Did you ever think about the spare change jingling in your pocket and how potentially valuable it could be? While most coins barely make it through our hands before they’re shoved to the next customer, there are some exceptionally rare specimens that command insane sums at auction. What makes many of these numismatic gems even more astonishing … Read more
Rare U.S. Coins : Millions of dollars in hidden treasure can be found in the pockets and coin jars of America. Although most people don’t even look twice at their change, numismatic professionals understand that there are certain coins — some are still freely available today— that are worth far more than their face value. These aren’t … Read more
Rare Coins : What that would all mean in the cloistered world of numismatics, where collectors painstakingly catalogue every known specimen of note, is a strange exception to the conventional wisdom. Six of the most extraordinarily rare coins in the world — each independently valued at about $69 million — have somehow escaped capture and (theoretically at … Read more
Rare Coins : The prospect of finding hidden gems among your everyday items never get old. And though most of the spare change jingling in your pocket is worth, at best, only its face value, some coins — lying in a dust-covered jar or stowed away in a long-forgotten collection — could fetch a fortune. This isn’t merely … Read more
Last summer while sifting through my grandmother’s old coin collection, I found a few Kennedy half-dollars hidden in a tattered velvet pouch. What started as a nostalgic afternoon going through heirlooms quickly turned into an awe-inspiring treasure hunt. “You may want to get those appraised,” my uncle, himself a casual coin collector, suggested. “Nobody can imagine what some … Read more
Rare Lincoln Penny : What’s the most valuable coin you can currently find in change you already have in your pocket — and you likely don’t even know about?In the dusty pockets and forgotten corners of American homes across the land, buried in forgotten piggy banks, dank-smelling coffee jars, and generations of assigned spare-change duties, resides … Read more
That jingle of coins in your pocket may be worth more than you realize. While many of us dump our loose coinage into jars or break it out for vending machines, some common coins could be sitting on far more value than you realize. Day after day, Americans unknowingly transport potential fortunes in their wallets and coin purses. … Read more
The coins jingling in your pocket may be worth much more than you realize. While there are millions of quarters in circulation throughout America, a handful of rare Bicentennial quarters from 1976 could be worth millions. Yes, you heard it right — millions! For instance, although most quarters are worth a quarter, some Bicentennial quarters with certain types … Read more
Ever wondered whether that loose change rattling in your pocket could be worth more than its face value? Can you believe learning that one penny could be worth thousands!? This isn’t merely coin collector fantasy: It’s the reality for some fortunate people who have discovered contemporary rarities, including the legendary 1972 doubled die penny. This is an adventure … Read more
Rare Coins : In the realm of numismatics, where value and history can intersect with spectacular consequences, few stories captivate like the search for wildly valuable coins lying in plain view. All over America and beyond, ordinary people sometimes make life-altering discoveries when they examine the spare change jangling in their pockets or stashed in drawers. The … Read more