For many Brits cash is no longer king and any unwanted shrapnel is quickly chucked into a charity box. But a coin collector has urged Brits to check their change jar or they could risk giving away a ...

You should always check your coin collection before spending them – as you could unwittingly have a rare piece in your possession that's worth an absolute fortune. However, the majority of us aren't ...

A rare £1 coin featuring King Edward VIII, the controversial monarch who abdicated the British throne in 1936, has sold for a record £1m to a private collector. Rare £1 coins: how to find the most ...

"The Great British penny could be at risk of being scrapped," said Chris Matthews in the Daily Mail. This year, for the first time ever, the Treasury has placed no new orders at all for new coins from ...

For the first time in decades, the Royal Mint didn't produce any new 1p or 2p coins in 2018. The last year where no 1p coins were made was 1972, while the last time no 2p coins were produced was 1984.