While some coins have vanished from circulation, their value has skyrocketed among collectors and numismatists. These defunct ...

Only six of these proof coins were struck at the Melbourne Mint, and three are in museums, which means the three others are ...

Some old coins and banknotes are selling for more than the cost of a home. These collectibles are drawing six-figure bids from buyers, pushing them into the same conversation as traditional ...

New pictures of coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Colombia help tell the story of the ship's journey. More than 300 years ago, June of 1708, British forces attacked a Spanish ...

Excavations on a parking lot in Jerusalem revealed a rare gold coin from more than 2,000 years ago. The coin depicts Queen Berenice II of Egypt—a queen who once ordered the murder of a potential ...

A coin minted by Jewish rebels just before the destruction of the Second Temple – an event Jesus predicted in the Gospels – has been unearthed in Jerusalem. The 2,000-year-old artifact was found at ...