Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-Santa Ana, Ca.
The Stack’s Bowers Galleries June 2020 Auction continued the trend of exceptional prices realized. Over $5 million was realized in the June sale across United States coins, tokens and medals, achieving 114% of the pre-sale estimate on sold lots.
Cayón Numismática
Cayón Numismática had an extremely busy June with four auctions. For the auction house, it was worth it. The activity has been terrific with many new clients, strong bids and extremely good results.
The Latest Addition to CoCo: Zurich Gold Coins from the 18th Century
Our database is growing constantly: now, you can also find all Zurich gold coins from the 18th century at Cosmos of Collectibles.
Help Making the US Reconsider Import Restrictions on All Roman Coins!
The US State Department plans to extend their import restrictions on all (!) Roman coins with the renewal of the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and Italy. Let’s try to prevent this by commenting and make our voices heard!
“The Planchet” Is The New Podcast of the American Numismatic Society
Podcasts are popular, not only since the COVID-19 outbreak. The American Numismatic Society has started their own podcast to entertain you: “The Planchet” is recorded for non-specialists and professionals alike presenting stories and histories of currency and medals.
“The Primary Task Is Documentation of Collections”
In the second part of Kate Fitz Gibbon’s interview with St John Simpson, the British Museum’s Senior Curator for the Middle East, we learn more about the role of fakes (also in the British Museum) and what should be done to fight illegal excavation helping thus collectors, too.
Researching the Lingwell Gate Roman Coin Moulds
Hundreds of Roman coin moulds were found in Yorkshire near Wakefield testifying the production of fake denarii. Today, they are dispersed over collections around the country. The Yorkshire Museum is running a research project on the moulds and their history.
The Malta Numismatic Society
Malta launched a non-profit numismatic society to promote the study and collection of numismatic material and exonumia. The society wants to bring numismatists, scholars and collectors together while enriching Malta’s heritage and stimulating research.
30 Years of Monetary Union
On 1 July 1990 the financial union between the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR took effect, requiring a large quantity of Deutsche Mark banknotes to be produced in a very short time. Half of this additional demand was produced by Giesecke+Devrient.
Aruba Wins IBNS 2019 Bank Note of the Year Award
The International Bank Note Society announced the winner of the Bank Note of the Year Award for 2019: Aruba’s new 100 Florin bill.