High-end auctions are famous for having rare collectibles, but sometimes the story behind the items up for bid can be as ...

The tale of Paul Narce is a vivid reminder that the treasures we hide can become both our legacy and our undoing.

Medieval French Coins Unearthed in Poland? A Mystery Begins Could a scavenger hunter’s find be a part of the lost booty once extorted by Vikings to spare Paris from ruin?

French doctors were taken aback when they discovered the reason for a patient’s sore, swollen belly: He had swallowed around 350 coins — $650 worth — along with assorted necklaces and ...

While scanning a local pasture in Leicestershire, England, bathroom fitter and metal detectorist David Dunn unearthed 50 well-preserved Roman coins dating back to the late 3rd century C.E.

In a quiet French village, a notary uncovered one of Europe’s most extraordinary coin hoards, hidden by a reclusive collector ...

French customs have uncovered trafficking in ancient coins looted in Turkey. More than 8,000 items were seized from a private individual in central France suspected of having already sold ...

Appraisal: French Gilded Ewer & Basin Set, ca. 1800, from Knoxville Hour 1. Check out David Lackey's appraisal of a French gilded ewer & basin set, ca. 1800, in Knoxville Hour 1. Funding for ...

French customs officials say they have seized a "priceless" haul of over 27,000 archaeological artefacts after investigating a man’s claims he had stumbled across half of them in his back garden ...

239 rare gold coins dug out of the walls of a mansion near Quimper in western Brittany went under the hammer for more than 1 million euros on Wednesday.

The origin of a treasure trove of gold coins found on private property in Northern California remains a mystery after U.S. Mint officials said Tuesday that the coins have no apparent link to ...

French gendarmes say workers paid to demolish an uninhabited house in Brittany made an unexpected discovery in the cellar — 600 gold coins. The Pont-Aven gendarmerie said the workers discovered ...