classified the Fugio cent as one of the earliest U.S. regular-issue coins. An 1875 issue of the American Journal of Numismatics further confirms that the "Fugios" were the earliest coins issued by ...

The U.S. Mint has placed its last order for pennies, meaning once they run out, it will be the last time the little brown coin is part of our regular currency. Georgia collectors are sure to get their ...

This has happened a lot in America over the past 250 or so years, with coins coming and going — sometimes in only a couple of years. For collectors, extinction can help push coin values up into ...

An 1875 almanac, two withered books, a coin and a cloth envelope were among the artifacts inside an 1887 time capsule that was opened Wednesday. The capsule was found last week in the pedestal of ...

An American silver coin from before the American Revolution that was recovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam sold for $2.52 million at an auction, decimating the previous record. The threepence ...