This is the Austrias Maria Theresa Thaler. I like to call it the ancestor of dollar coins used around the world. One ...

Some of my oldest British silver coins1. 1817 Half Crown with George III portrait 2. 1819 Shilling with George III portraitIf ...

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 ...

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 ...

Coin collecting can feel like stepping into a glittering treasure hunt where history meets opportunity. Beyond the charm of owning tiny artifacts from distant eras, many collectors are drawn by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Old coins from Spain, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Federal Republic of Germany and Austria. This year, the Federal Reserve will ...