The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme A shilling found in the field shows a portrait of Charles I At a hearing in Cockermouth to determine the status of the coins, Coroner Ms Taylor ...
A collection of shillings amassed by a gatherer from West Sussex is expected to sell for £50,000 at auction. It features 350 coins, many of then considered to be rare, dating from 1549 to the 1970s.