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Lucy Mangan

With the end of 1p and 2p coins, one of life's small pleasures would disappear

Pennies are just right for a child’s hand, the tuppences’ weight and substance giving them a worth that far outstrips the mere face value

World

D-Day coins: How to get 50p piece honouring 80th anniversary

Music

How to get the George Michael tribute coin

Article thumbnail: Newly designed coins featuring designs of the UK's flora and fauna displayed by the Royal Mint in London, UK, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The new coins marking King Charles III's ascension to the throne will enter circulation by the end of the year and gradually replace Queen Elizabeth's shield formation. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Consumer

Rarest coins from Queen Elizabeth II's reign revealed - do you have a valuable 10p, 50p or £2?

News

The official souvenirs commemorating the King's coronation, and how to get the Royal Mint coins

Article thumbnail: EDITORIAL USE ONLY The first coins featuring the portrait of King Charles III are struck at the royal Mint in Pontyclun, ahead of them entering circulation from December 28, 2022. Issue date: Friday October 28, 2022. PA Photo. The coin, a 50 pence featuring the official portrait of King Charles III by British artist Martin Jennings, also features a memorial to the life and legacy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. From today, visitors to the Royal Mint Experience in South Wales will be able to see the first coins featuring King Charles III in production and will also be able to strike their very own memorial 60 pence. See PA story ROYAL King. Photo credit should read: Alistair Heap/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: EDITORIAL USE ONLY The first coins featuring the portrait of King Charles III are struck at the royal Mint in Pontyclun, ahead of them entering circulation from December 28, 2022. Issue date: Friday October 28, 2022. PA Photo. The coin, a 50 pence featuring the official portrait of King Charles III by British artist Martin Jennings, also features a memorial to the life and legacy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. From today, visitors to the Royal Mint Experience in South Wales will be able to see the first coins featuring King Charles III in production and will also be able to strike their very own memorial 60 pence. See PA story ROYAL King. Photo credit should read: Alistair Heap/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (Photo: Rob Pinney/Getty)
Article thumbnail: Then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (Photo: Rob Pinney/Getty)
Article thumbnail: Embargoed to 0001 Monday October 10 Undated handout photo issued by the Royal Mint of a 50p Silver Proof Coin which commemorates the BBC's centenary, which will feature an image of the late Queen as part of a sustainability drive. Picture date: Monday October 10, 2022. PA Photo. The coin pays tribute to the BBC's global reach by showing a broadcasting mast emerging from the earth, and is inscribed with "inform, educate, entertain" - the values set out by Lord Reith when he founded the organisation in 1922. See PA story MONEY BBC . Photo credit should read: The Royal Mint/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Embargoed to 0001 Monday October 10 Undated handout photo issued by the Royal Mint of a 50p Silver Proof Coin which commemorates the BBC's centenary, which will feature an image of the late Queen as part of a sustainability drive. Picture date: Monday October 10, 2022. PA Photo. The coin pays tribute to the BBC's global reach by showing a broadcasting mast emerging from the earth, and is inscribed with "inform, educate, entertain" - the values set out by Lord Reith when he founded the organisation in 1922. See PA story MONEY BBC . Photo credit should read: The Royal Mint/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: BATH, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 29: In this photo illustration first and second class postage stamps are displayed on February 29, 2016 in Bath, England. Royal Mail, recently privatised, is set to raise the price of stamps by 1p. The increases that take affect from 29 March, will mean a first class stamp will now cost 64p and a second class stamp will now be 55p. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: BATH, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 29: In this photo illustration first and second class postage stamps are displayed on February 29, 2016 in Bath, England. Royal Mail, recently privatised, is set to raise the price of stamps by 1p. The increases that take affect from 29 March, will mean a first class stamp will now cost 64p and a second class stamp will now be 55p. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)