The Britannia Coin Company said it gets lots of calls about fifty pence pieces from customers, in particular the 1997 Britannia 50p coin which has been sold for £10,000 on eBay. But there are ...

With a 27.5mm diameter, it's the biggest British coin and is used to celebrate big occasions, anniversaries, and historical events. Over the Olympics a range of themed 50p coins were printed ...

The coin pays tribute to the British Caribbean and Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK from 1948-1973. Bristol-based Ms Jackson, whose parents came from Jamaica in the 60s, said it honours ...

We are all being urged to check our wallets and down the back of our sofas after a 50p coin sold for 350 times its value at auction over Christmas. The 50p coin in question was released in 2009 to ...

A private seller found the coin and asked the Britannia Coin Company (BCC), based in Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, to sell it on their behalf. Christopher Collects, a coin expert who works ...

Since moving to pounds and pence ... 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 ...