With Congress refusing to raise the statutory debt limit, some are calling on the U.S. Mint to create a single platinum coin and then "sell" it to the Federal Reserve for $1 trillion. If the Fed, ...

While many collectors are willing to pay thousands for rare gold coins, more common or lower-graded coins often retain value ...

As the American Numismatic Association concludes its annual convention – dubbed the “World’s Fair of Money” – this weekend in Oklahoma City, the coin-collecting community continues to be plagued by ...

The U.S. Mint will stop producing pennies after 233 years. The Treasury placed its last order for blank pennies in May. No timeline has been given for when pennies will be removed from circulation. It ...

The Indicator from Planet Money explores how a trillion-dollar platinum coin could get the country around the debt ceiling limit. The U.S. can't legally borrow any more money - not unless the debt ...

With Congress refusing to raise the statutory debt limit, some are calling on the U.S. Mint to create a single platinum coin and then “sell” it to the Federal Reserve for $1 trillion. If the Fed, ...