worth £100s

The one-bedroom luxury apartment in the former headquarters of Cadbury's in Bournville Lane, Birmingham, is on the market for 145,000

Cadbury brings back fan-favourite chocolate after nearly 10 years

A rare 20p Error Coin with Royal Mint certification which is being put up for auction

Rare 20p coin set to fetch a whopping £1,800 at auction

Commemorative Star Wars coins from the Royal Mint

Royal Mint to release commemorative Star Wars coins

Dad given rare £2 coin in change sells it for more than £200 on eBay

The Angel of the North 10p remains ‘one of the rarest coins out there’.

The rarest and most valuable 10p coins currently in circulation

The Kew Gardens 50p is one of the Royal Mint’s ‘most loved and iconic’ 50p coins.

The rarest and most valuable 50p coins currently in circulation
These are the rarest and most valuable 50p coins in circulation, with one valued at £250 - a reminder to check your spare change.
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Some bank notes are no longer legal tender, as well as old-style £1 coins - but don’t worry, as you can still exchange them at these banks and other places.

Banks that will still exchange old £1 coins as well as £10 & £20 notes

The treasure trove found scattered across the home included a gold Edward VII £2 coin from 1902.

Coin hoard found in late man’s home makes pretty penny at auction

Which beloved Star Wars characters feature in the new coin collection?

The Royal Mint releases new Star Wars coins

The secret collection, which includes a William III crown dating back to 1696, could fetch in excess of £17,500 at auction.

Late businessman secretly hid 1,000 historic coins in his wardrobe

A gold coin featuring an Iceni war chariot struck whilst legendary English queen Boudicca fought the Romans has been sold at auction.

Gold coin circulated during reign of Queen Boudicca sells at auction

The 50p coin showing King Charles III in a crown (Photo: Royal Mint)

First images of 50p coin showing a crowned King Charles emerge

King Charles stamps

New Royal Mail stamps featuring King Charles go on sale

The Royal Mint has released a new Harry Potter 50p coin

Royal Mint release new Harry Potter 50p coin - how to buy

The Royal Mint Flying Scotsman collectable £2 coin

Royal Mint celebrate 100 years of Flying Scotsman with special £2 coin

A Brexit 50p coin has sold on eBay for £10,000

Brexit 50p coin fetches £10k on eBay - 10 million still in circulation

The Royal Mint has launched a new coin featuring Albus Dumbledore and King Charles as part of a new Harry Potter themed collection. The monarch’s likeness features on the “heads” of the special 50p, while the Hogwarts headmaster features on the other side.

Dumbledore joins King Charles on new 50p coin from Royal Mint

McDonald’s to play Beethoven and turn WiFi off to deter troublemakers

Middlesbrough fans are banned from taking certain items into the ground for Sunday's derby match at Sunderland's Stadium of Light ground.

The three items Boro fans are barred from taking to Sunderland match

Royal Mint reveals first coins for 2023

The Royal Mint has launched a new £2 coin to celebrate being in circulation for 25 years

Royal Mint launches new £2 coin to celebrate 25 years in circulation

The coins have been produced to honour the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2 (Photo: Royal Mint)

You can get a new limited edition £5 coin to commemorate the end of WW2

Are you struggling for Father's Day gift ideas? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are 12 of the best Father’s Day gift ideas to celebrate your dad in 2020

Author Sir Philip Pullman has called for a boycott over the Brexit 50p due to a 'grammatical error' (Photo: HM Treasury)

Here’s the weird reason people are boycotting the Brexit 50p coin

Coin collectors can celebrate, as the Royal Mint has released a 50p coin with a new design featuring beloved children’s character, The Snowman (Photo: Royal Mint)

A new 50p coin featuring The Snowman has been released - this is how much it cou...

It looks unlikely Britain will have left the EU by the planned date of 31 October (Photo: HM Treasury)

Brexit 50p coins: when will they be released and how much could they be worth?

There are numerous rare coins currently in circulation, from Olympic-themed 50ps to those adorned with the likes of Peter Rabbit and Paddington Bear (Photo: Pobjoy)

These rare penguin 50p coins could be worth more than £100

An eBay user has just sold two rare £2 coins for a whopping £3,500 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Rare £2 coins sell on eBay for £3,500 - with similar coins worth thousands

The coin issued to mark Charles' 70th birthday

Commemorative Â£5 coin issued to mark Prince Charles' special birthday

Do you have a copper jar at home?

What are the legal tender amounts acceptable for the UK coins?

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