Shaking out your couch cushions for spare change used to be the move when you wanted to scrounge up some quick cash, but if you are sitting on top of a solid coin collection, you could be harboring ...

You should look down the back of your sofa and check if you have any of the rare coins hidden there! A very rare Samuel Johnson's coin has been auctioned on eBay for a very impressive price, fetching ...

A RARE Samuel Johnson’s dictionary 50p coin has sold on eBay for £2,800 – more than 5,000 times face value. It’s one of a batch of coins that entered into circulation back in 2005 to mark 250 years of ...

The piece was released in 2005 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the English Dictionary's release CHEEKY eBay sellers have listed a special type of 50p coin for up to £3,500 – but are they really ...

An American silver coin dating back to the 17th century, before the United States was founded, has sold for a record-breaking $2.52 million at auction, eight years after it was discovered in an old ...

This coin is not a dime a dozen. A rare dime with a glaring misprint that an Ohio family kept hidden for nearly four decades was sold at an auction for over $500,000. The coin, minted in 1975, ...

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Two of the most coveted items in stamp-collecting and one of the world’s rarest coins could fetch a combined $37 million when they go under the hammer in New York next week. The three collectibles – a ...

The Royal Canadian Mint is auctioning two specially-minted gold coins on eBay something it's never done before to raise money for two of the Queen's favourite Canadian charities. The coins, which went ...