President Theodore Roosevelt was inspired by the artistic merit of ancient coins and sought to change the look of American coinage. In 1905 he asked famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to create ...

Coin enthusiasts have dubbed this the “doubled die reverse” because the stamping machine landed on the wrong spot and caused a double image. Out of the 7.7 billion pennies created in 1983 ...

Collectors hunting for valuable coins don’t have to reach back a century or more to find them — they can pop back a few decades to the era of disco music and leisure suits. Several U.S. coins from the ...

A coin or stamp collection is "much more valuable together ... recommend an appraiser before you die. Families that have gun collections or large wine collections may face extra hurdles.

Take a sec to give that state quarter a second look before you drop it in the parking meter or vending machine. There are ...

This process is not the mere stamping which it is ... up the deeper recesses of the die from from the shallow part of the space, and so form the perfect coin from the rush of gold penetrating ...

Every day, millions of coins and bills circulate in the United States. While the vast majority hold only their face value, some specimens can be sold for thousands of dollars to collectors.

there are less than 100 known examples of this Lincoln penny, and less than 40 have been authenticated. As such, any discovery of a 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse cent is big news in the coin hobby.

The Roman authorities were merciless in stamping ... to die rather than give in to the Romans. Another cave is called the cave of letters and in it were found caches of pottery and coins and ...

Emperor Theodosius I dies. The Roman Empire is divided ... on Rome after some hasty diplomacy by Pope Leo I. Stamp of AuthorityThis gold coin depicts the emperor Valentinian III stomping on ...

Ten years ago, a mysterious new disease was found sweeping through Hawaii’s native ‘ohi‘a forests, killing off the foundation ...