Wildlife Conservation – Prism 2013
The Cook Islands offer us a small reminder that it is largely due to human interference that many species and habitats on earth are currently threatened. Three silver coins designed by Coin Invest Trust depict females of a threatened species, illustrated in prism technique.
Conferences on Archaeology and Asian Art in Brussels
ArtConnoisseurs is a cultural and scientific event taking place from 6 to 8 June 2013 which consists of a series of expert conferences – also on numismatics – given by renowned collectors, scholars and museum curators from Europe and from all over the world.
Important coin collection stolen in France
A fairly comprehensive coin collection was stolen from a private home near Paris, France end of May 2013. We publish a list of the stolen items and ask you to stay on alert.
Morton & Eden, GB-London
The Morton & Eden auction on June 5 and 6 was a wide-ranging two-day auction embracing everything from ancient Greek and Roman coins alongside Islamic, Oriental, British and Foreign coins, paper money and Renaissance medals and plaquettes.
Numismatik Lanz, D-Munich
That was the rarest stephanephoric tetradrachm of all: the enigmatic coin with the only known coin portrait of a Pergamene ruler alive obtained 170,000 euros in the recent Lanz auction sale.
Raymond Merena dies
On May 21, 2013 Raymond Merena died. Mr Merena was general manager of Empire Coin Co., Inc. Later he became Dave Bowers’ partner in a new company, Bowers & Merena Galleries the then largest-volume auction house in the world.
Springtime in Turkey – Part 6
There’s not much left today to see of ancient Phocaea, but ancient ruins aren’t necessary to bring the residents of Izmir out of the city and to the seaside. In addition to visiting Phocaea, we also visit the ancient Sardis in this chapter, birthplace of coinage.
The Holey Dollars of the Prince Edward Island
Holey Dollar – that is what Canadian collectors dream of. Christopher Faulkner has published with Spink an elaborate book about this issue containing a catalogue of all known specimens.
The Royal Canadian Mint’s newest collector coins
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued new collector coins that tell much about Canadian history, identity and values, featuring the national wildlife, historical battles, and, of course, the Queen.
Perth Mint showcases aspects of Australian culture
The Perth Mint has a variety of new products to showcase for release in the month of April. The Land Down Under series showcases aspects of Australian culture, history, lifestyle and landmarks.