Morton & Eden, GB-London
Among others, a collection of English crowns dating from the first issues of Edward VI in 1551 features in a sale by London specialist coin and medal auctioneers Morton & Eden on Thursday 7 November. The collection is expected to realise in the region of £50,000.
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio, USA-Baltimore
In Baltimore Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio will offer ancient and foreign coins featuring a number of important pieces and collections, including the David O’Harrow Collection of Mexican coins. On November 7-8 more than 2,300 lots with rare and high quality pieces will be auctioned.
Royal Dutch Mint, NL-Utrecht
This week the Royal Dutch Mint issues its second Fixed Price List with high grade Ancient, Dutch and Foreign coins and medals. The winter 2013/2014 catalogue comprises 40 full colour pages focusing on Greek and Roman, Dutch Provincial and Kingdom coins, and Historical Medals.
Morton & Eden, GB-London
Morton & Eden’s sale on November 7, 2013 was a general sale which included a number of very good ancient Greek coins, a fine collection of English silver crowns and Renaissance plaquettes which achieved the top prices. The auction totalled £525,900 ($846,120).
Hermann Historica oHG, D-München
From 4 to 16 November 2013 the 67th auction of the long-standing, specialised auction house Hermann Historica offers precious objects from all eras and originating from all over the world, from all fields of history and military history.
Pecunem
The online auction platform Pecunem announces its largest and highest value auction to date closing on November 3, 2013. Auction 9 contains over 1000 lots of ancient and world coins and has a conservative presale estimate of 220,000 euros.
Ruby anniversary of Sydney’s Opera House celebrated in silver
The Royal Australian Mint, Sydney Opera House and UNESCO have unveiled a new coin design dedicated to the fortieth anniversary of one of the world’s most recognisable and busiest performing arts centres: the Sydney Opera House.
Austria honors native wild animals with new coin series
The Austrian Mint begins a new series titled “Wildlife in Our Sights” comprising six gold collector coins. The very first one is out now depicting an animal familiar to many of us: the Red Deer.
Hungary honors Robert Capa with Commemorative Coin
On the occasion of his 100th anniversary, the Central Bank of Hungary issues a commemorative coin in honor of Robert Capa, one of the most important photographers of the 20th century, working primarily as a photojournalist and war correspondent.
Donation fund in honour of Richard G. Doty
The Smithsonian Institute has put up a donation fund in honour of his former senior numismatic curator Richard G. Doty who passed away earlier this year.