As a child, I was always eager to see February come. End of long, cold, bleak January: on to February! Shortest month. Most ...

As we continue to mark Black History Month, we're shining a light on Haiti's first and only king. From enslaved child to ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Global Entertainment Awards has unveiled its regional winners with work on a raft of big-ticket series, movies ...

The phrase “to coin money” is a bit vague. So to fix that, the United States’ second Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1792, ...

The U.S. government loses less than $10 million a month minting pennies. In theory, Congress could pass legislation eliminating the penny and requiring rounding within a month or two. The cost to the ...

Judges in red robes and white gloves convened Tuesday in the ornate livery hall of London's Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths ...

Painter William Birch moved to Philadelphia from England in 1794 and made a name for himself for his exquisite enamel copies ...

In the 17th century, when the monetary system was in turmoil due to the Civil War, many tradesmen made their own money, known as tokens. In the Basingstoke area some 13 tokens of different designs ...

LONDON, Feb. 6, 1952 (UP)-King George VI died peacefully in his sleep early today and 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth became reigning sovereign of the British Commonwealth and empire. No ...

The History Seekers traveled to Virginia and meet up with King George and Ringmaster from the TV show Diggers along with NuggetNoggin. We found stuff from colonial times and Civil War items. Scott ...

Silver coins are highly prized by dealers and collectors — not just because of their silver content, but also because they tend to be scarcer than coins minted with copper, nickel, zinc and ...