While some coins have vanished from circulation, their value has skyrocketed among collectors and numismatists. These defunct coins, often overlooked in their time, now fetch thousands of dollars at ...

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When you were a kid, you might have played “treasure hunter” in your parents’ or grandparents’ attic, digging through old trunks or chests of drawers for imaginary pirates’ gold. You probably never ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 2,270-year-old gold coin with Queen Berenice II of Egypt and the inscription "of the Queen," suggesting she was a powerful and influential monarch. When ...

Researchers used robotic diving vehicles to study gold coins on the seafloor by the wreck of the Spanish galleon San José. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...