You'll probably have noticed over the past couple of weeks that the new one pound coin has entered into circulation, with its twelve sides and its fancy multiple metals to provide extra security ...

The Royal Mint in the U.K. has unveiled a new 1-pound coin that it says will be the world's most counterfeit-proof coin. The 12-sided coin, which is set to be released by 2017, will still feature a ...

In a month where the UK Prime Minister has formally begun so called Brexit proceedings, it is almost amusing that the Royal Mint has also released a new two-tone pound coin that looks more than a ...

In case you hadn't heard, pound coins as we know and love them are changing this week. As of tomorrow, a new version of the round pound coin will enter into circulation and it'll have twelve sides.

The Royal Mint released 300 million new one pound coins into circulation on Tuesday. The money’s packed with cutting edge anti-counterfeiting measures, including one that British authorities won’t ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

No matter the name, past or present, the pound has been the United Kingdom currency since Anglo-Saxon times. Yet the coin used today has only been around since 1983. And this year, the Royal Mint will ...

Sunday (October 15) has been and gone, meaning it's now the shiny new £1 coin or nothing, as the deadline for spending your old round pound has passed. But if you've still got some old-style coins in ...

Today, March 28, the Royal Mint will release 300 million new £1 coins. The new coins are 12-sided, slightly thinner than old pound coins, and are bimetallic like the £2 coin. Perhaps most intriguingly ...

A new 12-sided design has both covert and overt signs that make it easier to find fakes. But modernization only goes so far: the 766-year-old Trial of the Pyx tradition lives on to check the metals.

This image supplied by the Royal Mint on March 19, 2014, shows the new design for a 12-sided one pound coin. The Royal Mint unveiled Wednesday a new 12-sided pound coin made with two separate metals, ...