On March 6th 2014, the Royal Dutch Mint has issued the first 5 and 10 euro commemorative coins of 2014, in honour of 200 years de Nederlandsche Bank. The coin is not only available as silver proof version, but also as coloured version in red, orange and blue.

Bonhams will sell an archive of rare historical documents, coins and medals created and owned by Augustin Dupré, who worked for both Louis XVI and Napoleon Bonaparte as well as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. The collection will be on sale in New York on 2nd April 2014 as one lot for an estimated $300,000 to $500,000.

Agora Auctions’ Numismatic Sale #7 is now live and closes April 1, 2014. The auction features among the ancient coins specimens from the famous Goodman collection, but also scarce Confederate States of America notes and pre-Columbian art.

The Stack’s Bowers Galleries April 2014 Hong Kong Showcase Auction drew the attention of astute numismatists from across the globe. Over $7m worth of rare coins, banknotes and other Asian numismatic items have found new homes.

On March 18, 2014 French coin dealer and numismatist Michel Prieur died of heart attack. He has influenced France’s numismatic world lastingly by calling the attention to the importance of the internet.

Did you know that banknote paper was partly made of old jeans? And that the fashion industry’s discovery of the stretch jeans had far-reaching consequences on banknote production? Here’s the whole story.

Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the living room ...

The American Numismatic Society awards John W. Adams the 2014 Archer M. Huntington Award in recognition of his outstanding career contributions to numismatic scholarship.

Calouste Gulbenkian was lucky enough to collect eleven of the famous medallions from the Aboukir hoard. And he did so even though their authenticity was disputed, then. Therefore today Lisbon possesses a numismatic treasure as Karsten Dahmen’s booklet testifies. Ursula Kampmann has taken a closer look at it.

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, the world’s largest third-party coin grading and authentication service, will now accept CrossOver submissions of coins graded MS 70, PF 70 and SP 70.