A rare "double eagle" coin was recently sold at an auction in California for over $1 million. Enthusiastic coin collectors eagerly vied for the rare $20 "double eagle" gold coin during the auction on ...
The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go on sale a century after his death, and could fetch up to $72 million. Lars Emil Bruun, also known as L.E. Bruun, stipulated in ...
Most coins are worth their face value, but others are different story. Coin collectors seek rare currencies often valued at a ...
This coin was worth half a dollar when it was made in 1838. It has now sold for $504,000 at auction. The 1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar was auctioned on Friday in Baltimore by auction house Stack’s ...
A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money will go up for auction Friday. Businessman and Texas Rangers co-chairman ...
Brutus minted the silver denarius as a way to pay his troops in the aftermath of Julius Caesar's assassination. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
Discovering ancient treasure resulted in a major payday for the lucky finder. A 34-year-old archaeologist named George Ridgway found a collection of more than 680 gold and silver coins with his metal ...
An extremely rare gold coin depicting Queen Elizabeth I has been sold for $770,000 at an auction in Germany, making it the most expensive coin ever auctioned in the country. Estimated at $274,000 by ...
Americans with a taste for adventure and an interest in rare coins have a new opportunity to hunt for treasure—no passport required. Stack's Bowers Galleries, a well-known rare coin dealer and auction ...
As Britain's love affair with rare coins continues, you might want to check behind your sofa or in your cupboards for a ...
One night two decades ago, in a valley outside Jerusalem, a group of looters dug up a startling piece of ancient Jewish history: A silver quarter shekel minted more than 2,000 years ago at the Temple ...