Both options offer exposure to the precious metal, but the premiums, liquidity and collecting value can differ.

Left: "Alexander the Great" (c. 325–323 BCE), silver tetradrachm; right: "Septimius Severus for Iulia Domna" (198–211 CE), sestertius (all images courtesy Wien ...

Would a proposed coin featuring the president on both sides commemorate America’s founding, or undercut its founding principles? Flouting convention, the Trump coin would be the second U.S. coin ever ...

Something strange is happening in America's coin jars, piggy banks, and forgotten drawers. There's currently over $48 billion in coins sitting idly in more than 128 million American households, while ...