World Wide Rare Coins

12/19/2025

Glad to be able to help our local schools.

04/30/2025

01/27/2025

Faissal Zeitouni, owner of Worldwide Rare Coins in Lubbock, describes ways to get the most value from rare coins.

12/12/2024

I have a few 100 oz silver bars that I will sell at 50 cents over spot per Oz. Today only, let me know if you are interested in this good deal.

06/07/2024

My new acquisition a beautiful Carthaginian coin that was minted about the time Hannibal Barca was born.

04/18/2024

Local gold buyer tells EverythingLubbock.com the price of gold is at an all-time high and if one is thinking of selling gold, the time would be now.

04/17/2024

Gold coin of Croesus, Lydia, c. 550 BC, portrays the confronted foreparts of a lion on the right and a bull on the left.

This series can justifiably be termed the "world's first major gold coinage." While the Lydian kingdom and several Greek city states of Asia Minor had previously struck coins in electrum, a natural alloy of gold and silver, the accession of Croesus to the Lydian throne circa 561 BC ushered in a revolution in the world economy. The most important reform attributed to Croesus was the introduction of a bimetallic coinage in gold and silver, first augmenting and then replacing the previous electrum issues. The lion had previously been used by Alyattes, and one theory is that this is a dynastic type, with the lion representing Alyattes, and the bull representing his son and successor.

This coin is in British Museum's collection.