Bank of England Unveils New Turing £50 Banknote
The Bank of England unveiled the design for the new £50 banknotes featuring computer pioneer Alan Turing. Along with many security features and other benefits comes a slight change in dimensions.
What will happen to the MDC Conference?
The Mint Directors Conference planned for 2021 has been postponed once again, this time to 2022. The event was to be held in South Africa, but a change of location is under discussion.
Kolbe & Fanning
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers auctioned off highlights from the numismatic library of the late Richard Margolis. The sale attracted considerable attention from all over the world, with well over 250 bidders registering for the 539-lot sale.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at the museum …
A Numismatist’s Guide to Money Part 5: The Future of Money
What is the “moneyness” of new digital monies and cryptocurrencies? In the fifth and last part of this series, Simon Bytheway discusses such issues to find out what they tell us about competing currencies, and the wider socio-economic meaning of money.
Gorny & Mosch, D-München
The German epigraphist and historian Peter Weiss assembled his extensive collection of ancient coins between 1967 and 2015. Now, it will be sold at Gorny & Mosch.
Baldwin’s of St. James’s
Baldwin’s of St. James’s upcoming auction features over 450 lots, including the superb Portland Collection and rare British coins. A highlight is a medal dedicated to the Suram Tunnel that bears witness to a dramatic story of the Rothschild and the Nobel families.
Solidus Numismatik
In auction 76, Solidus presents 700 selected coins from Antiquity to Modern Times, including some extraordinary rarities and specimens of outstanding quality. The auction ends on 6th April 2021.
Smuggling Antiques Isn’t Worth It
A man is going to prison for trying to smuggle looted excavation finds into Britain, including numerous ancient coins. Were the objects worth the risk? Examining the goods casts doubt on that.
Roma Numismatics
Roma Numismatics’ upcoming E-Sale 82 features 1,986 lots of Celtic, Greek, Judaean, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic and World coins with a selection of anonymous cast bronzes from the Vitangelo collection.