Their patient combing has revealed thirty-five gold and silver coins buried in a Scottish village for more than five centuries. When Keith Young and Lisa Stephenson’s metal detector went off ...

Some of the coins were English silver groats, minted by both Henry V (ruled from 1413 to 1422) and Edward IV (ruled from roughly 1461 to 1483), while others were Scottish gold demy and half-demys ...

UN seeks to establish what really makes us Scottish - compiling definitive list of cultural gems, from ridiculous to sublime ...

A HISTORIC silver coin from more than 300 years ago has been uncovered on a farm in Midlothian. The coin, a James II shilling, was found in a field in Roslin by Jaroslaw Musialkowski and dates back to ...

IN a world of global uncertainty and often strained international relationships, it remains crucial that Scotland is out in the world ...

Until the reign of Alexander III (1249-1286) Scottish coinage was only issued sparingly. During the reign of Alexander III coins began to be minted in much larger quantities, a result of increasing ...

A RARE silver 2p coin is expected to fetch 20,000 times its face value at auction after being found in a piggy bank. The 1985 coin was cast in the wrong metal, stealing the signature silver ...

An ordinary stroll through the countryside turned extraordinary when a woman walking near Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic stumbled upon a buried trove of silver coins dating back approximately 900 ...

Perhaps even better than “The Pasty” hoard itself is the story behind its discovery. Pegg discovered the hoard only 9 months ...

An expert has told Brits to keep their eyes peeled for three specific £2 coins that could be worth a small fortune, potentially fetching over £1,600 due to certain minting errors. Coins are ...

Unlike most 2p coins, this one is silver and is expected to fetch up to £400 in auction. It was mistakenly made from cupronickel - the same alloy used to produce 5p and 10ps. Coin expert ...

Scottish Water workers are planning to strike on Tuesday and Wednesday after ‘overwhelmingly’ rejecting a pay offer (Craig Meighan/PA) Strikes are taking place at Scottish Water this week ...