During World War II, copper was badly needed for ammunition and equipment, so they stopped making pennies out of copper and used steel coated in zinc instead. But according to the United States Mint, ...

A group of amateur treasure hunters in England found a hoard of gold and silver coins from the 14th-century that could be worth nearly $200,000 according to experts. 38-year-old Andrew Winter and ...

Coin dealers are professionals who buy and sell coins, whether they’re rare and expensive or just worth their scrap metal value. Also called professional numismatists — numismatics is the study or ...

If you’ve ever run across a blank coin, chances are you thought a metal token got mixed in with your change by mistake. In fact, blank coins are not uncommon due to errors during the minting process.

Coin collectors rejoiced after gold was struck in a Kentucky cornfield last month, literally. More than 800 gold Civil War-era coins were discovered after being buried more than 150 years ago. Part of ...

NEW YORK -- Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic? The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline of coins in circulation because people are not spending them as regularly at businesses, ...