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 ...

A numismatist investigates unusual mint mark placements on an 1877‑S Coronet quarter eagle, uncovering multiple die‑based ...

A proposed gold $2.50 coin featuring Donald Trump was reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts, despite laws barring living persons on U.S. currency. Congress is considering a bill requiring Liberty, ...

The Seleucid King Demetrius II struck this tetradrachm at Tyre during his second reign, 129 to 125 B.C. It is dated to 127 or 126 B.C., not long before Seleucid silver coinage ended at Tyre. Among the ...

This 1977-D Kennedy silver-copper clad half dollar was discovered in a 20-coin roll of half dollars in September from a central Texas bank. It took Maine collector Craig Wildes only 25 years of ...

This 1941-D Lincoln cent shows an improper alloy mix error. The lighter streaks are enriched in zinc, tin, or both. Freshly minted coins are sometimes adorned by ...

Legislation introduced Dec. 13 seeks commemorative coins for 2027 to recognize the life and legacy of American baseball player and humanitarian Roberto Clemente. Clemente died Dec. 31, 1972, at age 38 ...

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 ...

A 1787 Brasher doubloon set a record for any U.S. gold coin when it realized $9.36 million at Heritage Auctions Jan. 21 sale of the Donald G. Partrick Collection in Dallas. The sale makes it the ...

This 1889-O Morgan dollar was one of many that had its surfaces sandblasted to make it no longer desirable to a collector wanting to remove it from a Nevada casino. In the early 1960s, the owner of ...

This broadstruck 2014 India 5-rupee coin was struck by a shattered reverse die. Its numerous bi-level die cracks are supplemented by a cud located at 3:00. The obverse die (not shown) is rotated 80 ...