"I committed the greatest robbery of the century and I did it alone." The San Francisco Chronicle tells the story of the 1901 Selby Smelting Works heist.

Mnuchin's signature made headlines last month when it was revealed he had in the past employed a messy, hard-to-read version.

Shipwrecks are fascinating for numismatists, no doubt about it. And when the ship that sunk carried a gold fortune, it takes that interest level up a notch.

Jeff Starck returns in our latest #CWShowAndTell video with an intriguing coin (or perhaps "coin" is a more fitting label) with an intriguing story.

It was the auction industry heavyweight's third-best year ever in terms of prices realized. Coin auctions played a huge part as always.

This relic medal wasn't found in the wreckage from the battleship. Rather, it was made from metal that was recovered in the ship's debris.

After the 2003 departure of Sotheby's International Auction House, Chicago went more than a dozen years without a major, worldwide auction house.

"These late Roman bronze coins are common, eminently affordable, but they're also rich in history," Jeff Starck says in our latest #CWShowAndTell video.

The petition wants to give the same currency status to gold and silver that is currently given to paper U.S. dollars and circulating coins.

Senior editor Jeff Starck explains some fascinating African notes that boast some pretty gaudy denominations in our latest #CWShowAndTell video.