Exhibition at The Met: Politics, Patronage, and Power in Medicean Florence
The Tuscan Medici family are not only good for soap operas, they transformed the republic of Florence into a duchy ruled by them. One tool of power was art. How diligently they used some of the most celebrated artists of Italian Renaissance illustrates an exhibition at The Met.
Sberatel: Numismatic Autumn 2021 in Prague
The collectors fair Sberatel will be held in September 2021 in Prague. After realizing the event in the difficult autumn 2020 and with a currently improving general situation the organizers are confident that the fair will take place again this year.
PCGS President Brett Charville Stepping Down
Brett Charville, President of Professional Coin Grading Service, will be leaving the company after two years at the helm. He will remain part of the PCGS team while a successor is selected.
Help To Preserve Sales-Tax Exemptions On Coins in the USA
The National Coin & Bullion Association fights for sales-tax exemptions on coins, paper money, and precious-metals bullion in the USA. To make a case for these exemptions the association needs anonymous data from coin and precious-metals dealers.
First Virtual Convention of Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Since 1954, members of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association have met annually – until the pandemic in 2020. As a reaction, the association has decided to host the annual convention in July 2021 for the first time as a virtual event.
30 Years of Croatian Independence – Coin sets in Gold and Silver
The Croatian Monetary Institute is celebrating 30 years of Croatia’s independence with two sets of gold and silver coins. The sets consist of nine denominations of the Croatian kuna packed in a representative small display case.
US Coin Honours Ralph Baer Inventor of Video Game Console
In the 70s and 80s video games where as popular as computer games today. The console and game idea were invented by German-American Ralph Baer. The U.S. Mint now dedicates a coin in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program to Baer.
When Cologne Almost Became Calvinist
In 1582, the Archbishop of Cologne converted to the Reformed faith. Not for religious reasons but because he wanted to marry his beloved. This triggered a war. In its anniversary auction 350, Künker offers a 2 1/2 taler piece of this bishop.
Stephen Album Rare Coins
Stephen Album’s Internet Auction 10 is made up of an even 1,000 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Chinese, general world, and Indian coins. Lot estimates in this auction range from $40 to $1400, nearly half of the world coins are PCGS graded.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
The Lulu Collection of Walking Liberty half dollars realized over $971,000 in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Costa Mesa Auction. This sets a new benchmark for quality and value in this popular category comprised of a certain set of half dollars.