CNG’s Electronic Auction 407 features 870 lots containing coins from several notable collections, siliquae from the 1887 East Harptree Hoard, and an impressive array of Roman provincial issues from the Righetti Collection. The auction closes on 11 October 2017.

On October 12 to 13, 2017, Gorny & Mosch conducted its 250th auction. The prices were impressive. Rare talers and ducats obtained maximum prices. Hammering at 65,000 euros, a 1 1/2 taler klippe of Transylvanian Prince Stephen Bocskai turned out to be the surprise of the auction, having been estimated at 4,000 euros.

The William Burd Library will be offered in several upcoming Kolbe & Fanning sales. Sale 147, scheduled for October 7, will include hundreds of lots from the Burd Library, while the highlights will form the foundation of the 2018 New York Book Auction.

Casting medallions for beginners October 5, 2017 – Each year, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering gives its graduating students a bronze medallion of...

It is a legend among European dealers, the London Coinex organized annually by the British Numismatic Trade Association at luxury Millennium Hotel. Ursula Kampmann has paid it a visit.

On September 22, 2017 the prize giving ceremony of the 11th International Commemorative Coins Contest “Coin Constellation-2017” took place. 40 participants from 27 countries of the world submitted 268 coins in eight categories, complemented by the “People’s Choice Award”.

Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the surroundings of Rome ...

Thieves have stolen 1 million dollar worth of rare coins and banknotes from a coin dealer in Canada. This is every dealer’s nightmare for it happened in a moment that nobody can avoid.

The second edition of “Royal Commemorative Medals 1837-1977. Vol. 4. Edward VII, 1901-1910” by John Cumbers and Andrew Whittlestone has been published. Much expanded, all entries in the colour-illustrated book have valuations and rarities.

The South Africa Mint has won a craft award by the prestigious Loerie Awards for creativity in Africa and the Middle East. The award recognizes particularly the communication of the Krugerrand brand through a typeface designed by graphic artist Jan Erasmus.