Nomos AG, CH-Zurich
Alan Walker summarizes the most interesting results of Nomos 23 featuring coins from Sicily from “the Collection I”.
Heritage Auctions, HK-Hong Kong
Heritage Auctions offers again numerous highlights of Asian coins and currency in their December HKINF World Coins Signature® Auction. Among the most impressive lots is a Chinese 10 kilo gold coin “Year of the Sheep” 2015.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the sacred grove of Artemis…
Kingold and China’s Fake Gold Reserves
The Chinese coin dealer Kingold backed loans with 83 tons of gold bars – that’s almost 5% of China’s gold reserves! However, most of the bars turned out to be gold-plated copper, leaving creditors with debts running to the billions.
Paradigm Shift at the ANA: CNG Becomes an Official Auctioneer
Until now, the rule has been to auction US coins at ANA events. Now the ANA is breaking the mould: Classical Numismatic Group, the world-renowned specialist in ancient and world coins, will be an official auctioneer at an ANA show.
Louvre Abu Dhabi Displays “Hoard of Jazira” Collection
In 2019, the Louvre Abu Dhabi acquired a collection of Islamic coins. The over 2,800 silver coins minted between AD 300 and 800 are being studied in the context of a three-year project and will be shown to the public under the name “Hoard of Jazira Collection”.
22nd Edition of Friedberg’s Paper Money of the United States
The Friedberg catalog of Paper Money from the United States has become a standard reference book on the subject over the last 68 years. The 22nd revised edition of 2021 is available in three different formats.
A New Name for the World’s Largest Paper Money Collection
With 300,000 banknotes, the HVB Stiftung Geldscheinsammlung is arguably the world’s largest collection of its kind. It is curated by the Giesecke+Devrient Stiftung and will therefore take on the new name Giesecke+Devrient Stiftung Geldscheinsammlung.
ECB Announces New Euro-Banknotes
Cash is popular in the Euro area, but not the design of the Euro banknotes. Thus the ECB plans to involve the public and come up with new designs by 2024. Additionally, they plan to enhance the security features of our cash even more.
Croatia Issues 20,999 (Coins with) Dalmatians
Everybody knows and loves the spotted dogs. But only a few know that they bear the name Dalmatian because they come from Dalmatia in Croatia. The country now dedicates a commemorative coin to their four-legged ambassador.