The last pennies to be made by the U.S. Mint were auctioned Dec. 11 and the coins brought in a whopping $16.8 million.

Irish coin hunters are being encouraged to rummage through their pockets or search behind couch cushions for a rare €2 coin ...

Historic coin experts say they have found the first silver piece minted by the US and believe it was likely held by Founding Father — and founder of The Post — Alexander Hamilton. David McCarthy, a ...

Nearly 700 of the last pennies produced in Philadelphia and Denver were sold in an auction last week for a total of $16.76 ...

Heritage Auctions has hit a hot streak in a series of coin auctions during the ANA (American Numismatic Association) events in late August. The auction house surpassed $68 million in total sales and ...

The penny never made much sense at the checkout line, but it sure made dollars at auction. Coin collectors paid more than $16 ...

A very rare experimental 25 pence British coin from 1981 that looks at first glance like an ordinary 20 pence example has sold at auction for some 6,800 times its face value. Estimated at £500 to £700 ...

Auction bidders spent top dollar for some of the final pennies to be circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the ...

A rare Roman coin depicting Julius Caesar’s assassin, Brutus, sold for €1.9 million ($2 million) at a Geneva auction, far exceeding its €800,000 estimate. Coin specialists Numismatica Genevensis SA ...

An exceedingly rare American coin up for auction turned out to be chump change. The Flowing Hair Silver Dollar — one of the first to be minted in the U.S. back in 1794 — failed to entice a successful ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

Copenhagen, Denmark — The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go on sale a century after his death and could fetch up to $72 million, its auction house says. Lars Emil ...