In the world of numismatics, the thrill of discovering a rare coin in everyday change is unparalleled. Collectors are ...

I've always been fascinated by the idea that everyday coins lying around could actually be worth a lot more than their face ...

You don’t need to be a coin collector to know that certain nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars and the like are worth serious cash — well beyond their face value. The rarer a coin is, the more ...

Among the items at the Whitman Expo, which started Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Baltimore Convention Center, ...

Use Mild Soap for Basic Cleaning Mix a few drops of mild dish soap in a small bowl with warm water. Soak the coin for a few minutes. Then gently rub it with your fingers or a soft cloth. This helps ...

Because the first British settlement in Australia was a penal colony, there wasn’t much need for coins or currency. As The Perth Mint noted in a blog, authorities envisioned a “self-sufficient ...

Nothing says you are rich in a cartoon quite like having a bag of gold coins. However, if you want to turn this animated fantasy of riches into reality, you might have to go digging through your coin ...

A rare 1986 Commonwealth Games £2 coin has sold for over £6,000 on eBay — here’s what makes it valuable and how to spot one.

The numismatic museum in Athens is in archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann’s old Ernst Ziller–designed house. Inside the ornate rooms are testaments to the power of currency as communicator—of power, ...