Coins become valuable for several reasons, ranging from their historical value to their metal content. In nearly all cases, however, the most valuable coins are the rarest. Some rare coins have ...

Currently, there are only about 150 to 200 of these coins left. Its original worth was $1, but it’s now valued at $7,750,000. Originally, there were about 445,500 of the Saint-Gaudens Double ...

Over 3.5 billion Canadian pennies were returned in the first year alone, and fewer pennies meant more value for the ones left behind. Some valuable pennies include coins from the 1920s — as most ...

A coin collector from Australia has advised people to watch for a 10 cent coin that has a far higher value than its face value. Coins with limited mintages and mintage faults are two reasons they can ...

The U.S. government loses less than $10 million a month minting pennies. In theory, Congress could pass legislation eliminating the penny and requiring rounding within a month or two. The cost to the ...

Data from the U.S. Treasury shows it’s not the only coin that costs more than it’s worth. Both the penny’s and the nickel’s manufacturing costs are greater than their face values ...

Factoring in the costs for the raw materials (zinc and copper) and the molding process, a penny worth 1 cent costs over 3 cents to produce. In the modern economy, a coin worth one cent isn't much ...