American Coins : Alas, in the muted halls of auction houses and the private chambers of collectors when extraordinary transactions occur they provide the measure of the extraordinary sums massive rare coins can command. A glittering set of five legendary American coins have just been sold for a total of $854 million, which may well represent the … Read more
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
There are coins that exist beyond any currency; numismatic issues valued as artifacts above their face value, and among them the legendary treasures that transcend pieces of metal to assume a status as artifacts of immense worth. These eight spectacular specimens embody not just wealth, but history immortalized in metal — tales of empires, miscalculations and … Read more
Nestled among the dusty, obscure edges of numismatic history are six remarkable coins that are not just money then—they are portals to untold fortunes and altered fates. Valued at $98 million each, these numismatic wonders are not only metallurgic oddities but gateways to wholly different lives for their new, fortunate owners. Their tales are woven throughout time like … 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
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
Error Coins : Have you ever taken your pockets out and glanced at your loose change? And that casual indifference may be costing you a fortune. Awesome error coins worth millions are hiding among everyday pocket change–that is until they turn into some of the greatest treasures of numismatics. These aren’t merely collector’s items; they’re life-changing windfalls for the … 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
