Coin collecting is more than just a hobby. For many, it's a literal treasure hunt in the pursuit of fine silver and financial ...

A rare 1794 silver dollar believed to be one of the first – if not the first – to be struck by the US Mint is going up for sale. Dubbed the “Flowing Hair” dollar, the coin features a ...

A US silver dollar worth more than $10m has gone on display in London. But what makes this coin the most valuable in the world? It measures 4cm (1.6in) across and would make $12 if sold for scrap ...

At the time of writing this article, spot silver was changing hands at $36.42, down around 1 per cent on the day ...

The United States was a very young country when it minted its first coins. The Coinage Act of 1792 authorized the U.S. Mint to produce copper, silver and gold coins for circulation, according to ...

An 1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar coin which sold for $3.29 million. Thomson Reuters (Reuters) - An 1804 U.S. silver dollar sold for $3.3 million in one of a series of auctions that brought in a ...

The copper prototype dates to 1794, the year that the U.S. Mint first struck its famed "Flowing Hair" silver dollars. Heritage Auctions A one-of-a-kind coin struck at the United States Mint in ...

Because taxes will always be with us, Grey writes, “there is little cause to worry that U.S. currency will cease to enjoy wide acceptability” if a trillion-dollar coin is minted.