Coin collecting, or numismatics (a term that also includes the study of coins), has been a practice for at least 2,000 years, ...

RARE coins you might be carrying in your wallet could fetch prices of more than £1,000. If you have stashes of loose change lying around, it’s worth checking to see if any of these rare ...

Visitors to the Giant’s Causeway, the world-famous tourist attraction in Northern Ireland, are being urged not to indulge in ...

An expert has urged Brits to scour their change after a relatively new 50p coin fetched an eye-watering £100 in a sale.

The Giant's Causeway has faced many threats to its survival, from mythical fights between giants to coastal erosion and ...

The National Trust, which looks after the site, says the coins left between the basalt columns expand and rust, damaging the ...

Northern Ireland’s World Heritage Site is being damaged by visitors leaving coins in the cracks of the famous stones.

In 2024, the Giant’s Causeway, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, received more than 684,000 visitors, with many leaving coins in the gaps between its estimated 40,000 columns. According to ...