Mark Avery began collecting coins when he was about 10 years old. As a reward for yard work, Avery’s father would bring back rolls of dimes from the bank. Then, he would go through each roll to look ...
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- "I, like many of my colleagues, was a coin collector from a very young age," said Mark Schimel. Schimel's curiosity about coins led him to Stack's Bowers Galleries ...
Collecting coins from the 1960s isn’t just a fascinating hobby but also a potentially lucrative one. With the right coin, you might find yourself holding onto a hidden treasure. Here are eight coins ...
History is alive and well and still producing awe at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City as museum staff and a host of volunteers fire up the iconic Coin Press No. 1 after nearly a year of it being ...
Presidents Day is Monday, February 17, and since many presidents are on our coins and President Donald Trump is proposing to get rid of pennies, here’s a look a coin history. The cost of producing ...
On Jan. 20, 1985, Ronald Reagan was sworn into a second term as President at the foot of the Grand Staircase in the Entrance Hall of the White House. Hours later, he was flipping a coin before Super ...
Minting coins isn't exactly an exact science. Even though most coins are perfect and uniform, small mistakes can result in error coins that are super valuable and ...
The Super Bowl kicks off with one of the most iconic rituals in sports: the coin toss. This simple yet crucial moment determines which team will start with the ball, and while it might seem like just ...
Across the first 57 Super Bowls, the coin toss landed tails 30 times and heads 27 times. The longest ever streak for one result went from Super Bowl XLIII to Super Bowl XLVII, when it landed heads ...
Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare $20 "double eagle" gold coin at a Southern California auction house Tuesday afternoon, but only one walked away victorious after ...