PNG: Coin and paper money show in New York City in October 2014
The Professional Numismatists Guild will conduct a coin and paper money show in the Times Squares area of New York City, October 9-11, 2014. More than 100 dealers are expected to have tables at the show.
Australia commemorates 50 years of research institute on Indigenous peoples
On June 2014, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Tony Abbott MP, launched the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies commemorative 50 cent circulating coin at Parliament House in Canberra.
Final coin in popular Finnish Northern Nature series released
The popular and much admired Northern Nature coin series was concluded with the release of Waters on 2 July. Waters, the sixth and final commemorative coin in the series, tells a story about the diversity of northern bodies of water and their inhabitants.
Dr. Arie Kindler (1920-2014)
The famous numismatist Dr. Arie Kindler died on July 23rd at the age of 94. We reprint his obituary written by Cecilia Meir and published first on the website of the Israel Numismatic Society.
Sicily in full bloom Part 10
Have you ever been to Palermo, that beautiful city full of contradictions? A cab driver put it like this: we’ve seen the Carthaginians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Moors, the Normans, the French and the Spanish. How can you not expect chaos?
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at the mason's ...
A little more life for a tribe that died
March 2014 a small but exceedingly rare gold coin was found by a metal detectorist near Winchester, which will be sold on September 8, 2014. It shows two snakelike corded crescents on one side and a lanky belted horse on the other side. Only one other example is recorded.
Marco Polo Was in China
Are you looking for truly well-founded information on the Chinese economic system? Then forget all numismatic books. The best treatise has been written by a German sinologist. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at Hans Ulrich Vogel’s book.
The Hype about the Golden Kennedy Half Dollar: Explanations
Last week we reported about the excessive demand for the Golden Kennedy Half Dollar. We asked our readers, whether they had a good explanation for this incredible hype although the US Mint had announced that these commemorative coins will be produced until the demand is met. We have received a lot of responses.
Seven coins stolen from BucksCoins
On August 12, 2014 seven coins were stolen from BucksCoins. Information can be passed anonymously to the police via 101 quoting crime reference Number: 42287/14/4.