From the 17th century, governments increasingly began to issue paper money, which could be redeemed for gold or silver coins or bullion. These notes are gold and silver certificates issued in the ...

From the ultra-rare (and valuable) 1913 Liberty head nickel to the more common versions of this coin, this is a fascinating glimpse into United States ... "the king of 20th-century coins," this ...

Many different metals have been used as money, including copper, iron, tin, gold, and silver. Metal money can be melted down and used for other purposes, which makes it an appealing form of payment.

Author and current CCAC commissioner Michael Moran was recently honored with commission as a Kentucky Colonel, honoring his ...

The dime - described as "one of the rarest coins of the 20th century" - was produced by the US Mint in San Francisco. But it is missing a distinctive mark, one of only two dimes made in 1975 known ...

An extremely rare coin, which had been kept in a bank vault since the late 1970s, has sold at auction in the US for more than $500,000 (£385,000). The coin is a US dime and was produced by the US ...