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George Orwell Gets His Own £2 Coin Featuring an All-Seeing Eye
The United Kingdom’s Royal Mint is releasing a new coin honoring George Orwell on the 75th anniversary of his death. The £2 ...
British Iron Age burial grounds reveal women had power
Some scholars have suggested that the Romans exaggerated the liberties of women on the British Isles to imply that this was a ...
'It was either me or him and I won,' British retiree says after beating back mugger
An 84-year-old British man armed only with a pair of trousers beat back a mugger who tried to rob him at a laundry in ...
Post-medieval coins unearthed in Cumbria are declared treasure
A HOARD of post-medieval coins unearthed near Kirkby Stephen have formally been declared treasure — and could soon be put on display to ...
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Oldham man's 'ultra rare' coin collection on eBay for £20k
The coin collection is listed on eBay for £20,000 or the best offer, and at the time of writing is on nine people's wishlists. Postage for the coins would cost £10.35 with Royal Mail Special Delivery.
George Orwell to be honoured with new £2 coin by UK’s Royal Mint
The UK’s Royal Mint is set to celebrate the legacy of George Orwell, the author of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "Animal Farm", ...
'Hoard puts Worcestershire into the history books'
A hoard of gold and silver Roman coins, found near Worcester and said to have been enough to pay a legionnaire's salary for ...
British literary giant George Orwell to be honoured on £2 coin
George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm, will be celebrated on a new £2 coin design marking 75 years since he died.
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Rare bronze grain token from India in Album sale
An 1876 token tells the story of a famine period in India, and a rare example of the uniface bronze token is part of the ...