Metal coins may be just about the oldest medium of exchange still in use today, but ensuring their worth requires some of the most state-of-the-art technology available. Counterfeit coins remain a ...

Thomas Kanes listened quietly in March 1688 as the indictment was read in the small Sussex County courtroom, “Thomas, Kanes, thou standest here indicted …[for] wickedly and feloniously spread and ...

The 50p coin released in 2011 could be worth significant money, with some versions selling on eBay for over £2,000 ...

PRISTINA (Reuters) - At a cafe in Kosovo's capital Pristina, staff have given up checking whether the 2-euro coins people use to pay are genuine, as such a high proportion are fake and as the high ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The value of the euro may have come under pressure in recent months, but there is some good news for the single European currency -- the production of counterfeit notes and coins ...

Customers come into our shop occasionally with coins that are counterfeit, and when I tell them this, their response is - How do you know? There is no easy answer to that which will suffice for all ...

When I examine coins which I intend to purchase, especially in the case of gold or scarce coins, the first thing I do is to determine whether or not they are genuine, not counterfeit. Usually, the ...