Mongolian Issues Marking the Year of the Mouse
On behalf of Mongolia CIT Coin Invest released a series of issues dedicated to the year of the Mouse featuring a gold coin, a banknote, as well as a silver mini-sculpture stuck with ©smartminting technology.
Joseph M. Segel (1931-2019)
On 21 December 2019, American entrepreneur Joseph Segel died at the age of 88. He was the founder of numerous companies, most notably of QVC, an American teleshopping network, but also of The Franklin Mint, a private mint well-known among coin collectors.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, on a Friday…
Künker
On 5 and 6 February 2020, an eLive Premium Auction will take place at Künker’s virtual auction room combining several collections: Lower Saxony, House of Habsburg and Goetz medals. Furthermore, the taler treasure of Betzenstein will be auctioned off.
Stephen Album Rare Coins, USA-Santa Rosa (CA)
Stephen Album’s next auction comprises exactly 3,100 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Chinese, General World, and Indian coins, as well as a small selection of Numismatic Literature. The Islamic and Chinese coins of the auction are especially noteworthy.
Dr. Busso Peus Nachf.
With the 10th e-auction, Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. celebrates another anniversary in their 150th year of existence. There is a particularly wide range of ancient coins for auction.
Nomos AG
Zurich Nomos AG had a successful Obolos 14 sale closing with 93 % of the lots sold and a final hammer price doubling the estimate.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries, USA-New York
Stack’s Bowers Galleries upcoming NYINC sale is full of highlights like a beautifully-minted and ultra-rare 1911 Chinese Silver Long-Whisker Dragon Dollar, and the most extensive group of Spanish Colonial-Era Chilean 8 Reales in decades.
Scottish Towns Return to Coin-Operated Parking Meters
A Scottish council announced a coin-operated parking meter comeback driven by people power and fueled by solar power. Having introduced a cashless initiative less than two years ago, the council is now taking a step back – or forward? – to cash-friendly parking.
The Scher Collection in the Frick Collection in New York
In 2016, Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher entrusted the Frick Collection in New York with their collection of medals. A comprehensive catalogue has been published illustrating just how unique a gift this collection is.