Chemical studies of old English coins are helping unravel a centuries-old mystery: What happened to all the silver that Spaniards dug out of the New World? Silver from Mexican mines started being ...

Recently, there was a debate in the Mexican Congress on the proposal to monetize the Silver Libertad Coin. The debate took place during a forum for “The Promotion of Savings for Mexicans.” If Mexico ...

Avid coin collectors in search of old, rare and valuable finds will discover a treasure trove in Mexican coins. The earliest specimens date back nearly 500 years, and if you come across one, you could ...

I've noticed that many Americans have old foreign coins lying around, often forgotten or overlooked. These coins might seem like simple souvenirs or pocket change, but some of them actually hold real ...

The price of commodities such as wheat and hides soared in Europe between 1515 and 1650, as the continent went through a prolonged period of economic inflation. An isotopic analysis of coins from the ...

That forgotten jar of foreign coins sitting in your kitchen drawer might be more valuable than you think. As global financial ...