Astrology and Vastu Shastra suggest carrying a silver coin attracts wealth and financial security. Linked to the Moon's ...

The government loses nearly three cents on every penny it mints. On a nickel, it loses nearly nine cents. More nickels would ...

Various bacteria, yeasts and fungi have been isolated from coins worldwide. Fomites & money in the spread of nosocomial infections In hospitals, surfaces such as beds and keyboards, which have ...

If you click on a link in this story we may earn affiliate revenue. A UNIQUE drawing on a rare coin has caused the price to jump 350 times its face value. The coin clocked some serious bids in ...

Coins aren't the only form of physical money that vary in production costs. Dollar bills also see differences due to paper and ink used, labor and other expenses.

To state the obvious, coins are worth money. Coinstar converts $3 billion in coins into spendable cash every year, one coin jar at a time. The average jar yields $58 in buying power. Most of us ...

but with money tight, headlines like this draw in the crowds, in the hope that they have the golden ticket, or rather the elusive 50p. 1. 2009, Kew Garden coin: Only 210,000 in circulation.