As most states recognize bullion and coinage as a legitimate medium of exchange, some lawmakers are moving to revoke tax ...

Two lucky people have discovered a treasure trove of gold and silver coins dumped at the Scottish Borders during the 1460s, ...

Athens' oldest coins were created from silver originating around the world, a study suggests, revealing an unknown ancient ...

But the silver content of the oldest and youngest coins ... the coins would have been weighed out for large transactions. Modern coins are "fiduciary" because the metal they contain is worth only a ...

The pair pinpointed a nearly 600-year-old treasure of 30 gold and silver coins that were minted in the fifteenth century.

"Coin hoards containing a mix of both English and Scottish coins are not unusual, but we do not see many hoards from this period in Scotland, so it's a fascinating find," Antony Lee, who runs the ...

A collection of over 30 gold and silver English and Scottish coins from throughout the 1400s were discovered near the ...

State police arrested a Cook Township man Friday on a shoplifting charge and found him in possession of a gun they say was ...

Under that law, the franc coin would contain 4.5 grams of silver and 0.5 of alloy metal, for a total weight of five grams. The first 1-franc coin was minted in 1795. Explore More: 10 of the Most ...

Stable value The analysis of the coins shows the earliest was made in about 57 B.C., during the late stages of the Roman Republic when Roman officials were ostensibly elected by popular vote. The ...