At that time, a half crown made for a sizable gift: eight of them made up one pound. The half crown was a coin in our old ...

A rare 50p coin is being sold on eBay for £28,000. The item is listed on the online marketplace for 56,000 times its face value and features the Beatrix Potter character Benjamin Bunny.

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"This rare piece celebrates the beloved character from Potter's enchanting tales, and is a splendid addition to any collection of British decimal coinage. "Struck in 2017, the coin features the ...

"As an avid collector of coins, the coin collecting community is excited as the discontinuation of the penny is a historic event and it brings a renewed interest in rare and valuable editions ...

He knows that our neighbors to the north ditched one-cent coins more than a decade ago with little fuss. And yet, Papertsian, the owner of Bay State Coin Co. in downtown Boston, cannot get behind ...

His company, Portland Mint, sells old pennies in bulk — 40,000 pounds (18,100 kilograms) at a time — to investors angling to profit on the copper that makes up 95% of the coins minted before 1983.

According to the U.S. Mint, who produces the coins, each penny costs 3.7 cents to make. While pennies don’t typically hold a lot of value, this announcement has caused many people to wonder how ...