1+ week, 45+ min ago   (163+ words) A rare £1 coin has sold for more than 122 times its value. The 2025 coin, featuring King Charles III on the front and a bee design on the reverse, was sold for £122.08 on August 17 after attracting attention for a minting error. Part…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (233+ words) (NEXSTAR) – Building a collection of unique banknotes? You’d be off to a solid start if you find one with a “solid” serial number. “As a type, they are somewhat popular because they are more readily noticeable,” Mudd tells Nexstar. Mudd…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (685+ words) It's always worth checking your old coins In a society that is increasingly obsessed with nostalgia it is perhaps no surprise that unearthing an old coin might just land you a fortune. The new King Charles 10p coins have officially entered…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (591+ words) News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk More than seven million 10p coins bearing the King’s portrait are entering circulation for the first time and will start appearing in people’s pockets and wallets. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (250+ words) A $2 bill usually buys exactly $2 worth of stuff, but a few unusual examples can make collectors reach for considerably deeper pockets. The trick lies in knowing what to inspect before tossing the bill into a cash register or stuffing it…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1157+ words) A $1,000 face-value note nicknamed the "Grand Watermelon" holds the Guinness World Record for banknote auction prices, selling for $3.29 million in 2014. Extreme scarcity drives million-dollar results, as seen with the 1863 $100 Gold Certificate, which fetched $2.115 million as the only privately held example…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (34+ words) There was an empty chair in the corner of the room. Nobody paid much attention to it. People came in, chose their seats, settled into conversations, and went about their …...