I've always been fascinated by old coin collections and the stories they hold. Sometimes, what looks like a simple stash of ...
The rise of the internet as a medium for commerce has transformed many industries, including the rare coin business. In the pre-internet era, information about rare coins was hard to come by unless ...
The cache is exceedingly large and remarkably rare in comparison to similar finds. Archaeologists from the University of Haifa uncovered a 2,000-year-old stash of extremely rare coins while excavating ...
The most expensive coin collection ever assembled numbers 15,000 coins—it’s so large and historically thorough that it’s being sold in a series of 15 auctions set to spread out over three years.
A rare collection of gold coins dating to the late 19th century was appraised at $2 million in April 2024. Matador Rare Coins Kudos to the shrewd keeper of this collecting family’s purse strings. A ...
If you’ve ever gotten into coin collecting, you likely have looked up values of rare ones that could still be in circulation. There’s a marketplace for coin enthusiasts to buy and sell rare coins, ...
While many of us spent the COVID-19 pandemic making sourdough starter and tie dye shirts, a large coterie of people started investing in rare coins. As thousands of new collectors entered the market, ...
Because the first British settlement in Australia was a penal colony, there wasn’t much need for coins or currency. As The Perth Mint noted in a blog, authorities envisioned a “self-sufficient ...
A routine visit to a long-abandoned farmhouse turned into a real-life treasure hunt for one Midwestern family, after they discovered hundreds of rare coins, stolen heirlooms and antique jewelry hidden ...
An extremely rare Australian coin has been listed for auction in Sydney and is estimated to be worth $120,000. The "holey ...