Morton & Eden, GB-London
After the Huntington Portuguese and Portuguese Colonial coins Morton & Eden sold at auction the Huntington Collection of Spanish Colonial Coins on March 6, 2013.
Morton & Eden, GB-London
A strong fighting arose at Morton & Eden’s Royal Mint Museum sale around the US 1859 Proofs between a Japanese dealer and US dealers and collectors leading to a sale that totalled over £400,000 for the eleven coins of sublime rarity and quality.
Gorny & Mosch, D-Munich
57,500 euros for an aureus of Augustus, 80,500 euros for Septimius Severus and Otho, nearly 53,000 euros for Diocletian – right now, Roman gold reaches maximum prices.* In addition, the results for Greek and Roman coins were not to be sniffed at, either.
Royal Danish Mint releases 2013 coin set for children
The Royal Danish Mint issues a coin set for children as gift to celebrate the birth of a baby or a christening in 2013. The coin set will have a design with sweet drawings of a family of trolls minting coins and comprises all Danish coins minted in 2013.
Malta presents new coin programme with a symposium
The Central Bank of Malta hosted a symposium presenting the coin programme 2013. Renowned experts explained the programme’s topics and underlined the historical relevance of the coins.
Austria’s new gold coin Klimt and His Women: “Expectation”
On February 27, 2013 the Austrian Mint has issued the second coin in its five gold coin series celebrating Gustav Klimt, a key painter of the art nouveau period whose art is easily recognized and admired around the world.
Ongoing shaft closures will continue to bolster precious metal prices
Platinum’s price surge in the end of January was predictable, given the high levels of probability that labour unrest and the resultant production cuts would crimp supply, says Alan Demby, executive chairman of the South African Gold Coin Exchange.
1st International Numismatic Conference of the Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium
The Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium has decided to organize, in close collaboration with the Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium, one-day conferences on the coinage and the monetary history of the Low Countries during the Middle Ages on May 24, 2013.
Surge in China’s Imports Bodes Well for Gold Market, Dillon Gage Says
Imports by mainland China from Hong Kong nearly doubled last year to a record level as incomes rose. As the nation’s appetite for gold grows, keep an eye on China, recommends Dillon Gage Metals.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the mint ...