Jonne Hankimaa new CEO of Mint of Finland
Mint of Finland CEO Paul Gustafsson has left the company and the board of directors appointed M.Sc. Jonne Hankimaaa new CEO. Previously Jonne Hankimaa was CEO of Cargotec India and worked for Nokia.
Spain commemorates 300th Anniversary of King Charles III
The Royal Spanish Mint celebrates the 300th anniversary of King Charles III by releasing a new collector coin. Charles III was the King of Spain and nicknamed the “Best Mayor of Madrid” for the many public works that were tackled in the city during his reign.
Royal Mint celebrates William Shakespeare
The Royal Mint has struck a commemorative £50 silver proof coin to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. The coin is the grand finale in its 2016 circulating and commemorative coin series celebrating the works of the playwright.
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics has updated their website with 515 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed prices.
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG Electronic Auction 385 closes on 26 October 2016 featuring 809 lots. Two extensive offerings of Greek coins are available in this sale besides coins from the BCD Collection and a number of duplicates from the Andrew McCabe Collection.
Sincona AG, CH-Zürich
Sincona AG will hold its auction week from 24 to 27 October featuring a number of exclusive special collections like Tunesian coins and medals, the Sincona collection of Russian coins part 5 as well as rarities from Switzerland.
Hermann Historica oHG, D-München
From the Roman helmet to arms and armour of the samurai to a three-shot wheellock pistol from the 17th c. – the 73rd auction of the Munich-based specialised auction house from 24 October to 5 November make collectors’ hearts leap for joy.
Sincona AG, CH-Zurich
Sincona hosted seven auction sales realizing an impressive total of 9.7 Mio Swiss Francs (= 9.5 Mio $). The auction week featured special collections of Russia, Tunis, Switzerland, Banknotes as well as World Coins.
Naville Numismatics Ltd.
Naville Numismatics’ Live Auction 26 features a selection of 517 lots of Greek, Roman, Byzantine coins, all chosen with contribution from NAC’s experts. The auction will close on 23 October 2016.
Kolbe & Fanning, USA-Gahanna (OH)
Kolbe & Fanning 143rd sale of important numismatic literature is arranged in two parts. Part One, featuring 293 lots, will be conducted as a live online sale and part Two, featuring over 800 lots, will be conducted as a traditional mail-bid sale with no online component.