Wyon's striking design is often deemed 'beyond improvement' among coin collectors and dealers. For this reason, it is ...

New 12-sided £1 coins in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. A new 12-sided British pound coin is entering circulation amid concern that the round pound was too easy to counterfeit. (Peter ...

“The first one was a William the Conqueror coin - 1,000 pounds, 1,500 pounds value,” Staples said Tuesday at the British Museum, where the hoard will go on display in November.

"It just got bigger and bigger." The find occurred in 2019, but only recently have the coins finally made their way through the British government's system for cataloging amateur historical finds.

The old coin and the new coin will co-exist together for a period of around six months. It's the first new pound coin to be introduced in 30 years.