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A coin from a rare batch in the year 2000 is being sold at auction for more than $4,000. Coin collectors are bidding for a unique $1 coin called a ‘mule’ through auction site The Purple Penny. The mule is a hybrid of a 10 cent piece and a $1 coin and was in production … Read more
In the world of fast fashion, it’s often easy to ignore old clothes that sit in your drawers and snap up brand new versions instead. However, Ireland-based online magazine MetDaan Fashion has come up 11 DIY home dyes – using ingredients you might have in your cupboard or fridge – that promise to breathe new life … Read more
The rare 50p coins featuring Olympic swimmers that sell for £10,000 Some commemorative coins produced for the London 2012 Olympics are rare The original accidentally incorporated wavy lines obscuring the swimmer’s face Only 600 were released before the mistake was spotted and the coin re-minted By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 … Read more
A metal detectorist is toasting his success after discovering an extraordinary hoard of silver civil war era coins worth at least £100,000 in a field owned by his local pub. Luke Mahoney, 40, has searched for ancient treasures across the globe and so was astonished when he found the ‘biggest hoard’ of his life just … Read more
Check your sofa… £120MILLION worth of old pound coins are still missing – almost three years after they stopped being legal tender Royal Mint chiefs say £1.58bn round coins were returned to be swapped But 122,000,000 of the old coin were never sent back after the change in 2017 Officials revealed nearly 1.5million fake £1s … Read more
Black and ethnic minority people could feature on British money for first time under plan for coins featuring historical figures including Gurkha heroes and wartime nurse Chancellor Rishi Sunak considering plans Treasury minister tells the Telegraph British-Jamaican Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole one name being considered Plans have been submitted to Royal Mint by The Bank … Read more
More than 100 children are found buried with coins in their mouths at lost 16th century graveyard in Poland discovered during excavations for major motorway Construction workers excavating a motorway in Poland found a graveyard The burial site dates back to the 16th century and holds 115 skeletons Experts say 70 to 80 percent of the remains … Read more
The cashier at WHSmith clears his throat to make sure Diane von Kesmark, 72, can hear him. ‘It’s hygiene, madam,’ he tells her, emphatically. But he is not referring to the transparent plastic shield separating customers from the till, nor the latex gloves he is wearing to handle goods. He is explaining why he can’t … Read more
Royal Mint releases a new range of special 50p coins picturing dinosaurs discovered in England that feature augmented reality Three new coins feature dinosaurs whose fossils were discovered in England The packaging can be scanned on the Royal Mint app to show information and pictures The collection is the first time that dinosaurs have features … Read more
Brothers Chris and Jeff Abbott went back to work last Saturday, when they opened their two DIY shops for the first time in four weeks. Only three customers are allowed in at a time and chip-and-pin machines are cleaned frequently with antibacterial wipes. Acrylic screens shield staff from customers at the tills. But the coronavirus … Read more