Handsome men for ‘Frau Hauptmannin’
The history of Swiss foreign military service is a story of men – but they’re only half the story. Mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, aunts and cousins all worked in the family-run mercenary soldiers business, invested their own money, were co-owners and had inheritance claims.
Burglars’ New Tactics
In the last few weeks, a nationwide crime pattern has emerged in the United States and Canada. Burglars have been cutting power lines to jewelry stores in order to disable alarm systems and gain entry. Coin shop owners are urged to take preventive measures.
Heritage Offers Higher-Quality Photographs of World and Ancient Coins
Heritage Auctions has launched a new feature on its website that displays high-quality photographs of world and ancient coins taken by independent third-party grading companies whenever they are available for internet auction lots.
Numismatic books at Arbor Sapientiae
Arbor Sapientiae is an Italian publishing house whose catalogue of over 20,000 titles includes numerous numismatic publications, especially on Italian and classical topics. It is also well worth taking a look at the antiquarian section!
The most important sponsor of Berlin’s Numismatic Collection collected stamps!
The Global Philatelic Network has been commissioned to auction the collection of the “greatest philatelist of our time”. This title refers to Erivan Haub, the most important sponsor of Berlin’s Numismatic Collection. And of course, the auctions will be accessible on the internet via Philasearch.
Errors on zero euro notes. Part 1
It could be a collection area of its own, all the embarrassing shortcomings and errors that occurred within the frame of the feverish production of the popular zero euro notes in an eagerness to satisfy demand. Numiscontrol gives an overview divided in two parts.
US Mint Suspends Redemption Program
In January 2018 the US Mint reinstated its Mutilated Coin Redemption Program in order to enable people and businesses to exchange mutilated coins for reimbursement. After a previous suspension of nearly 3 years to develop safeguards the Mint has decided to suspend it again.
AC/DC: Highway to Hell
With “Highway to Hell” CIT Coin Invest AG published the third issue of the AC/DC series. The highlight of the two-dollar silver coin is the colored cover of the AC/DC album of the same name.
French coins from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Auction house Künker will be offering a collection of French coins in auction 323 on 26 June 2019. This collection gives a perfect overview of French coin history. The first of two films tells the history of French coins from Antiquity to the Middle Ages.
Roma Numismatics Ltd
Roma Numismatics features the Thrax Collection, which presents a considerable range of Thracian rarities, with coins that are very infrequently seen on the market, and an additional run of coins from the prestigious Hermann Lanz collection.