Coins

The Royal Mint has launched an official Game of Thrones coin collection celebrating 15 years of the hit fantasy series, with Ice and Fire designs available from £15.

New Game of Thrones coins start at £15

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Donald MacPhee, a crofter and keen metal detectorist from Benbecula with his dog, Fergus, and the Mary Queen of Scots coin he found on his croft recently

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Freddie Mercury's sister, Kashmira Bulsara, holding the new Royal Mint commemorative coin. The design features Mercury mid-performance, his signature, and details like his Live Aid outfit (Photo: Royal Mint)

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Vasanthi Balachandar, Branch Manager of Jubilee Oak Post Office, displays the first 5p coins bearing the portrait of King Charles III. Around 23.2 million coins have been minted, marking the first 5p design change in 17 years (Photo: Ian West/Royal Mint)

23 million new King Charles coins with hidden detail enter circulation

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A Monopoly game during the Monopoly U.S. National Championship tournament in 2009. The Royal Mint has launched a special 50p coin to celebrate 90 years of the game (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Royal Mint releases real life Monopoly money with new 50p coin

You can only order one per household, because of the current demand

This free VE Day commemorative coin is a "gift to the nation"

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Veterans Richard Pelzer (left), 101, and Ron Horsey, 98, who both served with the Royal Engineers, holding the new VE Day 50p coin at the Royal Mint manufacturing site in South Wales (Photo: The Royal Mint)

VE Day 50p coins released to mark 80th anniversary of WWII's end

Donald MacPhee, a crofter and keen metal detectorist from Benbecula with his dog, Fergus, and the Mary Queen of Scots coin he found on his croft recently

Metal detectorist's 'mind-blowing' Mary Queen of Scots coin discovery

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Royal Mint commemorates music legend with coin marking 85th birthday

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50p coin listed for £25,000 due to rare minting error spotted by owner

Undated handout photo issued by Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service of coins from Cappercleuch in the Borders

Stash of 15th century coins found by metal detectorists in Borders

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The commemorative coins mark the 60th anniversary of the first Red Arrows display

The Royal Mint has just launched some special Red Arrows 50p coins

The gold plectrum coin is layered in pure 24-carat gold

Is this gold plectrum coin the ultimate collectable for Elvis fans?

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The Official Elvis Presley Plectrum Coin is available to anyone, but only one coin can be ordered per household

Elvis fans can claim a free silver coin by following these steps

The £1,000 coin is made from solid fine gold

The Royal Mint has launched a £1,000 coin - and it's really not cheap

Free coins are available in limited quantities - you just need to pay a small postage fee

How to order a free 'gift to the nation' commemorative coin

The five new designs include coins commemorating the Red Arrows, the modern railway and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Royal Mint unveils five special coins for 2025

The new sixpence is available now for Stir-up Sunday

Royal Mint to bring back sixpence to revive Christmas tradition

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Rare 1965 coin could be worth £60,000 - but only under one condition

The new commemorative 50p coin showing The Gruffalo's Child to mark 20 years since the story was first published. Picture: Royal Mint/PA Wire

What are the new Royal Mint Gruffalo 50p coins?

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King Charles £1 coins enter circulation - and could be worth hundreds

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These rare 2012 Olympic coins from London games are worth up to £150

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The Royal Mint is 'scrapping' these widely used coins as demand drops

Pop legend George Michael has been immortalised in the Royal Mint's new coin collection. (Credit: The Royal Mint/PA Wire)

Breaking Pop icon on Royal Mint coin

Royal Mint launch collectable dinosaur 50p coins

Cadbury are bringing back a popular chocolate treat just in time for Christmas.

Cadbury brings back popular chocolate for first time in 10 years

The circa 50 BC gold coin was found in a Hampshire field.

Coin depicting new Iron Age ruler set to fetch thousands at auction

The Queen appeared on more UK coins than any other British monarch and approximately 27 billion coins bearing her likeness are still in active circulation.

Royal Mint reveals rarest Queen Elizabeth II coins - some worth £100s

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Cadbury brings back fan-favourite chocolate after nearly 10 years

A rare 20p Error Coin with Royal Mint certification which is being put up for auction

Rare 20p coin set to fetch a whopping £1,800 at auction

Commemorative Star Wars coins from the Royal Mint

Royal Mint to release commemorative Star Wars coins

Dad given rare £2 coin in change sells it for more than £200 on eBay
“I was over the moon - it helped massively with energy bills and food as I’m a father of four.”

The Angel of the North 10p remains ‘one of the rarest coins out there’.

The rarest and most valuable 10p coins currently in circulation

The Kew Gardens 50p is one of the Royal Mint’s ‘most loved and iconic’ 50p coins.

The rarest and most valuable 50p coins currently in circulation

Some bank notes are no longer legal tender, as well as old-style £1 coins - but don’t worry, as you can still exchange them at these banks and other places.

Banks that will still exchange old £1 coins as well as £10 & £20 notes

The treasure trove found scattered across the home included a gold Edward VII £2 coin from 1902.

Coin hoard found in late man’s home makes pretty penny at auction

Which beloved Star Wars characters feature in the new coin collection?

The Royal Mint releases new Star Wars coins

The secret collection, which includes a William III crown dating back to 1696, could fetch in excess of £17,500 at auction.

Late businessman secretly hid 1,000 historic coins in his wardrobe

A gold coin featuring an Iceni war chariot struck whilst legendary English queen Boudicca fought the Romans has been sold at auction.

Gold coin circulated during reign of Queen Boudicca sells at auction

The 50p coin showing King Charles III in a crown (Photo: Royal Mint)

First images of 50p coin showing a crowned King Charles emerge

King Charles stamps

New Royal Mail stamps featuring King Charles go on sale

The Royal Mint has released a new Harry Potter 50p coin

Royal Mint release new Harry Potter 50p coin - how to buy

The Royal Mint Flying Scotsman collectable £2 coin

Royal Mint celebrate 100 years of Flying Scotsman with special £2 coin

A Brexit 50p coin has sold on eBay for £10,000

Brexit 50p coin fetches £10k on eBay - 10 million still in circulation

The Royal Mint has launched a new coin featuring Albus Dumbledore and King Charles as part of a new Harry Potter themed collection. The monarch’s likeness features on the “heads” of the special 50p, while the Hogwarts headmaster features on the other side.

Dumbledore joins King Charles on new 50p coin from Royal Mint

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