Currency has existed in coin form since the days of the ancients — but not all old coins are on display in a museum. Some old coins are still being used as legal tender today. Before you start digging ...

The gold coin unearthed by a metal detectorist in a field in Gundorf, northwest of Leipzig in Germany, may be small, but it belies a considerable history. The Saxon State Office of Archaeology, to ...

A metal detectorist’s lucky find has become the Scottish government’s gain — and experts say it’s the oldest Scotland-made coin ever found. The 900-year-old coin, which bears the image of David I, a ...

Like a treasure at the end of a rainbow, a metal detectorist in Germany recently discovered a 2,200-year-old Celtic coin of almost pure gold—and in exceptional condition. The two-gram (.7 ounces) coin ...

Volunteer archaeologists have discovered two Celtic gold coins, which are amongst the oldest ever found in the country, Live Science reported. The miraculous discovery was made by two volunteer ...

new video loaded: America’s Oldest Coin in Circulation Is Dead transcript After 232 years, the final pennies were minted in Philadelphia. The Treasury Department said the move was due to irrelevance ...