High-end auctions are famous for having rare collectibles, but sometimes the story behind the items up for bid can be as ...

1867 Napoleon III gold Proof Essai 25 Francs: $16,000. 1357 Aquitaine, Edward III, Gold Leopard d’Or: $15,000. 1815 Napoleon “100 Days” 2 Francs: $12,000. 1720 Louis XV, gold Louis d’Or ...

In a quiet French village, a notary uncovered one of Europe’s most extraordinary coin hoards, hidden by a reclusive collector ...

PARIS (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A remarkable collection of historic gold coins, discovered hidden within the walls of a French house, has sold for nearly $3.5 million at a Paris auction.

The .1867-ounce gold coin is worth an estimated $225 to $275, the Salvation Army said. It is a French 20 Franc Gold Angel coin from 1889.

France's national currency may be disappearing with scarcely a whimper, but it was born in a Gallic flourish of defiance against the English Kings during the Hundred Years War. In French the word ...

If you travel to France these days, you'll be dealing in European currency rather than French currency. That's been the case since 2000, ...