Sherlock Holmes and Platypus: New Motifs from the Perth Mint
A comprehensive list of new commemorative coins struck by the Perth Mint in August reached us recently...
Digital Library Numis Growing Enormously
Thijs Verspagen’s project Digital Library Numis (DLN) features much more material than half a year ago. The portal provides access to literature related to numismatic subjects and has increased dramatically in the first half-year of 2011...
Heritage, USA-New York
A unique proof 1855-S three dollar gold piece, a supreme rarity in the world of numismatics, brought $ 1,322,500 as the top lot of Heritage Auctions’ August 11-12 Signature U.S. Coin & Platinum Night Auction at the Marriott-Chicago O’Hare...
Numismatic diary of a journey throughout Greece – Part 7
Today’s stage takes us to several highlights of the journey: a peak of kindness in Pydna, a touristic highlight in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and a climax of the fight about the Greek austerity package...
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at Carthage....
Curious Coins and Tokens From Parking Meter
Red plastic discs, World War II-era 10 pfennig pieces, tokens of a transportation agency vanished long time ago: thousands of these objects have been found in a City Hall attic in Rhode Island by an archiver. And to some of them he is even able to give explanations...
New 2012 “North American Coins & Prices” Now Available
The twenty-first edition of “North American Coins & Prices” is now available from Krause Publications. It is a great starting point for collectors looking to expand their collections into New World issues, or to expand their horizons within current North American issues...
A new Dictionary of Coins in Gaul
This dictionary offers a comprehensive typology of the coins that circulated in mediterranean Gaul, from the earliest coins minted in Marseille to Augustus’ accession to power, in 27 BC...
Riga Cathedral – “a place to discover the unknown”
The Republic of Latvia issues a collector silver coin commemorating the 800th anniversary of the Riga Cathedral on 25th July 2011. The 1-lats-coin shows the cathedral and an angel. The building is the home of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church and is seen as a centre for Latvian Christs...
Numismatic diary of a journey throughout Greece – Part 6
What is there to be found in Pherai, the city where once upon a time such beautiful coins were produced, like the ones that reached record prices in Zurich only recently? Does reality match up with the coins’ testimony? But first a trip to Mount Olympus.