UK's rarest WW1 coin worth a staggering £30k but there's a major catch
A 107-year-old gold coin dating back to the First World War has now been valued at £30,000 - but, finding such a 'fine ...
The Brexit 50p that could be worth more than £40,000: How to spot the error on coin that is 'Willy Wonka's golden ticket' for collectors
Six years ago, the Royal Mint created one million special edition Brexit 50p coins. However, the coins never saw the light of ...
UK's rarest WW1 coin could fetch a staggering £30k at auction
George V Gold Sovereign is considered to be one of the rarest British coins of the 20th century - and can fetch up to £30,000 ...
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English market town known as the country’s ‘rural food capital’ with the world’s first pork pie museum
Aside from its ties to food, Melton Mowbray is also where Saxon coins were minted during the reign of King Aethelred II. It's even where Edward VIII, the former King of England, and Wallis Simpson ...
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It’s one of the most famous royal jewels in the world – but are we getting its name wrong?
One of the most famous of all royal jewels is a red gem that has belonged to princes and kings for over 600 years. It’s got a ...
Hidden history: virtues and shortcomings of archbishops of York from the past
ARCHBISHOPS have been very much in the news these past few weeks. York has conventionally had 98 of them, if you start counting from Paulinus in AD 627 who was in, reality, just a bishop (it wasn’t ...
Virtues and shortcomings of York archbishops from the past
ARCHBISHOPS have been very much in the news these past few weeks. York has conventionally had 98 of them, if you start counting from Paulinus in AD 627 who was in, reality, just a bishop (it wasn’t ...
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Coinage and Bank Notes
The exception to this was in the brief reign of Edward VIII. He liked portraits of himself facing to the left, even though, according to tradition, he should have faced to the right. Designs for ...
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History of the Death Penalty
For example, in 1279, two hundred and eighty nine Jews were hanged for clipping coin. Under Edward I, two gatekeepers ... Under the reign of Henry VIII, the numbers of those put to death are ...
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‘I stand with Big Balls’: Musk’s Zoomer DOGE team develops cult fandom, meme coin tribute
The crypto community minted yet another meme coin yesterday, drawing inspiration from Edward Coristine, one of a handful of young Elon Musk acolytes unmasked over the weekend as Department of ...