| A rare gold coin that was in circulation for only | | | | been resting ever since in the British Museum. |
| seven months in the medieval times will be sold at | | | | A representative of the auction house said that |
| an auction in England. The coin is an Edward III | | | | the recently found coin looks nothing like the ones |
| double florin and it is expected to fetch up to | | | | that are displayed at the Museum. He declared |
| 150.000 pounds. | | | | that the rare coin is exquisite and unique. The |
| The rare medieval gold coin dates back in the | | | | value is estimated to be somewhere between |
| mid-14th century. On the one side it features a | | | | 100.000 and 150.000 pounds. |
| full length portrait of Edward the III sitting on a | | | | The double florin had been authorized in |
| throne and holding a sword and scepter. And on | | | | December 1343 and had a value of six shillings. |
| each of his sides there are two crowned leopard's | | | | After only seven months the coin was replaced. |
| heads decorated with fleur de lis. The reverse of | | | | The reason why the coin was so unsuccessful |
| the coin illustrates a floriated cross with small | | | | was because of its high production cost and |
| leopards in the angle. | | | | strange denomination. The Edward III's medieval |
| The gold coin was found by an enthusiast in the | | | | coin was the first coinage of large gold coins in |
| South of England. The people that are managing | | | | England. It came after many centuries of silver |
| the discovery have not revealed the exact spot | | | | ones. |
| of the site in order not to attract unwanted | | | | Today, investing in gold coins can be a good way |
| visitors. Only two other coins of this kind have | | | | of diversifying our portfolio. Economists advise us |
| been found so far. Both of them were found in | | | | to invest in the precious metal so this can be a |
| the River Tyne back in 1957. The two coins have | | | | good way of doing this. |