Most coins are worth their face value, but others are different story. Coin collectors seek rare currencies often valued at a small fortune or greater. “This iconic coin set a world record when ...

(JTA) — Lithuania announced it would celebrate Jewish heritage with a special coin, which some critics charge features a symbol associated with far-right admirers of Holocaust perpetrators.

The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839 ... a 1590 poem called 'The Faerie Queen', with the lion thought to be a symbol for something far bigger. The London Mint Office explains: "The story ...