Die numbers, introduced on British coins in 1863, tracked production quality. Found on select 19th-century issues, they reveal minting flaws and rejected batches.

A Victorian silver coin uncovered by a detectorist turned out to be something of "a rarity" when the eagle-eyed finder spotted a spelling error on it. The sixpence ...

Historical Archaeology, Vol. 48, No. 3, MANIFESTATIONS OF MAGIC: THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND MATERIAL CULTURE OF FOLK RELIGION (2014), pp. 84-105 (22 pages) This article explores the probability that a silver ...

A rare coin is causing a stir on social media, with claims it could be worth more than its face value. The 1952 six pence, dubbed the "holy grail" of coin collecting by TikTok user ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Margaret Thatcher resolved to go ahead with the abolition of the sixpence in 1980 in spite of being braced for ...

A rare sixpence coin from 1952 has sparked excitement among collectors and social media users alike. Hailed as the "holy grail" of sixpence coins by TikTok aficionado @CoinCollectingWizard, this coin ...

Most guitarists use a pick or their fingers when playing the guitar. Queen guitarist Brian May uses a sixpence coin. It's an interesting choice, but has a very simple explanation. Guitar World shared ...