The San Jose galleon was believed to be holding gold, silver, gemstones and other treasure worth billions of dollars when it was sunk in 1708.

“Hand-struck, irregularly shaped coins—known as cobs in English and macuquinas in Spanish—served as the primary currency in ...

The U.S. Mint will be selling Proof 2025-W American silver eagles with a special privy mark to celebrate the 250th ...

Centuries-old coins, believed to be part of a $17 billion treasure trove on the shipwreck of the Spanish galleon ship San ...

Researchers have used an unmanned underwater vehicle to carry out a non-intrusive investigation of an 18th-century AD ...

While most coins have a fixed nominal value, some pennies can be worth significantly more. With the US Treasury planning to ...

With the penny going away after 2025, will the last edition of the coin have more value than typical pennies? Questions ...

Often remembered merely for guiding Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea’s story is far more complex. Discover the deeper story behind ...

Bush, told CNN. The US won't be the first country to do away with its smallest coin. Australia eliminated its 1-cent and 2-cent coins in 1992, and Canada got rid of its pennies in 2013.