Numismatic coins: When it comes to valuing numismatic coins, the weight and purity of silver is almost beside the point. Provenance or historical significance, rarity and collector demand drives ...

Although the Royal Charter of the Colony of Virginia in 1609 granted the authority to mint coins, the power was never used ...

The coin had been in the Dr Irving Schneider Collection in America since 1989, but the collection came up for auction in ...

The British musical group Iron Maiden is commemorating 50 years in the entertainment world and the Royal Mint helps celebrate ...

Not only did the coin become the major international currency of the ancient world, but it also financed the creation of a navy which ensured Greece’s victory over a Persian invading force in ...

World News More than $318,000 in gold, silver ‘devil’ coins found at rare Medieval pagan site By Ronny Reyes Published Feb. 9, 2025, 6:35 p.m. ET ...

Up until 2012, the coins were struck in “Britannia silver,” which is 95.8 percent silver, but since 2013 they’ve been minted in 99.9 percent fine silver. A more obvious update is visible on ...