VICTORIA, Canada (AFP) - An amateur treasure hunter with a hand-held metal detector has turned Canadian history on its head after finding a 16th century shilling buried in clay on the shores of ...

Here’s some inflation. A rare coin minted in colonial New England sold for $350,000 at auction Friday, even more than the auctioneer expected. The one-shilling coin was made in Boston in 1652… ...

A gold shilling located by a metal detectorist near Norwich may be no larger than a fingernail, but it wields quite a bit of history—and some distinct designs. The small gold coin discovered in the ...

At the time, a 3-shilling coin was the equivalent of 36 silver pennies, which had the purchasing power of about 2,000 British pounds ($2,670) in today's money, Mills said.

One (1) shilling coin Virginia, 1774 Obverse Image: George III facing right. Obverse Text: GEORGIVS. III / DEI. GRATIA. Reverse Image: Crowned shield divided into quadrants. Reverse Text: 17 74 VIRGI ...

In the week to May 2025, the shilling beat the US dollar, British Pound, and Euro as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) reported strong foreign currency reserves.

These include coins that haven’t been legal tender for many years such as a florin, or two-shilling piece, and thruppence, or three pence. The Coin Collecting Wizard said: “Ye old English ...

The shilling was the auctioneer’s cut and it still takes 5pc commission. Sovereigns They were first introduced in the 15th century as a coin very much aligned to the sovereign's image.

A shilling coin from 1652 that was made in Boston could be worth $300,000. ... a “Libertas Americana” bronze medal and several British hammered gold coins, Yahoo reported. ...

However the discovery of the coin suggests the British also went to what is now British Colombia during Sir Fancis ... Canadian history turned on head after 435-year-old British shilling is found.

COIN collectors can use a free online calculator to work out how much old change is worth. Pre-decimal coins, such as shillings and sixpences, are no longer made and can’t be spent in stores … ...