If you’re like most of us, you don’t assume your coins will be worth a lot of money. At least, not more than 25 cents. But because coins have been minted in this nation for a long time, and because ...

An old 20th-century penny has been valued by experts at an eye-watering $4.2 million, making it one of the most valuable coins in American history. The Lincoln Wheat Penny was first in circulation in ...

Sometimes the coins we use every day might be worth more than their face value. I've found that taking a second look at the ...

Correction: This story and headline have been updated to reflect that the auction house estimate of the coin's value was $170,000, not $1 million. A rare copper penny that a Massachusetts man found in ...

This classic coin (penny) series (1909 to 1958) was designed by Victor D. Brenner, whose initials (V.D.B.) were included on the reverse side of the first year of issue. The VDB was removed after some ...