A 1797 “Wildman of Jesso” bronze half-penny-sized advertising token was the star attraction during Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s ...

Montacute House in Somerset has appeared in a number of period dramas including Sense and Sensibility and The Libertine and ...

The items taken from the Elizabethan house date back to the early 19th century, including a pewter tankard from 1850.

Many different metals have been used as money, including copper, iron, tin, gold, and silver. Metal money can be melted down and used for other purposes, which makes it an appealing form of payment.