As with just about any asset, a coin's value is determined by its market demand. This means that coins in short supply often ...

What Is the 1995 Lincoln Penny Made Of? The 1995 Lincoln penny is made of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper. It has a face value of ...

Everyone knows the importance of saving for retirement, but not everyone is great at it. The most recent data from the ...

Heritage Auctions recently offered a double-struck 1949 20-centavo coin from Cuba that sold for $7,800, a good indication of ...

blank pieces of metal used to make coins. Planchet errors mean they might have the wrong shape, wrong thickness and have no engraving at all Strike errors: In coinage, the term “strike” refers ...

Morgan dollar recently sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries displayed a pair of error types that helped drive the final selling ...

blank pieces of metal used to make coins. Planchet errors mean they might have the wrong shape or thickness, or no engraving at all Strike errors: A coin’s “strike” refers to the step in the ...

Check your draws! A rare €1 coin minted in France in 1999 has collectors scrambling, with bids starting at a staggering €700 ...

Brits have been urged to check their change for any £2 coins with a particular error that could make it worth hundreds of pounds. According to an expert, any coins ...

A COIN collecting expert has revealed the three things to look out for on your £2 coins that could make them worth more. You can get hundreds or even thousands of pounds by selling on rare coins ...

Planchet errors: Planchets are the round, blank pieces of metal used to make coins. Planchet errors mean they might have the wrong shape, wrong thickness and have no engraving at all Strike errors: In ...