British businesses are trying to square (or to be precise, polygon) a circle as they get ready for the new pound coin. The shiny 12-sided piece will start circulating in March, gradually replacing the ...

In case you hadn't heard, pound coins as we know and love them are changing this week. As of tomorrow, a new version of the round pound coin will enter into circulation and it'll have twelve sides.

The Royal Mint released 300 million new one pound coins into circulation on Tuesday. The money’s packed with cutting edge anti-counterfeiting measures, including one that British authorities won’t ...

If you tend to keep piles of change in every one of your 27 handbags, it's time to dig around for all of the round £1 coins you've stashed away, because you only have a few days left to spend them.

The Royal Mint in the U.K. has unveiled a new 1-pound coin that it says will be the world's most counterfeit-proof coin. The 12-sided coin, which is set to be released by 2017, will still feature a ...

Today, March 28, the Royal Mint will release 300 million new £1 coins. The new coins are 12-sided, slightly thinner than old pound coins, and are bimetallic like the £2 coin. Perhaps most intriguingly ...

In a month where the UK Prime Minister has formally begun so called Brexit proceedings, it is almost amusing that the Royal Mint has also released a new two-tone pound coin that looks more than a ...

ROUND pound coins are now past their expiry date, so fingers crossed you don’t still have any lying around your home. The new pound coin has been hailed as the most secure in the world. Here’s what ...

No matter the name, past or present, the pound has been the United Kingdom currency since Anglo-Saxon times. Yet the coin used today has only been around since 1983. And this year, the Royal Mint will ...

Checking your stash could unveil some very special coins which are worth hundreds more than face value. Whether it's from centuries ago, or boasts a unique error on ...