Most collectors are basing their collections on date and mint. Those who can afford it are after date-and-mint sets in MS-65 ...

Flat Rim double eagle, 1861 Silver and Minor Proof Set, and 1875 Liberty quarter eagle also among December 12-15 highlights.

Other historic US coins have fetched vast sums at auction too. A rare 1794 silver dollar believed to be one of the first – if not the first – made by the US mint sold for $10 million in 2013.

This eye-popping auction price beats the previous world record price of $646,250 for an American coin that was struck before the American Revolution. It has also set a record sale price for any ...

mere weeks after the first mint was set up in the colony, according to a statement from Stack’s Bowers Galleries, the auction house behind the sale. One side of a silver threepence coin sold for ...

Now, one of those rare, rebellious coins has sold for a record-setting $2.52 million. The silver ... set a record for a non-gold United States coin struck before the founding of the U.S. Mint.

The bespoke coin will be auctioned along with four silver 5kg versions of the coin. The Royal Mint crafted a special plectrum-shaped coin for McCartney, inspired by his early use of pennies as guitar ...

All types of coins that were made at the Boston Mint are scarce. Silver threepences, sixpences, and shillings were all struck in four different designs between 1652 and 1682. The most famous and ...

Sir Paul McCartney has been honoured with a brand new coin collection from the Royal Mint. The coinage series ... and will be auctioned alongside four silver coins. The Paul McCartney ...