Royal Mint Continues 50p Celebration with Piedfort Sets
The Royal Mint launched the 50p British Culture and Military Sets as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of this revolutionary seven-sided coin. Now, the mint has unveiled a Piedfort version of the sets celebrating key cultural and military milestones.
There Is Nothing Else Quite Like It – The Beijing International Coin Expo
The Beijing International Coin Expo, held this year from November 15-17, isn’t a regular coin show. It represents an annual opportunity for the Chinese numismatic world to promote its products and to measure its progress. Peter Anthony attended and shared his impressions.
The COTY Is Back
The popular Coin of the Year Award Contest will also take place in 2020. After Krause’s crisis, the future of the COTY was uncertain. But now, the judges were contacted and the candidates for the best coins in ten categories are in the starting blocks.
Scenarios of Power. An International Students’ Exhibition
How did the Romans use coins as a mass medium? An exhibition designed by students from Germany and China takes a look at this subject in a refreshing way, with a modern approach and complementary perspectives from East and West.
Complete Inventory of Currency Dealer Stolen
A dealer’s nightmare has come true: A US currency dealer has lost nearly his entire inventory at a vehicle burglary. Most of the material was obsoletes.
Disneyland At Auction
A two-day auction at Van Eaton Galleries will feature over 1,500 items that trace the history of Walt Disney’s theme parks from before inception to present day – including rare Walt Disney documents, attraction props, art, and much more. Maybe even the famous Disney Dollars.
The Coin Yearbook 2020 Now Available
The Coin Yearbook 2020 is an independent price guide and collector’s handbook for the coin hobby, with features which include accurate up-to-date valuations for all English, Scottish, Irish and Island (Channel & Isle of Man) coins in an updated edition for 2020.
A Gigantic Gathering of Coin Artists – the Shanghai Coin Design Forum
From near and far the Shanghai Coin Design Forum brought artists together to discuss and explore the challenge of expressing themselves on a tiny coin in today’s world. A fascinating range of approaches to an art form in transition, says Peter Anthony, who reports.
“Physical Cash Is Irreplaceable” – Part 2
Ursula Dalinghaus has conducted a study about the importance of cash as part of the public infrastructure. She states that cash is irreplaceable. She and the anthropologist Bill Maurer explain their position in this interview.
Star Trek’s Star Fleet Command Emblem as a Set of Coins
On 25 November the Perth Mint released a set of two coins, one of them a “Holey Dollar”, that represents the Star Fleet Command Emblem from the popular Star Trek franchise.