Coins as gifts: New products from Britain’s Royal Mint
The Royal Mint has revealed its 2014 gift range for those wishing to find a traditional and meaningful present to celebrate weddings, baby births and christenings this year.
PCGS and DuPont Authentication Collaborate to Combat Counterfeiting of Holders
Professional Coin Grading Service and DuPont Authentication have announced the creation of a new, anti-counterfeiting 3D security hologram for PCGS holders as part of the on-going, aggressive efforts by PCGS to combat the global proliferation of counterfeit coins.
Bank of England: new process and principles for selecting banknote characters
The Bank of England has reviewed the process and criteria for selecting characters to appear on its banknotes. Now it has established a set of principles to guide the choice of historical characters.
Agreement Extended To Protect Archaeological Heritage of China
A memorandum between the U.S. and China concerning the imposition of import restrictions on categories of archaeological material has been extended. This includes objects from the Paleolithic period, the Tang Dynasty as well as monumental sculpture and wall art at least 250 years old.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in a safe place ...
Number of counterfeit euro banknotes remains low
In the second half of 2013 a total of 353,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation. The number of counterfeits, however, remains very low in comparison with the number of genuine banknotes in circulation during that period (over 15 billion).
Visiting the New York International
American coin fairs are something entirely different from the ones we are used to in Europe. And even for American standards, the New York International Coin Convention is something special. Forget about the euro, forget about current commemorative coins – in New York, collectors of ancient and world coins come together from all over the world. Ursula Kampmann was there for you.
Quo vadis identity – Experts debate the changing nature of identity in the digital age
The digital age leads to a transformation of our identity containing challenges for the key issues of privacy and security. Giesecke & Devrient has invited more than 40 experts from at least 10 different nations to take part in the initiative IDENTITY Talk in the Tower.
AGM Elections bring strategic changes to the European Vending Association
The EVA 2013 AGM and Workshop titled, “Shaping the EVA’s goals for the next 3 years” was held on November 28 in Brussels. The company now has a new President, Director General and Executive Committee (EC).
Unique technical summit on coin blank surface finishing
In November 2013 a unique technical summit on coin blank surface finishing took place in Bocholt, Germany. Waste water treatment company H2O and Spaleck Oberflächentechnik hosted 18 mint technicians to exchange know how about coin blank finishing and waste water handling.