A lorry driver found a Henry VIII gold half-sovereign worth £2,000 while using a metal detector. ... 'I found a gold ring which someone had lost 16 years ago so it was nice to give that back.

A rare early Victorian coin less than a millimetre thick sold at auction for a "phenomenal" £1,600, auctioneers said. The 1838 gold half sovereign, with a diameter of 19.3mm, was handed for sale ...

A gold sovereign from the reign of Queen Victoria, dated 1847 is the oldest coin in the hoard. Image source, Trustees of the British Museum. Image caption, ... with a half worth £113.

Mr King's change of plans had a silver — or gold — lining as he stumbled across a 1909 half sovereign made of 22-carat gold at a new place with a new metal detector in the South West.

The coin is an 1865 Australian gold half sovereign. Andrew Crellin, a rare coin dealer, said it was one of around 62,000 made. "It's definitely rare," he said.

A gold sovereign from the reign of Queen Victoria, dated 1847 is the oldest coin in the hoard. Image source, Trustees of the British Museum. Image caption, ... with a half worth £113.