He'd given up metal detecting but happened to have his machine with him. Find out how one lucky detectorist made a £650,000 find here.

Malcolm Weale was in a farmer's field with his metal detector when he unearthed a tiny and dirt-covered object.

Last year was a lucrative one for sellers of rare coins, as one auction house sold five specimens for more than $1 million each — including one that fetched a record price in its category.

A rare Royal ... valued and collected coin in the UK, with many collectable designs appearing on its heptagonal canvas. Its 27.5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows ...

Specialists have shed light on a number of especially rare coins, including one from 1917 ... wartime sacrifice and economic strategy." The British government were keen to raise money during ...

You might be sitting on a small fortune without realising it. Rare coin specialists are highlighting the value of certain coins, including the 1917 George V Gold Sovereign. This WWI-era coin might ...

Rare coin specialists ... most of these coins were melted down to settle war debts," the experts wrote in an online blog. "Today, they’re a testament to wartime sacrifice and economic strategy." ...