The United States government has stopped minting pennies, leading to a surge in interest in coin collecting as both a hobby ...

The world is full of coin collectors. If everyone in the United States who has begun an album of state quarters counts, then tens of millions of Americans alone are coin collectors. But how can you ...

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Back in 1999, Jennifer Scott, now 49, heard on the news that the U.S. Mint was issuing quarters to honor each of the 50 states. She began collecting the quarters, each featuring a design specific to ...

One of the key principles of economics when it comes to examining wealth and how it is accumulated is to look at what’s known as “generational wealth.” That is, what monetary assets, investments and ...

Silver Composition Drives Global Demand Beyond Face Value Most people recognize the Bicentennial coins by their distinctive ...

Interested in starting a coin collection but not sure where to start or what you should know? Here are some tips from the experienced staff at West Seattle Coins and Bellevue Rare Coins to help you ...

Walking into a specialty shop for the first time can feel intimidating. Whether you're holding a box of inherited coins or looking to make your first precious metal investment, the ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

On Jan. 1, the euro becomes the standard currency of a dozen European countries from Ireland to Italy. Billions of coins in circulation in those countries will no longer be accepted anywhere but ...