Half a Million Dollar for a 1851 $20 Liberty Error
During the FUN Convention in Tampa a 1851 $20 Liberty struck on a large cent planchet error was sold for nearly half a million dollars. Error coin expert Fred Weinberg knows this coin perfectly and tells its amazing history in this video.
Künker, D-Berlin
The pre-sale estimate total for the 1,113 coins and medals to cross the block at the three Künker auctions on February 1, 2018 is 6.1 million euros. Besides precious rarities from all over the world, the material offered includes four top-class collections.
Künker, D-Berlin
On February 1, 2018 the 13th Berlin-auction of the Osnabrück auction house Künker took place. The 1,113 lots, which were estimated at 6 m. euros, attained an impressive overall result of 10 m. euros. Three special collections all doubled their estimate.
Richard Borek Group Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Philatelists and numismatists value Richard Borek as an expert partner. In 2018 Brunswick’s specialist mail-order company for collectors’ items celebrates its 125th anniversary. The fourth generation sees digitization as the key to a successful future.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the temple ...
75-year old found dead after burglary
In a burglary in Indianapolis (USA) numerous objects of value were stolen comprising a large coin collection. Police found the 75-year old owner dead in his residence as victim of a homicide.
New catalogue showcases the rarest gems in the National Museum in Krakow
For enthusiasts of engraved gems, the National Museum in Krakow is one of the must-known places to experience the full width of this particular art form. A new catalogue written by Pawel Golyzniak celebrates some of the masterpieces in the museum’s collection.
Inaugural Exhibit of Tyrant Collection Long Beach Expo
Labeled “The Tyrants of the Thames,” the inaugural exhibition in a planned multi-year series of displays from the collection will showcase more than 500 superbly preserved examples of portrait coins of English and British rulers minted over the last 1,400 years.
Cayón Numismática relaunches website
Spanish Auction house Cayón Numismática relaunched their website. The website is being complemented by a new smartphone app which offers various useful services to clients who participate in the auctions.
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG’s Electronic Auction 413 closing on 31 January 2018 features 873 lots from Ancient coins down to World coins, with coins from renowned collections, supplemented by series of Pamphylian coins, Alexandrian tetradrachms and by a variety of hammered silver pennies.