Lost It All! What Happened To The Ancient Aztecs’ Gold and Silver?
(Click above to listen to this article read aloud.) The Aztecs were an incredibly wealthy people, amassing a huge fortune in gold and other valuables.... Read More
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All About Rhodium, The Most Valuable Metal in the World
(Click above to listen to this article read aloud.) Rhodium is a rare metal used in jewelry, It’s also the most expensive metal in the... Read More
Five Most Incredible Shipwreck Treasure Hauls Ever Discovered
(Click above to listen to this article read aloud.) If you’re a regular reader at Historic Metals (and why wouldn’t you be?) you probably already... Read More
You love this coin, but you may not even know it’s real name!
In this weeks video we introduce you to the Winged Liberty dime. Almost 3 billion were minted, and everyone knows and loves them, but not... Read More
The 1809 Shipwreck of the Admiral Gardner – Historic Metals: Treasures from Wrecks & Ruins
In this video we are going to get wrecked. Shipwrecked, that is! We will dive in to the fascinating tale of the 1809 shipwreck of... Read More
Top Five Most Famous Gem Heists of All Time
(Click above to listen to this article read aloud.)Gems and jewels have drawn robberies and thefts since the beginning of time. Anywhere there is a... Read More
The Most Expensive Coin That Never Happened! Time Travel with Historic Metals
In this video we will explore the fascinating tale of that time when US President Theodore Roosevelt canceled a coin designed by the US Mint... Read More
The Historic Coin That Lived 2 Lives! Time Travelling With Historic Metals: Ancient Greek Drachmas
In this video we will explore the fascinating, ancient coins of the Ancient Greek Empire, which are more than 2500 years old! We’re calling this... Read More