If Scott King's friend did not cancel a prospecting trip, he would not have ventured to a new spot on his own where he found this rare gold coin. Mr King's change of plans had a silver — or gold — ...

A lucky Australian has literally struck gold by finding a precious rare coin thanks to a late change of plans on where to go on his regular hunts with a metal detector. Shane King was due to join a ...

A rare early Victorian coin less than a millimetre thick sold at auction for a "phenomenal" £1,600, auctioneers said. The 1838 gold half sovereign, with a diameter of 19.3mm, was handed for sale to ...

The golden coins are made up of gold sovereigns and half sovereigns dating from the reigns of Victoria, Edward VII and George V A HOARD of coins worth potentially thousands have been found in a piano ...

Coins have been worn as jewellery since currency began. Most anciently, coin jewellery was worn during the Roman Empire. Most expensively, Bulgari’s Monete collection incorporates ancient coins in ...

Australia’s earliest and most rare coins and colonial currency - including our first-ever half sovereign and an 1813 Holey Dollar with a $90,000 price tag - are up for auction this week. The second of ...

A coin valued at $600,000 and dubbed the only known example of a coin of record in existence is now on display at the Perth Mint. The coin is one of Australia’s most valuable pre-decimal coins. The ...

With gold at $5,400 an ounce, it's important to choose the right gold assets to invest in. Here's what to consider.