The Royal Mint, which is the UK’s official maker of British coins, said it had seen a jump in demand for gold coins and bars ... has been flowing “towards currencies such as the Swiss franc and the ...

The end of the gold standard in 1971 shaped the fiat monetary system, sparking trust issues, gold repatriation, and potential ...

(Again, China has far more gold than this that is not included in the official disclosures.) Other currencies are also gaining share as reserve instruments to the dollar’s detriment. Euros account for ...

Planchet is the name for a blank coin template. The 20-cent planchet is considerably smaller than a Euro, so the result was a design spilling off the edge of the gold disc. A collector paid $920 ...

We’re seeing renewed energy across all segments of the market, from early American gold to modern proofs and historical silver issues.” Numismatist Justin Heller of New Haven Coins (or The ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Rare coins can be worth hundreds of times more than their face value, as one person found out when they sold a 20p coin for more than £230 ...

Gold has become a surprise winner of the Trump trade as investors seek shelter amid the policy chaos, but there are longer-term trends that threaten to drag the metal back down to earth. Jon Mills ...

Only a small handful of the coins are thought to be in existence, with one going under the hammer this week. The rare 1984 $1 coin was struck on a 10-cent blank in error, instead of a $1 blank, ...

The Traveller Collection, thought to be the most expensive coin collection to ever come to auction, will be sold off over the next three years - with the first sale taking place on May 20.

Check your change and take a look down the back of the sofa after a rare Royal Mint 20p coin sold for 450 times its face value this week. The 20p piece is a “mule ...