RR Auction’s April 23 sale features Gene Cernan’s thrice‑flown 1953 $2 note—the only paper money carried in Earth and lunar ...

Shortly after the victim purchases the gold from a coin shop or dealer, a “courier” (sent by the scammer) shows up to pick it up and “deliver it to safety” or transfer it. Once the “courier” takes the ...

President Donald J. Trump’s facsimile signature will appear on Federal Reserve notes beginning in June alongside Treasury ...

Florence as it looked in the mid-16th century is portrayed in a woodcut by Jacob Clauser, printed in Basel, Germany, about 1547 to 1550. Editor's note: The following is the second post in Coin World's ...

The 1943/1942-S Lincoln cent, FS-101, in an early die state with doubling under the bottom of the upright of the 4. A new World War II overdate variety, a 1943/1942-S Lincoln cent, has been identified ...

Independence Hall and Liberty Bell, Philadelphia landmarks, play a key role in design considerations for anniversary coins in 2026. Legislation introduced Nov. 19 seeks a program of four commemorative ...

The U.S. Mint’s cost to produce and distribute each copper-plated Lincoln cent during Fiscal Year 2024 exceeded 3.5 cents. For nearly two decades, the cost to the United States Mint to strike and ...

A stable of multiple 2025 coins in various sizes, finishes, denominations and metals from the Royal Mint celebrates 50 years of Iron Maiden. The East London icons join the ranks of musical royalty in ...

The shekel was used as tribute money, as seen depicted in this fresco by Italian renaissance painter Masaccio in Florence. Few words have such long and complex histories, and have held such widespread ...

What appears to be a 1-ounce silver bar from SilverTowne is actually a silver-plated brass counterfeit fabricated in a facility in China. The drill mark on the E in OUNCE exposes the base alloy core.

Monnaies Françaises has been the bible for the coins of modern France since it was first published in 1973. The 26th edition, subtitled 1789—2023 50th Anniversary edition, is now available from an ...

Reading and acting on the fine print found on U.S. silver certificates in the mid-1960s meant big profits for thousands of individuals and businesses. Not everyone reads the “fine print,” but in the ...