Most people never think twice about the change jingling in their pocket. Yet tucked inside ordinary coin rolls and forgotten ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peter Gudella via Shutterstock Minting coins isn't exactly an exact science. Even though most ...

Some of the rarest and most valuable coins in U.S. history owe their worth to minting errors that slipped through unnoticed. Coins like the 1943 Copper Penny, struck in copper instead of wartime steel ...

1943 Bronze Lincoln Cent I find the 1943 Bronze Lincoln Cent fascinating because it’s a rare mistake that collectors treasure. Most pennies from 1943 were made of steel due to copper shortages in ...