Following Spain’s arrival to the Americas, the kingdom began minting copper Maravedis in the early 1500s specifically for distribution among its colonies. By the discovery’s minting in 1661, Spain was ...

The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from ...

Today, the dollar sign is a symbol of American power. Learn how this unusual character evolved from colonial currency to the center of the financial system.

The Roman Republic lasted from 509 to 27BC and a series of unrest and civil wars in the 1st Century BC marked its transition to an empire. "The oldest coin in the hoard dates back to 152BC and has ...

However, it wasn’t until July 6, 1785 that the Continental Congress established the dollar as the official currency of the United States: the first step towards creating a national monetary system.

More than 300 years after the Spanish galleon San José sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708, a cluster of glittering gold coins from what’s often called the “world’s richest shipwreck” is helping ...

New pictures of coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Colombia help tell the story of the ship's journey.

It's rare, but hikers do sometimes find treasure. This mouthwatering list of undiscovered fortunes will turn your camping trips into treasure hunts.

Shimmering gold lies in wait… ” promises the website of treasure hunter Martin Bayerle. It is now 44 years since he discovered the “billion dollar wreck” of the RMS Republic, the White Star Liner that ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a 300-year-old shipwreck laden with treasure worth over £101 million. The ship – believed to be ...