2020 American Innovation™ $1 Coin Program Designs
The United States Mint announced the designs for the 2020 American Innovation™ $1 Coin Program. The new designs will appear on the reverses of $1 coins honoring innovations and/or innovators from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and South Carolina.
Between Jurassic Park and a Nation’s Icon: Depicting Prehistoric Fauna on Coins
Quiz question for you: do you know which country was the first to feature dinosaurs on coins? Come with us on a journey through time and discover how the depiction of fossils changed over the years and what this tells us about the issuing countries – and ourselves.
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG’s Electronic Auction 472 features 706 lots with selections of French issues from the David J. Fleischmann Collection, as well as an interesting run of Alexander-type tetradrachms and a group of Islamic issues featuring a number of coins of the Golden Horde.
Roma Numismatics
Roma Numismatics E-Sale 73 is now online and open for bidding. It features 1,598 lots and opens with selections from the notable William Stancomb Collection. Many of these coins are published in SNG Great Britain XI.
Agora Numismatiek
Agora Numismatiek published their Summer fixed-price list. The list contains high grade, rare and historically interesting ancient Greek and Roman coins. Amongst others, there is a nice run of Roman provincial coins and some good quality and affordable denarii.
Stolen Orders and Decorations from the Berlin Memorial Church Are Back
We report on burglaries far too often. And hardly ever do we get the chance to inform you that stolen goods were recovered. Today, though, we have good news: the police have found the loot from the burglary at the Berlin Memorial Church earlier this year.
Graz Pfennigs
114 years after Arnold Luschin von Ebengreuth’s revolutionary work on Styrian numismatics, Susanne Sauer published her reference work on Graz pfennigs. Ursula Kampmann took a look at it.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the time of Corona…
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics has updated their website with 271 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed prices. Selections include the following items.
CSNS Convention Staff Changes
A change of direction for the Central States Numismatic Society: after serving for decades, Convention Chairman Kevin Foley’s contract was not renewed and paid staffers are to be replaced with volunteers due to a projected deficit in 2021.