Ruth coins it in with jubilee find

Mrs Worboys discovered the coin among her father Henry Newcombe’s belongings after he died last year.

She said her dad - a hoarder who had a number of historical artefacts in his collection and who religiously kept a diary - was also a regular reader of The Star.

The coin dates back to 1938, and marks 50 years of the newspaper which began in 1888.

Mrs Worboys, of Handsworth, said: “It’s been very interesting sorting through all the different things he kept over the years - he is taking me off in all sorts of different directions!”