This year’s “secret” Mardi Gras coins being handed out by parade performers feature a nod the event’s 30th Anniversary. Each ...

Experts have put a spotlight on a little-known British coin that's worth a hefty sum. The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839, celebrating the inception of Queen Victoria's rule just two years ...

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 ...