The Mel Wacks Judaica Art Medal Award 2020/2021
At FIDEM Tokyo 2020/2021 the two winners of the Mel Wacks Judaica Art Medal Award have been announced. The award is given for Judaic, Biblical or Holy Land themes.
South African Mint Launches Big Five Series II
After the successful Big Five Series I, the South African Mint is now releasing a second series featuring Africa’s famous big five animals with innovative motifs.
CoinsWeekly – Now Available in Japanese!
CoinsWeekly is now available in a third language: Japanese. We briefly present what you can expect from Gekkancoins.
Germany’s False Start: The Unsuccessful Imperial Election of 1849
The German Constitutional National Assembly at St Paul’s Church in Frankfurt was one of the greatest achievements of the German revolutions of 1848. On 28 March 1849, the assembly elected Frederick William IV as Emperor of a unified Germany. Too bad that he did not want to be German Emperor in the first place!
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics has published their inventory with 456 new high-quality coins, medals and tokens at fixed prices. It includes an impressive collection of modern European gold coins.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, at Homer’s…
Heritage Auctions, USA-Dallas
The Heritage FUN Signature Auctions exceeded all expectations. The three auctions featuring US Coins, Currency and World Paper Money amassed $74,275,280.
Coin Dealer Robbed with Machete
An English coin dealer was robbed as he was loading his goods into his car after the London & Midland Coin Fair. The two men threatened him and a security guard with a machete before fleeing with the loot.
Coins As Relics in Medieval and Modern Europe
In medieval and modern Europe coins sometimes were venerated as relics. Lucia Travaini’s book “The Thirty Pieces of Silver” studies fifty such specimens in churches and monasteries from Valencia to Uppsala.
22 US Coins Sold at Auction in 2021 for $1 Million or More
In 2021 high-grade, rare United States coins soared as a PNG questionnaire revealed: 22 U.S. coins sold at auction for $1 million each or more. A new record after the record year 2020.