Stack’s & Bowers Galleries, USA-Santa Ana, CA.
A recently discovered Original Series $100 National Banknote from the Salem National Banking Company of Salem, New Jersey, will have collectors abuzz when it crosses the block at the Stack?s Bowers Galleries Auction in August.
Kolbe & Fanning, USA-Anaheim, CA
Kolbe & Fanning will be displaying for sale at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money (Booths 263 and 362), August 9-13, 2016, an exceptionally important group of six handwritten letters by the notorious forger Thomas Wyatt.
Heritage Auctions, USA-Anaheim, CA
Heritage Auctions sold more than $38 million worth of U.S., World & Ancient Coins and Currency at their auction at the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money in Anaheim.
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics has updated their website with 136 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed price.
‘Gold rush’ in Northern India?
In the previous weeks, the Indian city Chandpur witnessed some kind of ‘gold rush’, as the media called it. It has not been triggered by gold but archaeological artefacts.
Hasmonean Silver Coins Cache Discovered
An important hoard of silver coins dating to the Hasmonean period was exposed in an archaeological excavation in Israel. The site shows that Jews lived there among Pagans – and they did not mind using Seleucid money while instigating the Maccabean revolt.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at the Milvian Bridge in Rome ...
A Transformative Numismatic Donation
The Frank L. Kovacs Numismatic Library, undoubtedly one of the largest and most complete reference collections on ancient numismatics situated on the West coast of the U.S., is now housed at the Stanford Libraries. David A. Jordan presents this marvellous library.
Olympic Games medals sustainable and innovative
On 5 August 2016 the Olympic Summer Games 2016 are going to start in Rio de Janeiro. Now the organisers have presented the winner medals revealing not only the design but also interesting details on the materials.
Catalog of Olympic Coins by Albert M. Beck
In time for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the catalog of Olympic Coins written by Albert M. Beck has been published, both in English and German. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at it.