A treasure trove of 500,000 ceramic coins from WWII, once thought destroyed, has been unearthed in a Japanese warehouse.

Facing economic challenges, France distributed counterfeit gold coins for half a decade, which had been kept a secret until ...

During the French Revolution, coins and medals were struck with revolutionary symbols, conveying ideals of liberty, equality, ...

These coins were irregular at first ... controlling much of the French side of the India trade, the tobacco trade, the French mint and tax firms. In essence, the Mississippi Company came to play the ...

The inscriptions on the reverse side include the following: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DIME Did you know ...

The word dime came from the French word disme ... The Sheldon Scale goes from poor (P-1) to perfect mint state (P-1) (MS-70).

Highways England Numismatist Julian Bowsher said Roman emperors were "very keen to mint coins" The ... Highways England This coin is believed to be minted by a French tribe to help British ...

"This collaboration plays an important reminder of the united allied effort between French and British forces 80 years ago," he said. Royal Mint The coin was designed by David Lawrence with ...

So, for example, a colonial coin (one issued in the British colonies before they became U.S. states), a limited issue coin or an uncirculated coin in mint condition may earn a higher grade than a ...

With gold re-establishing itself as the leading monetary reserve asset for central banks worldwide, the quantities of ...

You can see the machinery used to mint the coins at the Mint Museum next door ... For sweeping views of the Italian and French coasts and countryside, head to the Belvedere in Martiri Patrioti ...