The Ministry of Defence have shown declassified footage of their military laser weapon. It is thought to show a trial at the MOD’s Hebrides Range, in which the so-called DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) system achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of
Collectors can pay an absolute fortune for a rare coin on eBay. And, with only 210,000 in circulation, the Kew Gardens 50p is considered to be one of the most sought-after pieces out there. Collectors will splash the cash to get their
A foreign coin left in a Scottish charity collection tin has been branded a “Christmas cracker” after it sold for more than £1,400 at auction. The coin – a $50 2015 American Gold Buffalo – was donated to Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
The £5 coins pay tribute to the monarch’s passion for nature, featuring oak leaves and his favourite flower, the delphinium, alongside ladybirds and dragonflies. Now the Royal Mint is looking for 75 people turning 75 this year to give them one of
Rare 2000-year-old coin found in Israel A rare half-shekel silver coin from Year One of the First Jewish Revolt against the Romans, was discovered in the Judean Desert (Credit: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority) JERUSALEM—Israel Antiquities Authority announced last week that it
A rare 50p coin worth over 140 times its face value could unknowingly be sat in your pocket. Only 109,000 copies of the coin were ever minted, making it even rarer than the famous Kew Gardens 50p, which can regularly be listed
A 400-year-old gold coin dating to the time of King Charles I that was found in a pile of loose change is expected to fetch thousands of pounds when it is auctioned off next month. The coin, a gold Unite piece, has
A full list of the top 10 “error coins” in the US has been published by SD Bullion, the precious metals dealer. The “most valuable” coin on the full sold on eBay for the equivalent of nearly £6,000 earlier this year, but
SD Bullion, the gold and silver deals, has published a list of the most valuable error coins in the USA. One of the most expensive coins they listed once sold for $120,000 (£96,506.40) on eBay. Coin collecting has been a long popular
A rare coin collection linked to the British East India Company has been sold for a whooping £1.57 million. Robert Puddester built up the collection of 1,246 old coins over the course of more than four decades. He decided to sell his