LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to replace its one-pound coin with a new version modelled on the country's historic threepenny piece, Chancellor George Osborne will announce later on Wednesday. The ...

Certain coins can fetch a hefty sum, even if it is one detail that makes collectors go wild for it. But it's no secret specific rare coins are more desirable than others, whether it's a 20p or 50p.

People are being encouraged to examine their £1 coins for a tiny manufacturing flaw that could potentially increase their value to £2,500. This lucrative mistake can be "difficult to spot".

A new 12-sided design has both covert and overt signs that make it easier to find fakes. But modernization only goes so far: the 766-year-old Trial of the Pyx tradition lives on to check the metals.

If you have ever visited Great Britain and returned home with some coins, which is typical for tourists traveling around the world, you may have saved those coins with the idea of returning to England ...

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Britain plans to replace its 1-pound coin with a new version modelled on the country's historic threepenny piece, finance minister George Osborne will announce later on ...