Coin collectors, formally called numismatists, know the value of many coins and understand that the better shape a coin is in ...

European coins date back at least to the Roman Empire, though mass production didn't begin until later with a spike in the number of silver coins. The latter development signaled a "transformation ...

Up until 2012, the coins were struck in “Britannia silver,” which is 95.8 percent silver, but since 2013 they’ve been minted in 99.9 percent fine silver. A more obvious update is visible on ...

sells authenticated silver shipwreck coins — the illustrious bounty from the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet shipwreck that has been known to wash up on shore. (They don't call it the "Treasure Coast" for ...

An area club is set to show off its goods one coin at a time. The Greater Coin Club will sponsor its annual coin show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department, ...

Hundreds of Roman-era gold and silver coins were found in a field outside a village in the Netherlands, officials announced this week. The coins are thousands of years old, the Netherlands ...

Additional coins uncovered at the site — ones stamped with the slogan Freedom of Zion — suggest that the residents participated in a revolt against the Romans in 66 C.E., according to the IAA.