Numismatics is the study of coins, medals and banknotes that help to understand historical events and past times, and their collection has now become an activity that is not only v ...

The last decade of the 20th century produced coins that modern numismatic enthusiasts spend three-, four- and even ...

“This coin represents a rare collaboration between two prestigious mints — the United States Mint and the Royal ... “There can always, only ever be one first and one last of something, ...

Assembled in the 1930s before being buried for 50 years, the consignor of the so-called Traveller Collection has chosen to ...

While buying known rare coins can be a costly venture, you can start collecting for little to no money. And you don’t need to be of a certain age to take up the hobby. In fact, according to the ...

A select few of these coins have become some of the rarest 50ps ever struck by The Royal Mint. The famous Kew Gardens 50p from 2009 was the rarest 50p coin in circulation for close to 14 years.

All others are extremely scarce, with only 25 to 50 known examples for each entire coin series. One 1990 example from the more common, but still rare ... just 30,125 were ever produced.