This photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows a welcome sign outside the Precious Metals Recovery building at The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, south Wales. At the heart of Britain's coin factory, old Bank of England telephones are stripped down and dipped into giant vats to recover a hidden treasure: the gold in their circuits. Behind barbed wire and coded security gates at its site near Cardiff in Wales, the Royal Mint -- the state-owned maker of Britain's coins -- is turning electronic waste into luxury jewelry. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH Britain-gold-currency-environment,REPORTAGE by Lucie LEQUIER