Most of us handle change without a second thought. They’re more nuisance than necessity, but every so often, an ordinary-looking coin turns out to be worth a staggering sum. A number of rare U.S.

The first coins in the United States were minted using either gold, silver, or copper with engravings of words and inscriptions of liberty. The first coins minted were the: The silver-to-gold ...

Several dozen other coins, made of an alloy of gold, silver and copper, come from what is now Great Britain and were stamped ...

If you are interested in buying silver coins, here are four basic types as listed by the United States Gold Bureau (USGB). These are 90% silver coins minted before 1965, as referenced above.