One of the most exciting things about being a kid is filling up your money box with hundreds of coppers...before marching down to the sweet shop to spend them all. Sure, the shopkeeper would roll ...

"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 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 ...

Having a good old clear-out at home could turn out to be more profitable than you might imagine. One charity shop fan recently revealed how he bought a £10 box from charity shop and struck gold. You ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The analysis, published in the Central Bank's staff blog, ...

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 ...

Small denomination coins could be phased out under plans being considered by the UK government. 60% of small coins are used once before being put in piggy banks or thrown away. £50 notes could also be ...

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.