Heritage Auctions
Heritage’s World Paper Money Signature Auction in March 2023 realized over $2 million. An uncirculated example of the first Canadian banknote to feature a child portrait of the eventual Queen, Elizabeth II, sold for $132,000.
Breaking News: EID MAR Aureus Returned to Greece
New York prosecutors returned an EID MAR aureus to Greece. The world’s most expensive ancient coin was seized in the course of the investigations against coin dealer Richard Beale. The case against Beale is still ongoing.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, due to an administrative error in hell…
Numismata 2023: A Paean to Coin Fairs
Coin fairs are currently experiencing a boom, including the Munich Numismata. At times, the hall even had to be closed due to overcrowding. An older colleague commented: yes that’s exactly how it was in the 1970s. Ursula Kampmann reports.
Hans Linnartz (1950–2023)
Hans Linnartz worked as a coin dealer for more than fifty years. With his expertise and his friendly, good-humoured character, he shaped the numismatic scene of Germany’s Rhineland. In March 2023, he passed away unexpectedly.
Coin Theft at Linköping City Library in Sweden
77 mainly ancient and world coins were stolen from the display of the Linköping City Library in Sweden. Read on to find out what kind of coins you should watch out for.
The Human Victims of Nazi Counterfeiting Plot “Bernhard”
“Operation Bernhard” was a Nazi scheme to counterfeit British money during World War II. In the book “Forging Secrets” experts have written on the subject and give it a human face: they tell also the story of the prisoners who had to produce the fake money.
Medallist Hanna Jelonek Receives the 2022 Saltus Award
The Polish sculptor Hanna Antonina Jalonek received the 2022 J. Sanford Saltus Award. This award is given by the American Numismatic Society for Signal Achievement in the Art of the Medal.
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics has updated their inventory with 133 new high-quality coins, medals and tokens at fixed prices.
Naville Numismatics
In Live Auction 80, Naville Numismatics offers a selection of 881 lots of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, medieval and modern coins.