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In your pocket, man: Sir Elton John is commemorated with his own £5 coin… but in a nod to his lavish lifestyle they cost up to £65,000 The coins engraved with Sir Elton’s distinctive glasses and a straw boater hat The Royal Mint will be selling the collectors’ coins will be sold for up to … Read more
A frog no bigger than a 5p coin has been discovered in Madagascar – and already classed as critically endangered by conservationists. The new species of stump-toed frog, named Stumpffia troschaueri, is brown in colour with black spots on its side, in an apparent attempt to camouflage itself among the leaves around it. Four specimens were … Read more
People who make major life decisions including whether to move, adopt or propose on the toss of a coin end up happier, study says Research has found that making a decision on a coin flip could lead to happiness People involved in the survey were asked to use a coin toss to make major decisions … Read more
Good health: The NHS coin, representing the letter N, has become the most in-demand of the 26 A-Z 10p coins over the last 3 months Plenty of items have increased in price and become scarcer since the coronavirus pandemic hit Britain in March. Dried pasta, hand sanitiser, toilet roll, flour and dog food are all … Read more
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 infuriating new brainteaser challenges you to find the golden coin hidden in an image full of piggy banks. The busy image, created by UK-brand Raisin, sees piggy banks in various shades of pink piled on top of one another. And although there appears to be limited amount of space to search, it may not be as … 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 back garden worth £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 coins have … Read more
Metal detectorist finds rare coin worth £7,000 from the three-year reign of the boy king Edward the Martyr over 1,000 years ago A coin from the reign of Edward the Martyr has been found on the Isle of Wight The silver penny, worth £7,000, was unearthed by a metal detectorist in a field Edward was … 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