A Guide Book of Continental Currency and Coins
A new catalogue of Whitman’s Red Book series is dedicated to a lesser-known, early form of American money – paper money of the Revolutionary period. Daniel Baumbach took a look at the catalogue.
PCGS Names Stephanie Sabin Permanent President
Professional Coin Grading Service has named Stephanie Sabin its permanent president. Sabin served as PCGS interim president and has more than 15 years of experience at the company.
Anatomy of Fraudulent Facebook Pop-Up Ads
Online scams related to counterfeit coins are an increasing problem for dealers and collectors. For fraudsters, Facebook has become a popular tool to advertise as well as to sell their counterfeits.
Canadian Recognition Medal Wins International Award
The Recognition Medal by the Royal Canadian Mint raised almost $750,000 for the Breakfast Club of Canada in 2020. Now the medal has won the IACA award for the Best Currency Initiative in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
US Mint Announces Designs for 2022 American Women Quarters Program Coins
The American Women Quarters Program of the US Mint starts in 2022. The first coins recognize the achievements of Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren, and Anna May Wong.
Stephen Album Rare Coins
The upcoming Internet Auction 12 from Stephen Album Rare Coins features 1,250 lots of ancient, Islamic, Chinese, Indian, and general world coins, and ethnographic money and objects of payment like a Kris dagger from a number of well-known collections.
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics published their inventory with 204 new high-quality coins, medals and tokens at fixed prices, including a beautiful collection of modern European gold coins.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in Sicily …
The Gold Treasure on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Divers found some Roman gold coins on Costa Blanca. Underwater archaeologists then discovered a gold treasure from late antiquity, which is considered one of the most important finds of its kind.
A New Pattern from Germany of the Yunnan Dragon Dollar
Heidelberger Münzhandlung presents a new testimony to the active cooperation between China and Germany: a pattern of the Dragon Dollar for Yunnan, produced with German minting presses.