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Although the Royal Charter of the Colony of Virginia in 1609 granted the authority to mint coins, the power was never used ...
Find out what these 7 coins just sold for, with some selling for close to a million US dollars! See why they're so valuable ...
Today, the dollar sign is a symbol of American power. Learn how this unusual character evolved from colonial currency to the ...
Other rare coins up for auction include an 1894-S Barber Dime, which was valued at $1.25 million and up, as well as a 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar and an 1884-S Morgan Silver Dollar, each ...
The patagon is a large silver coin as well, but it was minted in the Spanish Netherlands, a territory that included parts of modern-day Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
The impeccably well-preserved tetradrachm coins — large silver coins commonly used in the ancient Greek world — are from the reign of Ptolemy VI, who ruled Egypt at the same time Epiphanes ...
It was 1878 when the Carson City Mint produced its first Morgan Silver Dollar, those large silver coins we call “cartwheels.” Perhaps you, too, had a Carson City silver dollar passed down to ...
The coin is made of 90% silver and 10% copper, weighing 27.20 grams and measuring 38.10 millimeters in diameter. Hansen, who wasn’t immediately available for comment, was present at the standing ...
The coin hoard consists of thaler and paragon coins, which were large silver coins used in Europe from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The thaler, originating in the Holy Roman Empire, was widely ...
Canadian $20 bills are pictured in Toronto, Friday, Sept.9, 2022. As the United Kingdom's reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II was depicted on British bank notes and coins for decades.