Atari video game burial between e-waste and cultural heritage
Since 1983, when Atari buried a mass of unsold video games in New Mexico, this burial has been legend. Recently a Canadian entertainment company has excavated part of them raising reflections on the difference between historical objects and early e-waste.
Nelson Bunker Hunt (1926-2014)
Economic history knows him as the man whose silver speculation led to Silver Thursday. As a coin investor, Hunt played equally big. His name is inextricably linked to the rise and fall of the legendary NFA. On 21 October 2014, Nelson Bunker Hunt now passed away.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at the grammar school ...
Coin of the Year Winners 2015 Announced
Austria is the outstanding winner of the COTY 2015. World Coin News’ international panel of judges has chosen Austrian coins as top coins in three out of ten categories. Now the winner of the winners, the Coin of the Year is going to be chosen.
Art and Artifice Behind History’s Greatest Fabrications
The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries have opened “Fakes, Lies, and Forgeries”, a new rare book exhibition at the George Peabody Library. The exhibition features highlights from the world’s most comprehensive collection of rare books and manuscripts on the history of forgery in the West.
CIT’s ‘Crying Wolf’ pluri-awarded
The name Coin Invest Trust stands above all for innovative technology. This year, the company from Liechtenstein was particularly successful at the Coin Constellation in Moscow.
2014 Northern Ireland £1 Floral coin released by Royal Mint
The Royal Mint has released precious metal £1 coins bearing the flora of Northern Ireland, in a continuation of its popular series celebrating the United Kingdom’s best-loved botanical icons.
Tyrol – Sixth issue in «Austria by its Children» series
The sixth silver coin in the "Austria, Piece by Piece" series designed with the help of children will feature Tyrol, a land of fairy tales with beautiful mountain vistas, lovely lakes and lush green landscape dotted with castles in the heart of the Alps.
Italy marks Presidency of the Council of the European Union with coin
A 5 euro silver SU coin has been issued on June 24th to mark the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union which will run for six months starting on the first of July 2014.
Classical Numismatic Group
CNG's Electronic Auction 339 will be closing on 19 November 2014. It features coins from the BCD Collection of the coinage of Thessaly, a number of Central Asian, Roman Provincial, and Roman Imperial issues and coins from two important Chinese collections.