Here's what you need to know about the penny shortage and the Federal Reserve's choice to assist in the shortage.

Loose change might seem worthless in today's digital payment world. Most people barely glance at the coins jingling in their pockets before tossing them into a jar or spending them without a second ...

Metal detectorist Dale Oldham discovered an old coin at a popular Port Macquarie beach. Unsure of what it was, an online search showed it was an 1881 copper 1 Pysa coin from Zanzibar. A coin expert ...

The earliest known coin minted in Scotland – almost 900 years ago – has been acquired for the nation after it was found by a metal detectorist. The medieval David I silver coin was discovered in a ...

The earliest known coin minted in Scotland, almost 900 years ago, has been acquired for the nation after it was discovered by a metal detectorist. The medieval David I silver coin was found in a ...

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Archaeologists excavating the remains of Guanzhuang—an ancient city in China’s eastern Henan Province—have discovered what they believe is the oldest-known coin mint, where miniature, shovel-shaped ...

The gold coin unearthed by a metal detectorist in a field in Gundorf, northwest of Leipzig in Germany, may be small, but it belies a considerable history. The Saxon State Office of Archaeology, to ...