NGC-Certified English Gold Coin Realizes Over $300,000 in Spink Sale
A rare English gold coin struck during the reign of Queen Anne and certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation realized over $300,000 in a Spink sale on September 15, 2020. That is more than double its pre-auction estimate.
SINCONA Accepts Cryptocurrencies
Zurich auction house SINCONA AG offers a new payment option to its clients: cryptocurrencies. In addition to the usual means of payment, it is now possible to pay an invoice with Bitcoin or Ethereum.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at the university…
The New Mint News Quarterly Issue Is Available
The latest issue of Mint News Quarterly, the specialist journal for the circulation and commemorative coin industry, has been published. The issue discusses the secondary market giving best practice tips. You can download the PDF for free from the CoinsWeekly website.
Florence Nightingale Commemorated by Pobjoy Mint
In light of the global pandemic, Pobjoy Mint announced the release of a bi-metal £2 coin commemorating 200 years since the birth of Florence Nightingale, who established the principles of the modern nursing and hospital sanitation.
Everything Must Go? How Museums Are Fighting to Survive During the Pandemic
Museums are hit particularly hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and around the world they are currently selling objects from their collections to survive. This goes against their own rules and triggers a heated debate.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at a night out in Mytilene…
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG’s Electronic Auction 479 features 656 lots. The sale consists entirely of the El Medina Collection with special focus on ancient and modern Maltese coinage, issues of Magna Graecia and Carthage, and medieval Sicilian silver and gold.
MDC Monnaies de Collection, MC-Monte Carlo
MDC Monnaies de Collection offer in their 6th auction 1242 lots of high quality coins from antiquity to present day with a special focus on rare FDC Gold coins. The sale will be held on Thursday 29 October 2020 in Monte Carlo.
Argentina’s Central Bank Museum Recovered Stolen Paper Money Sketches
In 2018, handmade paper money sketches disappeared from the Central Bank Museum of Argentina. The sketches of prototypes were about to be auctioned off in the USA. However, they were identified and repatriated.