Some of the world’s most valuable coins are worth millions. Not because of what they are made of, but because of how rare they are and the stories behind them. While the world’s most valuable coins ...

Australia's 1-ton Perth Mint Kangaroo coin holds the Guinness World Record as the largest ever struck, containing roughly $144 million in gold today. Jahangir's 26-pound Mughal 1,000-mohur vanished ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gold coins buried in a small pot and dated to the fifth century B.C. were discovered in modern-day Turkey. Archaeologists believe ...

Symbolizing the Great Depression and the history of American togetherness, the 1933 Double Eagle is currently the most valuable coin in the world. Although 445,000 of these U.S. gold coins were minted ...

Oil painting "Mandarin and French Officials Waiting for the Arrival of Emperor Thanh Thai," 1903This time, for the first time ...

Can a handful of ancient copper coins from a once-opulent but now abandoned corner of East Africa change what we know about Australian history? A team of researchers is on a mission to find out. With ...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the U.S. Mint is unveiling commemorative coins that honor the nation's history. The coin set, complete with a certificate of authenticity, is ...

From a 26-pound Mughal masterpiece that vanished after a failed auction to a one-ton Australian record-holder worth nine figures in metal alone, the world's biggest gold coins carry histories as heavy ...