News & Updates
Latest stories from MyCoinage, The Royal Mint, and the US Mint.
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint begins circulating first coins with His Majesty King Charles III effigy
A total of 4.9 million 50 pence coins will enter circulation across 9,452 Post Office branches throughout the month of December with the remaining coins following in line with demand
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The Royal Mint launches collectable £2 to celebrate 25 years of the bi-metallic coin
The 2022 dated collectable coin features the original design that appeared on the first bi-metallic £2 which was first struck in 1997.
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint begins production of first circulating coins featuring King Charles III
The first coin will be a memorial 50 pence in honour of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and coins will start to appear in the public’s change from December 2022
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The Royal Mint releases 50 Years of UK Pride 50p into circulation
The Pride 50p is set to become the last design which will enter general circulation in the UK featuring the portrait of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse (heads) side of the coin
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“Wands at the ready!” - The Royal Mint launches a spellbinding coin collection to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone
The collection will include four coins in total including scenes and characters from the first book in the series illustrated by Jim Kay.
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The Royal Mint unveils collectable coin marking 100 Years of Our BBC
In celebration of the launch, the coin has been photographed alongside the AXBT Microphone at BBC Broadcasting House in London
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The Royal Mint unveils official coin effigy of His Majesty King Charles III
The King’s portrait will first appear on a £5 coin and 50p commemorating the life and legacy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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The Royal Mint confirms coins bearing effigy of King Charles III will enter circulation
All UK coins bearing the effigy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will also remain legal tender and in active circulation
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The Royal Mint unveils final coin in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh collection
The designs are inspired by the original watercolour illustrations of E. H. Shepard, brought to life on UK coin using traditional craftsmanship and innovative colour printing technology
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The Royal Mint reveals special coin collection celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s reign – featuring The Queen’s signature for the first time on UK coinage
Each design in the collection is united by Her Majesty The Queen’s signature
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The Royal Mint unveils new Disney Kanga and Roo 50p coin
The Royal Mint is delighted to introduce Kanga and Roo on a new 50p coin as part of the Winnie the Pooh collection.
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The Royal Mint celebrates Alexander Graham Bell with £2 collectable coin
The collectable £2 coin features as part of The Royal Mint’s Innovation in Science coin series.
Royal Mint
11 Facts you didn’t know about the £1
The Royal Mint has released a special collectable set celebrating one of the UK’s most recognised coins – the £1
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The Royal Mint celebrates Alan Turing on a collectable 50p coin
The release marks the completion of the Innovation in Science 50p series at The Royal Mint
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint celebrates 50th Anniversary of Pride with rainbow 50p
Five million of the 50p coins will enter circulation, making the design accessible to all
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint reveals special coin collection celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s reign – featuring The Queen’s signature for the first time on UK coinage
The coins in the collection are available in a range of precious metals and finishes from The Royal Mint website.
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint Museum Celebrates The Platinum Jubilee With Reminiscence Boxes And Party Packs For UK Care Homes
The popular ‘Museum in a Box’ initiative includes new objects, audio and Toughbook content reflecting the Jubilees of Her Majesty The Queen
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint unveils its largest ever coin for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
A unique 15-kilogram gold coin celebrating Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee has been unveiled by The Royal Mint – the largest coin produced in its 1,100-year history
Site update, 25 August 2026: search that actually works, old money in today's money, and a data spring-clean
Searching "2016 pound" now finds 2016 pound coins. Plus a converter for what old money was really worth, sovereign values year by year, and hundreds of corrected mintage figures.
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Site update, 22 July 2026: sell your coins to us, measure-to-identify, and everything free
You can now sell coins directly to us with PayPal payment, identify worn coins by diameter and weight, price any metal with the new spot calculator, and every feature on MyCoinage is free for every account.
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Site update, 2 May 2026: photos in coin comments, deeper coin pages, and a bigger explore
Photos on comment threads so you can actually ask "is this real?", coin pages that surface variants and similar realised prices, three new programmatic browse pages, and honest comparisons against Numista and Coin Hunter.
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Site update, 27 April 2026: three new tools, a bigger sovereign guide, fuller charts
Three new tools on /explore, a much bigger Gold Sovereign reference, full price-history charts for free users, configurable digest emails, and quieter cleanups across the catalogue.
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Site update, 24 April 2026: mobile browse polish, guides hub, and a fresh community
One-tap navigation on mobile, perfect circular coin thumbnails across the browse and guide grids, a rebuilt guides hub with an editorial grading reference, and a new Discord home for the collector community.
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April update: faster prices, a sleeker mobile experience, 50 new achievements
Hourly spot prices and FX, a proper mobile menu, 50 new achievements, four new guides, and a swag of accessibility polish.
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