VICTORIA, Canada (AFP) - An amateur treasure hunter with a hand-held metal detector has turned Canadian history on its head after finding a 16th century shilling buried in clay on the shores of ...

An extraordinarily rare coin with a face value of just pennies when it was minted in mid-17th century New England could sell for the equivalent of about $300,000 when it's put up for auction in London ...

The Cope Collection of Roman and British coins includes rare and significant examples that bear witness to some of the most significant moments in British history. In May, and again in October, the ...

The 12-shilling coin is called a ‘unite’ coin and it dates all the way back to 1625 (Pictures: SWNS) A 400-year-old gold coin that was found in a pile of loose change may fetch up to £2,000 when ...

A rare-coin expert has identified five vintage British coins that could be worth a small fortune. These coins are significantly more valuable than their face value due to the date they were minted and ...