The 965 NGC-certified Colonial, Territorial and Federal issues in Part V of the Eric P. Newman Collection have been sold for more than $10 million. This sale brings the total for the first five parts of the Newman Collection to nearly $55 million.

For many years Howard M. Berlin has been writing about his travels to numismatic destinations. In an impressive book he has gathered all useful information on the places he has seen and which may allure numismatists. Björn Schöpe read up about these destinations.

As Quatar’s Minister of Culture but also privately Sheik al-Thani acquired art objects worth billions of dollars. Coin collectors feared him because of his unlimited financial means, auction houses because of his easy-going payment-morale. On Sunday he died in London.

Seven defendants were convicted, two were acquitted. Thus ended the trial on October 3, 2014 where executive directors were accused of bribery in order to get remunerative contracts for the Austrian Security Printing OeBS.

The wonderful world of numismatics presents the perfect backdrop for a blending of history, art, and pop culture, with a healthy dose of puns thrown into the mix as well. Today’s cartoon shows how much Byzantine portraits on coins could look caricature-ish.

The Royal Mint has confirmed that it will be 'all change' for UK coinage in 2015 when the definitive portrait of Her Majesty The Queen is to be updated for the first time since 1998 when Ian Rank-Broadley created the forth portrait of Her Majesty.

On December 12, 2014 a study seminar on 'The Basics of Numismatic Forgeries' will feature presentations by Dr. Ute Wartenberg, Executive Director of the ANS, and David Hendin followed by a panel discussion with experts.

The Danish coin shop Denarius experienced a coin theft at a fair arranged by the Norwegian Numismatic Society in Copenhagen, Denmark. We give you more information about the stolen coins and the reward in this article.

The 1st Macau International Coins & Precious Metals Expo (MICAPE) will take place 5-7 December 2014 in the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel, Macau.

In the 18th century, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit and Anders Celsius independently developed universal temperature scales which are still in use today. Coin Invest Trust has designed two coins for Palau and Cook Islands which can be used as thermometers – with the scale of one of the two famous scientists respectively.