In China, coins with a square hole in the middle hold a special meaning—the square in the center represents the Earth, and the circle the heavens around it. These coins are arranged in different ...

Archaeologists found the coins "hidden in a hole in the wall" while performing restoration work on the Acropolis of Santa Teresa and San Marco, a historic landmark on the island of Pantelleria off ...

The holes permitted people to string their money for easy counting. Q-We found a copper coin dated 1320 in my father’s strong box. The design includes an assortment of wavy lines and a “10.” ...

The discovery of a puzzling 340-year-old coin etched with traditional Chinese characters in Canada's Yukon territory suggests that the area was already aflurry with trading even before the Gold Rush.

American Colonists Minted This Humble Silver Coin in 1652. It Just Sold for $2.52 Million Settlers in Massachusetts needed cash, but England wouldn’t send any. So, they created their own mint in ...

The copper and silver disk has a square hole in the center, possibly to be worn on a belt. Kusimba told LiveScience it was found on the first day of excavations at Manda, an island that hugs Kenya ...

The new 50-pence (66 cents) coin features Hawking's name spread over a field of concentric, circular lines representing a black hole. Cleverly, the surface of the coin appears to indent inward at ...