When you think of coins that are worth more than a pretty penny, you likely think of ones that bear the faces of ancient emperors or commemorate major historical events. The 1950s might not exactly ...

A family in Pennsylvania found a rare 1964 Kennedy half dollar worth more than $50,000 while sorting through their ...

Coin collecting, or numismatics (a term which also encompasses the study of coins), has been a practice for at least 2,000 ...

The possibility of the closure of the San Francisco Mint as a result of ongoing government initiatives in reducing expenses ...

However, some of the most valuable 50-cent pieces sell to coin collectors for thousands or even millions of dollars. The 1797 draped bust half dollar coin was the final draped bust design on the ...

The Kennedy half dollar was first minted in 1964 in the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — the coin’s obvious namesake. It was a commemorative issuance made in Kennedy ...