Time to dispose of your childhood coin collection? When I was growing up in Zurich, the Swiss authorities stopped using silver to mint the franc, and instead switched to a base-metal alloy. It was ...

If you have inherited a coin collection, selling the collection (either as a whole or as individual pieces) can be lucrative ...

American commerce was anarchic during George Washington's first term as President. Merchants used a jumble of coins from Europe because the United States lacked a mint of its own. So in 1792 ...

For the past century, one of the most valuable collections of coins ever assembled has been hidden away in Denmark, its location known only to a handful of designated stewards. The situation was ...

Coin collecting can feel like stepping into a glittering treasure hunt where history meets opportunity. Beyond the charm of owning tiny artifacts from distant eras, many collectors are drawn by the ...

DELPHOS — Bruce Maag, owner of Coins Currency and Collectibles, was born and raised in Ottoville and began coin collecting when he was young. “An elderly lady on one of my numerous paper routes was ...

Back in 1999, Jennifer Scott, now 49, heard on the news that the U.S. Mint was issuing quarters to honor each of the 50 states. She began collecting the quarters, each featuring a design specific to ...

A vast coin collection, much of which was buried underground for more than 50 years, is expected to fetch in excess of $100 million at auction, according to experts. The Traveller Collection, thought ...

I’m visiting my parents on Cape Cod this month. My father recently turned 90, and my mother decided to open the long-buried safe where my father kept his coin collection. This offered a brief moment ...