Far From Small Change – Ancient Gold Coins Donated to the Salvation Army
A lovely story from Christmastime, before coronavirus took over our lives: instead of the usual small change, two ancient gold coins found their way into a red Salvation Army kettle. The coins have now been sold by Heritage Auctions.
Künker, Osnabrück
Künker is the go-to auction house for collectors who want to sell special collections. This fact is proven by auction 337. The following fields are represented by comprehensive collections: Bavaria, Schleswig-Holstein, Lippe, mining and yield issues as well as Russia.
Gorny & Mosch
In an additional E-Auction Gorny & Mosch will be offering ancient coins, and coins and medals from the Middle Ages to Modern Times. A particular highlight is the important E.L. collection of ‘Greek Imperials’ from a private owner from Southern Germany.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung
The 78th auction of Heidelberger Münzhandlung has everything a collector could wish for: from ancient to modern times, coins, medals paper money, literature – as usual with a focus on German coins. Additionally, an impressive selection of rare gold coins will be offered.
Stephen Album Rare Coins, USA Santa Rosa (CA)
In Stephen Album’s Auction 37 collectors will find 3,750 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Chinese, General World, and Indian Coins, and also 231 lots of Numismatic Literature, including selections from the H. F. Bowker Numismatic Library.
Philip Attwood Left the British Museum After 41 Years
Philip Attwood left the British Museum on 1st May 2020 after forty-one years in the Department of Coins and Medals and ten years as Keeper.
Medals of the Jewish-American Hall of Fame 1969-2019
Jewish-American Hall of Fame medals have found homes in collections and museums around the world. Now, for the first time, a book by Mel Wacks publishes the biographies of more than 50 inductees along with their portrait medals.
British Museum Revamps Online Collection of Thousands of Coins
The British Museum launched a major revamp of its online collection database. So people anywhere in the world can see for free over 4 million objects comprising numismatic items like over 50,000 English coins from the medieval period to the Tudors.
Covid-19 in Japan. Impressions of a Coin Dealer
Because of Corona we are all very wrapped up in ourselves and often forget that the crisis can unfold very differently for people elsewhere. Today the Japanese coin dealer Akio Seki reports that the situation also has its good sides.
Swiss Coins Since 1850: Available to Browse Now on CoCo!
Our new database, ‘Cosmos of Collectibles’, is growing and thriving. It now includes all Swiss circulation coins since 1850 and commemorative coins since 1936. But we’re still missing some photos – can you help?