Nomos AG, Zurich
Nomos sale 18 comprises 395 carefully chosen ancient coins of high quality. Alan Walker presents a few of them in his always entertaining way.
Daniel Frank Sedwick, USA-Winter Park, FL
A rare, early Argentinean gold coin in a remarkably high grade is coming up for auction as part of Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s Treasure, World, US Coin & Paper Money Auction 25.
Where Dealers Meet: The Hong Kong Coin Show
There is only a time span of one week and a four-hour flight that separates them: following the Singapore International Coin Fair, the Hong Kong Coin Show took place on the last weekend of March. Ursula Kampmann also visited the coin convention in Hong Kong.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Money, Image and Power in Tudor and Stuart England
The new exhibition “Making a Nation” at the Fitzwilliam Museum allows visitors to explore the historic journey from medieval England to the United Kingdom. The major dynastic, political and cultural changes are traced through 250 years of coins and medals.
The First Dated Islamic Coin
We have already found the oldest Christian era dated coin and the oldest dated coin from Württemberg. Up next is the presumably first coin dated according to the Hijri calendar. The piece takes us to the south of today’s Iraq.
Coins and Medals of the English Civil War
The second edition of Edward Besly’s classic work on the coins and medals of the English civil war was published by Spink earlier this year. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at it.
PNG Now Accepting 2019 Awards Nominations
Every year the PNG publicly recognizes outstanding achievements in the hobby and the profession by honoring deserving recipients with awards in a half-dozen categories. Award nominations for 2019 must be made by May 31, 2019.
NGC Named Official Grading Service of Sixbid
It’s almost impossible to imagine the world of coin collectors without the grading company NGC and the auction platform Sixbid. NGC has now been named the Official Grading Service of Sixbid. This step further strengthens the collaboration between the two companies.
Uzbekistan Release New 100,000 Som Banknote
As Uzbekistan introduce new 100,000 Som banknotes, the move is seen as alleviating the crucial shortage of smaller denominated notes for daily cash transactions. The theme of the banknotes is dedicated to the Uzbek scientist Mirzo Ulugbek.