In 1878, the U.S. Mint experimented with producing a thinner, wider quarter eagle—a $2.50 gold coin—but later abandoned the idea. Now, more than 140 years later, a copy produced at the time has ...

Debating where to sell your rare coins? Learn the pros and cons of coin shops vs. eBay to get top dollar for your collection with expert-backed tips.

Some of the pennies lying around your house could far exceed their face value of one cent. Let’s take a deeper dive into the ...

A coin minted in the 1880s fetched $19,520 at a recent auction. Heritage Auctions organized the June 15 event where the coins on sale generated a total of $619,141, with the 1881-S Morgan silver ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Among the items going under the hammer is a 100 ducat gold coin of Ferdinand III of Habsburg, which was minted in 1629. - Courtesy ...

(NEXSTAR) – One of the most coveted, rare coins ever struck by the U.S. Mint – a long-lost 1804 dollar – is expected to sell for millions at auction Sunday, according to auctioneers at Stack’s Bowers ...

Coin collecting may have been a niche hobby in times past, but an increased interest in numismatics — whether due to macroeconomic pressures creating a swell of people looking for a valuable and ...

A rare Abraham Lincoln cent sold for $64,000 at an auction in April, Coin News reports. “My phone started blowing up on Thursday evening with messages via social media about the record price,” said ...

BRITS are being urged to check their wallets, purses, and down the back of the sofa for rare 50p coins that are selling for far more than their face value. While the seven-sided coin might only ...

You could be sitting on a fortune without even realising it – especially if you discover this little gem of a coin in your change. It sums up the reason many collectors are after it ...

A vast coin collection, much of which was buried underground for more than 50 years, is expected to fetch in excess of $100 million at auction, according to experts.The Traveller Collection, thought ...