it only minted coins. As a historian of the American Civil War, I study how the Confederate government used a radical idea: printing paper money. In 1861, 11 states tried to leave the United ...

Rare coins don’t always appreciate significantly in value, but sometimes the return on investment is impressive. An 1861 Confederate silver half-dollar, like the one auctioned Thursday night ...

Now, a Civil War coin hoard that may have been buried to protect its contents from Confederate raiders is joining the ranks of these fascinating finds. An anonymous man unearthed the 700-plus gold ...

The coin is so rare because it does not feature ... During the Civil War, Kentucky sat on the border of both Union and Confederate states. In 1861, the state legislature declared its neutrality ...

Stack's Bowers declined to release the winning bidder's name. Another coin, an 1861 half-dollar made by the Confederate States of America, sold for $646,250 at Thursday's auction.

it only minted coins. As a historian of the American Civil War, I study how the Confederate government used a radical idea: printing paper money. In 1861, 11 states tried to leave the United ...