Reuters

Artist swaps British Museum coin with fake

July 22 (Reuters) - A Brazilian conceptual artist swapped a historic British coin for a fake in the British Museum to highlight the large number of foreign objects it holds. Ilê Sartuzi said the idea ...
The Conversation

An artist has stolen a coin from the British Museum as part of a performance piece – but is the artwork ethical?

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Evening Chronicle

Rare 50p coin on sale for over £20,000 with famous British author honoured on reverse

A rare 50p coin is up for auction on eBay for over 40,000 times its standard value. The face has Queen Elizabeth II's iconic portrait, having been minted in 2018. The listing describes it as "a very ...
The Mirror

Brits urged to look for 'alphabet' 10p coins that could be worth £80

A coin expert has urged Brits to keep their eyes peeled for some unusual 10p coins, which in a collection, could be worth £80. The pieces each feature a letter of the alphabet and an image of ...
The Sun

Exact etching to spot on ‘quintessentially British’ 10p that’s worth up to 800 times its face value – check your pockets

The collection has a subtle nod to what it means to be British COIN experts have revealed how to spot the rare coin that could be worth up to 800 times its original value. The unusual 10p coin was ...
This is Money

Coin collection with extraordinary story heading to auction and could fetch $100m after being buried for 50 years

A coin collection that spent 50 years buried underground is set to become the most expensive numismatic coin collection ever brought to auction in its entirety. The so-called 'Traveller' collection ...