So often, your piggy bank sits on your shelf collecting dust, being filled with spare change occasionally. However, unearthing a treasure of precious metal in your accidental coin collection can be an ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Before you feed that parking meter or vending machine, you might want to check your coins: It’s possible you might have a highly valued piece of currency in your pocket, and one ...

Rare United States coins share a glimpse into American history and can hold generational wealth. One coin in particular, the 1894-S Barber dime, has been coveted by collectors far and wide. Barber ...

This volume offers fresh insight into the silver coinage of U.S. Mint engraver Charles E. Barber. Barber's work shaped American coinage at the turn of the 20th century. Bowers gives instructions on ...

Last week I wrote about transitional pairs of coins (coins of the same denomination and having the same date, but different designs) based on an article I read in The Numismatist, the monthly ...

Talk about a strong return on investment. A Utah businessman bought a 125-year-old dime for $1.32 million last week at an auction in Chicago. Only nine of these dimes still exist, according to CNN.