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 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
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