‘Cat’s Mill’: Latvia’s Coin of the Year 2019
The commemorative coin "Cat’s Mill" dedicated to the literary work of the Latvian poet, prose-writer and politician Kārlis Skalbe has been voted Latvia’s Coin of the Year 2019 in the traditional public vote.
Greece Commemorates Battle of Thermopylae
On 31 March Greece has issued a 2 euro coin dedicated to the Battle of Thermopylae 2,500 years ago. The coin features a Greek helmet to remember the encounter between Greeks and Persians.
Eldert Bontekoe (1954-2020)
On March 30, 2020, the author and professional numismatist Eldert Bontekoe died. In 1982, he began building his company that was to become worldwide known: Pegasi Numismatics. We re-publish his online obituary.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, during the continuing corona crisis…
Collector, Maecenas, Patient – The Tragic Life of Rudolf II. Part 3: The Collector
As a result of the Turkish war, Rudolf saw his God-given omnipotence tarnished. Thus, the melancholy emperor sought refuge in his art collection, for which he always had money. However, this didn’t help him against his ambitious brother Matthias.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Stack’s Bowers Galleries April Collectors Choice Online auction offers an array of over 160 lots of exonumina. Besides that, Collectors will find works of famous medallists like Jacques Wiener and Karl Goetz.
How Does the Coin Market React to Corona?
Although the corona pandemia afflicts the coin trade, the coin market seems to remain fairly resilient according to Kent Ponterio. He thinks that some aspects of the market may even have become stronger. Read his analysis of the current market situation here.
Bermanian Guild of Numismatists Fights Covid Boredom
In the 1990s coin dealer Allen G. Berman declared himself king of the fictive country Bermania. As Alanus I, since then, he has given many lectures on his jovial kingdom to members of the Bermanian Guild of Numismatists. Now a book gathers a selection of them.
Berndt Ahlström (1936-2019)
Only now it became known that Swedish coin dealer Berndt Ahlström died at the age of 83 last December 2019. He founded auction house Ahlström in Stockholm in the 1950s and was owner of the Geneva Galerie des Monnaies.
Do We Spread the Coronavirus via Cash?
Are you also requested not to pay in cash if possible when you’re grocery shopping? Due to the coronavirus. Some countries are already cleaning their circulation money. But can the coronavirus actually be transmitted via coins and banknotes?