You'll probably have noticed over the past couple of weeks that the new one pound coin has entered into circulation, with its twelve sides and its fancy multiple metals to provide extra security ...

In case you hadn't heard, pound coins as we know and love them are changing this week. As of tomorrow, a new version of the round pound coin will enter into circulation and it'll have twelve sides.

A King Charles £1 coin has been listed for sale for £40,000. The coin was created in 2023 and features an image of two British bees, as a nod to the monarch's love of nature. King Charles III's ...

The Royal Mint in the U.K. has unveiled a new 1-pound coin that it says will be the world's most counterfeit-proof coin. The 12-sided coin, which is set to be released by 2017, will still feature a ...

Sunday (October 15) has been and gone, meaning it's now the shiny new £1 coin or nothing, as the deadline for spending your old round pound has passed. But if you've still got some old-style coins in ...

The Royal Mint released 300 million new one pound coins into circulation on Tuesday. The money’s packed with cutting edge anti-counterfeiting measures, including one that British authorities won’t ...

Today, March 28, the Royal Mint will release 300 million new £1 coins. The new coins are 12-sided, slightly thinner than old pound coins, and are bimetallic like the £2 coin. Perhaps most intriguingly ...

The Royal Mint unveiled Wednesday a new 12-sided pound coin made with two separate metals, in a radical redesign of the old coin’s look. The new currency has been in the works for 30 years and will ...

British businesses are trying to square (or to be precise, polygon) a circle as they get ready for the new pound coin. The shiny 12-sided piece will start circulating in March, gradually replacing the ...

On a recent podcast, we explored gold's central role in the history of money. But, even before the rise of paper bills, gold wasn't the only option. Sweden, for example, used a copper standard for a ...

Did you know that there is hidden writing on the new £1 coin? Under close inspection, you can see the words "one pound" on the front of the coin. On the reverse side you can see the year the coin was ...