From ancient Native American artifacts to modern geological discoveries, America's landscape holds countless secret treasures ...

A Norwegian coin found at a prehistoric archaeological site in Maine could soon rewrite America's history books. The small piece of silver, known as the Maine Penny, may prove that Europeans ...

In 1652, British settlers in America defied their royal overlords by setting up a mint in Boston. The colonists began ...

Massachusetts threepence, one of the first coins minted in colonial America, has shattered auction records, sold by Stack’s ...

“This exhibition allows visitors to explore history through some of the rarest and most diverse numismatic objects in the world,” said Ellen Feingold, curator of the exhibition.” “With ‘The Value of ...

Peter's College." "Collecting coins is a fascinating way to learn about local and international history, design and, everyday life," he adds. "It is almost like time travel, because handling an ...

The threepence coin was made in 1652 in Boston ... The owner had no idea that he had mistakenly recovered a piece of American history. Following exhaustive testing and analysis to confirm its ...

Although the coin is only about the size of a nickel and has a silver value of just $1.03 on today’s market, its age and ties to American history have made it the most expensive non-gold US coin ...

At the time, England was not inclined to send gold and silver coins to the colonies, as they were in short supply there. According to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History ...

COSTA MESA, Calif. (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - A silver coin that was minted in the American colonies before the United States existed broke a record with its staggering sale price at auction.

Weighing just 1.1 grams, the value in silver was just $1.03 as of Monday’s market, but its rarity and rich history raised ... of the most important coins in all of American numismatics ...