Künker’s Berlin Auction Sale 2020 offers an extremely rare chaise d’or of William III of Jülich struck between 1393 and 1402. It portrays the duke as a wise ruler. In fact, William was anything but that: When he came to power at the age of 13, he turned into somebody we would call a teenage bully nowadays.

In their last e-auction of the year, Cayón Numismática offer more than 1,300 lots ranging from ancient to modern coins. Worth noting is the large choice of more than 700 medals, decorations and tokens.

A cultural event of superlatives: Egypt sends 166 objects of Tutankhamun around the globe. The revenues flowing back into the nation on the Nile are enormous. Whether Egypt makes best use of the money is an entirely different matter.

Atlas Numismatics have updated their website with 474 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed prices. Selections include the following items:

On the occasion of the World Money Fair, auction house Künker offers outstanding rarities from all over the world. Coins from the German States, the Holy Roman Empire and France are especially well represented. The highlight is the Prof Dr Rudolf Wiechert Collection o. a. featuring rarities from Brandenburg-Prussia.

After 49 years in the firm, Edward Baldwin retires from his work for A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd as the last of the Baldwin clan. He has prepared the firm for the present and future opening it up to the auction business and using computer technology.

Again, in 2020 there will be CoinsWeekly Special Issues and the first one will be published in the context of the New York International Numismatic Convention. The print magazine can ONLY be obtained for free AT the convention. It’s available for download as of today.

Basel’s cathedral was consecrated 1,000 years ago. On that occasion the Basel Historical Museum shows in the splendid display “Gold & Glory – Gifts for Eternity” exceptional objects and many coins.

The American Numismatic Association offers scholarships for their summer seminar 2020 in Colorado Springs. The seminar offers students an array of week-long courses designed for discovery or continued study. Read here if you should apply!

There are only a couple of companies that had such an impact on the world of modern coins as the Liechtenstein think tank CIT Coin Invest. It is the birthplace of one the first colored coins and today CIT coins are even part of the collection of the British Museum.