Collectors are paying five- and six-figure sums for rare gold and silver coins in 2025, with sales showing that even small pieces can fetch hefty premiums.

The portrait of King Charles III that will feature on British coins has been unveiled by the Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins. The image, which will first appear on commemorative 5 and 50 ...

Discovered by a group of friends five years ago, an unprecedented hoard of 11th-century coins, valued at $5.58 million, will soon to be on display at The British Museum in London. On Tuesday, the ...

With many of us now using debit and credit cards for payments, it's likely that your loose change is getting tossed aside. But one specialist has now urged the public to keep an eye out for three rare ...

The first British coins featuring Charles III will enter into circulation before the end of the year, announced the Royal Mint in a statement. The portrait for the 50-pence coin, which Charles himself ...

An excavation at Reynard's Kitchen Cave in the UK unearthed 26 coins from the Iron Age and Roman period. Digging through a cave in central Britain, archaeologists uncovered 26 ancient gold and silver ...

A silver coin found in Maryland after almost 400 years provided a big clue for archaeologists searching for St. Mary’s Fort – one of the earliest English settlements in the New World. The coin, a ...

Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues. He began his career in ...

British money will look a bit different in the coming months: Coins will bear an updated, age-appropriate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. It’s the fifth coin portrait of the queen and the first new ...