The shape of the coin, on the other hand, hasn’t changed. It’s still a dodecagon, or 12-sided shape. We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about why we call a pound a “quid.” But why does ...

With their former countrymen divided and lacking a monarch after the English Civil War, Colonists seized an opportunity to ...

YOU could have an ultra-rare 25p coin that could be worth hundreds of pounds lurking in your change. The coin is the same shape as a 20p so could easily be mistaken for the common silver piece.

SPOTTING a rare coin lying around the house can sometimes be your ticket to making a few extra quid. A coin is usually ...

The more things change, the more they remain the same. In our present age of inflation, we are reminded of how Diocletian and ...

“Bimetallic” systems of gold and silver coinage together are not really ... the size of the original British gold sovereign (a one-pound coin). Then, you can add a plastic-cased 1 gram ...

Mr. McHugh points to American dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars that prior to 1964 were 90-per-cent silver. With time ...

The latest price of silver per ounce, gram ... The image below shows a 1 ounce gold nugget and a 1 ounce gold coin - in this case a gold eagle coin. The Gold Price Now chart at the top of the page ...

Money Metals Exchange's Joshua D Glawson offers an in-depth look at NC's pivotal role in America's gold history during the ...

A new 5 pound coin ... gold and silver, the special collectors' coin was designed by Heena Glover and features an image of a lotus, India's national flower, alongside one of Gandhi's most famous ...

For one person, that’s annoying. For Coinstar, it’s a major expense. Half the haul it’s schlepping from the Fiesta Mart kiosk — i.e., 225 pounds, out of 550 pounds of coins total — is ...