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An extremely rare 1885 Trade Dollar is expected to sell for up to $2 million when it is auctioned next month. Designed to facilitate U.S. trade with China, Trade Dollars were minted in the mid-19th-century. “While the Mint had ended production of circulation-strike trade dollars...

An extremely rare 1854 $5 gold coin could sell for millions of dollars when it is auctioned this month. The 1854-S half eagle coin was struck in April 1854 one day after the opening of the San Francisco Mint, according to auction house Stack’s Bowers...

A rare coin from an ancient Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire has been discovered in Jerusalem. The Bar Kokhba revolt, which lasted about five years, took place around 132 C.E. (Common Era) or A.D., according to the Israel Antiquities Authority. The obverse, or front,...