A tiny, early American silver coin personally authorized by President George Washington 215 years ago has been purchased for a record $1,500,000 by a California educational foundation.

A 215-year-old coin that was part of the first batch of coins produced by the U-S Mint has sold for one-point-five (m) million dollars.

A nonprofit group paid $1.5 million for a coin that was only worth five cents when it was produced more than 200 years ago.

Imbue history and add pedigree to a 215-year-old near mint condition coin and it can do wonders for its value. How's $1.5 million?

It turns out a half dime can be worth a pretty penny.

Five of the finest known surviving examples of early silver coins hand-struck in Colonial America and today worth a combined value of approximately $1 million will be displayed at the Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo.

The world's most famous and valuable rare coins, the $8.5 million King of Siam coin set, will be on public display in Las Vegas for the first time since the legendary coins were featured at the 1999 opening of Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

The unique, first gold coin made for the United States over 200 years ago, the legendary multi-million dollar Brasher Doubloon, will be publicly exhibited in Baltimore for the first time since Johns Hopkins University sold it a quarter-century ago.

Rising Global gold prices are giving a Midas-like boost to collectible gold coins.

Three numismatic exhibits with a combined value of more than $17 million will highlight the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, Thursday to Saturday, February 9 to 11, 2006.