Planning to sort through grandpa's shoebox full of old coins? Put the new stuff aside and look for coins from the midcentury ...

A to Z Coins has been in business for 23 years, recently moving to Lubbock from its original location in Abernathy. The shop offers domestic and foreign coins, including a variety of rare coins.

An old concrete-lined safe given up for scrap in Houston, Texas, after the owner died has yielded a treasure trove of gold coins and silver dollars estimated to be worth 2.5 million.

A staggering $2.5 million worth of gold and silver coins has been discovered in a battered, old safe given up for scrap in Texas. Relatives of a late Houston coin collector gave the giant concrete-… ...

Silver was the legal basis of the pound for hundreds of years. The ridges on the edges of coins are thanks to Isaac Newton, who spent 30 years as warden of the Royal Mint.

Brexit Coins Head for Scrap Heap After Deadline Is Extended The 50-pence pieces emblazoned with “Oct. 31, 2019” will be recycled. (So will those with “March 29.”) Share full article ...

Every couple of years in the UK the debate around whether to scrap 1p and 2p coins is reignited. The issue resurfaced again last week, prompted by Poundland’s £55m takeover of 99p Stores.

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