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 ...

In a world rapidly shifting toward a cashless society, where bitcoin ransoms and credit card theft have become common crimes, some criminals still pursue the traditional art of counterfeiting physical ...

Thomas Beringer, a Milwaukee locksmith, thought he did everything right when he purchased silver coins. Thomas Beringer, a ...

Scientists recently analyzed a Peruvian 10-cent piece with an unexplained origin. By Katherine Kornei A decade ago, a funny money mystery fell into the hands of scientists and students at the ...

Barry Glazer, a Baltimore attorney known for his eccentric and blunt commercials, is suing Meta Platforms over bogus collectible coins sold on Facebook Marketplace. Filing the proposed class-action ...

Across the Milwaukee area, people who thought they were scoring deals on silver and gold are instead finding out they bought duds, walking away a few hundred dollars lighter and a lot more suspicious.