Coin dealers are professionals who buy and sell coins, whether they’re rare and expensive or just worth their scrap metal value. Also called professional numismatists — numismatics is the ...

Coin dealers and collectors are different. A handful of New England numismatists who spoke to the Globe do acknowledge pennies’ present-day flaws, but also celebrate their hard-earned lineage ...

An American silver coin dating back to the 17th century, before the United States was founded, has sold for a record-breaking $2.52 million at auction, eight years after it was discovered in an ...