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Henry III Gold Coin Found by Amateur Metal Detectorist Sells at Auction for $875,000

February 2, 2022
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A rare 13th century King Henry III gold penny, found on farmland by an amateur metal detectorist, has sold at auction in London, England, for over three-quarters of a million dollars. Not only will it go down in history as Britain’s “most valuable single coin find,” but it is also the “most expensive English medieval…

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UK Man Stumbles on Rare 18th-Century Coin While Walking His Son’s Dog—Named Lucky

June 8, 2021
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A rare 18th-century coin was discovered by a man in the UK while out walking his son’s dog—whose name is Lucky. Last month, Norman Atkinson, 66, stumbled on the George IV 1775 halfpenny while on a public footpath on Highdown Hill in the South Downs. The gardener, of Littlehampton, West Sussex, went on eBay to see…

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First Australian Coin of 2021 Honours Air Force

December 31, 2020
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The Royal Australian Mint is honouring 100 years of the nation’s air force by featuring images of its planes on the first coin pressed in 2021. The first coin struck in 2021 will commemorate the centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force. The Royal Australian Mint unveiled the theme on Friday, as excited coin collectors…

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