In a nation where money is counted in pounds, the measure of coins is given great weight – and a lavish ceremony. Judges in red robes and white gloves convened yesterday in the ornate livery hall of ...

A treasure hunter unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander of eastern England.

A jury has convened in London for an ancient ceremony to certify that British coins meet the strictest of standards.

When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he'd unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special.