A unique item that is worth thousands was recently found at the bottom of a toffee tin. Wotton Auction Rooms, an auction house based in Gloucestershire, England, recently came across an old coin when ...

An American silver coin from before the American Revolution that was recovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam sold for $2.52 million at an auction, decimating the previous record. The threepence coin ...

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 ...

Coin collecting, sometimes called numismatics, can be more than a hobby for some. It can be a money-making investment. The same goes for collecting, saving or reselling old paper money. Learn: 5 Best ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the year the coin was made. (NEXSTAR) – A rare 17th Century coin sold at auction for a record-breaking $2.52 million eight years after it was ...

Heritage Auctions has hit a hot streak in a series of coin auctions during the ANA (American Numismatic Association) events in late August. The auction house surpassed $68 million in total sales and ...

A rare Roman coin depicting Julius Caesar’s assassin, Brutus, sold for €1.9 million ($2 million) at a Geneva auction, far exceeding its €800,000 estimate. Coin specialists Numismatica Genevensis SA ...

With rare and valuable coins selling for thousands and even millions of dollars, buyers and sellers need to take every step they can to ensure they get the best deal. That’s especially true for those ...

A very rare experimental 25 pence British coin from 1981 that looks at first glance like an ordinary 20 pence example has sold at auction for some 6,800 times its face value. Estimated at £500 to £700 ...

As one of the world’s oldest hobbies, coin collecting is done for many reasons – from desiring to own a piece of history to supporting an investment strategy to having fun. The key is collecting ...

The 1980s might seem like yesterday to some collectors, yet coins from this decade are commanding surprisingly high prices at auction. While most coins from that era remain worth only face value, ...

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