Back in 1999, Jennifer Scott, now 49, heard on the news that the U.S. Mint was issuing quarters to honor each of the 50 states. She began collecting the quarters, each featuring a design specific to ...

Keil Sherman remembers the joy of receiving gold coins from his grandmother, Jean Grossman, on his birthday. The coins, given to him throughout his teenage years, were from his grandmother’s family ...

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There are lots of things that don’t make sense to me, more of them every day. One of them, admittedly it’s minor given the other challenges facing the planet, occurs when national currencies are ...

In a digital world filled with credit cards, electronic payments and direct deposits, you can go for days without handling actual money. But for collectors and hobbyists all over the world, there’s no ...

Today's coin identifier app technology uses advanced AI to instantly recognize coins, estimate values, and even detect rare errors that could be worth thousands of dollars.

I’m visiting my parents on Cape Cod this month. My father recently turned 90, and my mother decided to open the long-buried safe where my father kept his coin collection. This offered a brief moment ...

Walking into a specialty shop for the first time can feel intimidating. Whether you're holding a box of inherited coins or looking to make your first precious metal investment, the ...

DISPUTANTA - Have you ever heard of challenge coins? Maybe you or someone you know has earned one in recognition of extraordinary service. During a follow-up story interview with Three Brothers' ...

Remember that dusty shoebox tucked away in your closet, filled with pennies, quarters, and random coins you collected as a kid? What once seemed like pocket change might now represent a small fortune ...

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.