Wotton Auction Rooms said. The continental dollar was the first pattern coin struck for the United States. Believed to be designed by Benjamin Franklin, the continental dollar concepts were ...

The coin is made from nickel brass and went under the hammer at RWB Auctions in Royal Wootton Bassett. It is thought to have been made by Royal Mint craftspeople before the 20p denomination was ...

Wotton Auction Rooms ... ago to tell us that it is genuine," Trinder said to SWNS. Trinder said the auction house hasn’t confirmed any record of another example of the coin found in the U.K ...

A rare 25p coin has sold for £1,700 at auction - 6,800 times its original value. The coin is in the same shape as an ordinary 20p, meaning it can easily be confused with a regular coin - however ...

There are thought to be about 50 in circulation, with even fewer made from nickel brass like the one sold by RWB Auctions in Royal Wootton Bassett on Wednesday. Experts had estimated the coin to ...

An extremely rare 25p coin has sold for £1,700 at auction. Experts predicted the coin – which has seldom been seen – could fetch up to 2,800 times its face value - but it far exceeded the ...

An extremely rare 25p coin has sold for £1,700 at auction. Experts predicted the coin – which has seldom been seen – could fetch up to 2,800 times its face value - but it far exceeded the estimate ...

An extremely rare coin that is no longer accepted in shops is set to sell for hundreds in Wiltshire. The 25p coin looks like an ordinary 20p in terms of shape, but features a shield on one side with ...

It is an experimental coin and has Royal Mint Trial printed on itCredit: RWB Auctions It’s believed there are only 50 in circulation and even fewer made from nickel brass, like the one which was ...