China is the planet’s land of rising opportunity. In the wake of China’s rise, there is much for the Caribbean, Latin America ...

Gilbert Kabamba of Dorchester came oh so close to becoming a back-to-back national boxing champion. But the Dorchester fighter was edged in a split decision during the final bout of the Golden ...

Are your old pennies worth millions? Experts say you shouldn't bank on it. However, some wheat pennies could be worth ...

Restoring coins from the 1600s to 1800s isn’t easy, but the results are stunning. This video shows the careful process behind preserving 50 pieces of real history.

Pennies will still be legal tender, but cash prices will soon be rounded up or down to the nearest nickel (which cost even ...

When you reach retirement age -- as most baby boomers have -- it's tempting to start cashing in your investments and putting ...

The government loses nearly three cents on every penny it mints. On a nickel, it loses nearly nine cents. More nickels would mean steeper losses. America could kill both the penny and the nickel, the ...

That’s the message from Kevin McColly, CEO of Coinstar, the company behind those coin-cashing machines you see in supermarkets. American consumers made only 16% of their payments in cash in ...

“You can go to your own bank or credit union and not pay any fee,” said Kimberly Palmer, personal finance expert at ...

Across cultures, tossing coins into water embodies spirituality and history. From India, where rivers are revered and copper coins were believed to purify water, to Rome's Trevi Fountain ...

Finding fakes Illustration of how neutrons can pass easily through the metallic regions of an old coin, but are blocked by hydrogen-bearing compounds formed by corrosion. (Courtesy: S Kelley/NIST) The ...