While eagle-eyed numismatists tend to scoop up rare and valuable coins, junk coins can be easily identified by even the most ...

Rare coins from the late 1800s can be worth a lot, due to several factors including the silver standard that was in place in ...

But Alyattes had been making coins out of electrum, a naturally occurring gold-and-silver alloy that often has bits of other metals in it. Alyattes' coins were standardized based on weight ...

Some poor soul requested a Dreaded Chemistry Lesson From Hell. Who am I to disagree? Today's coma-inducing article will teach you how to get pure silver from an old coin. Is this a good idea? Not even ...