We’re on the search for coin collecting duos up and down the country, whose passions for coin collecting has helped to bring generations together.
BATTLE OF BRITAIN HERO DIES AGED 100
Archie McInnes, an air force pilot who flew Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain, has died, just hours after celebrating his 100th birthday. The sad passing of Archie on Wednesday […]
Moon Landing 50th Anniversary: The Race to the Moon
On July 20th 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the surface of the moon.
Alan Turing revealed as the new face of the £50 note
Alan Turing, who helped to crack German encrypted codes in World War II, ensured the survival of Western civilisation in the face of Nazi occupation. Now, he has been chosen […]
Remembering the Battle of Britain 79 years on
Today, 79 years ago, on the 10 July 1940, the Battle of Britain began
D-Day 75: Remembering the battle that changed the course of World War II
The Normandy landings – famously known as D-Day – are widely regarded as the beginning of the end of World War II.
Six facts you may not know about Queen Victoria
Previously the longest reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria’s time on the throne spanned six decades, 20 prime ministers and an age of innovation and change that has shaped our society. […]
The London Mint Office celebrates 250 years of The First Duke of Wellington at Apsley House.
2019 marks 250 years of the birth of one of Britain’s greatest military heroes – The First Duke of Wellington. To celebrate this monumental anniversary The London Mint Office unveiled […]
The London Mint Office starts search for the descendants of the ‘Welcome Stranger’ discoverers – is this you?
The London Mint Office has launched an appeal to find the living descendants of the two Cornishmen who discovered the ‘Welcome Stranger’ gold nugget
Hello Archie! Prince Harry and Meghan reveal the name of their firstborn son
Finally putting rumours to rest, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have finally revealed the name of their two-day old, first born son.