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

Especially in the United States gold bars filled with tungsten, a less valuable metal of similar weight, have turned up. Selling fake gold bars obviously pays. And no one knows how many of these manipulated bars are circulating.

During their volunteers day Citi employees gave a hand to the British Museum photographing coins and medals and making the objects available online. Why do we hear so seldom of projects like that?

Lutz Neumann is really an old hand! Nevertheless there are sales that even impress him. Find here his report from the last Sincona sale of the most important Russian collection since Tolstoy in 1913.

With a total of 8.4 million in overall final bids, a 35 % increase, and only 277 lots still left for post-auction sale out of the approximately 5,700, Künker’s latest auction was another one for the books, full of record results. And it’s coins – be they ancient, medieval or modern era – that are currently fetching top prices.

Attendees at the National Coin and Currency Convention, scheduled for November 8-11, 2012 in Rosemont, Illinois, will be able to receive a hotel rebate from the event sponsor, according to Patricia Foley, General Chairman of the convention.

The Austrian Mint has issued on September 26, 2012 the second 10 euro coin in the series “Austria by Its Children” featuring the province of Carinthia. The coin is available as silver collector coin in proof and uncirculated. In Austria there will also be a circulation coin in copper.

To welcome two pandas a range of collectors’ coins exclusively minted and marketed by The Singapore Mint, have been officially issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on 6 September 2012. The uniquely designed collection also includes Singapore’s very first oval coin.

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has expanded its services in Europe with the opening of a new, larger submission center in Paris and the creation of a web site that includes useful coin information in five languages for collectors and dealers.

The Numismatic Crime Information Center will be conducting a Free seminar on Numismatic Crime Investigations on October 18, 2012 in conjunction with the ANA Dallas National Money Show. The seminar is being hosted by the Pantego Police Department and open to Law Enforcement Personnel Only.