Errors on zero euro notes. Part 2
Errors, failures and bad luck – that is what Numiscontrol discovers taking a look at the popular zero euro notes. Actually, this is a good thing for collectors, but in this overview, he takes the liberty to make a few critical remarks.
50 years “Give Peace a Chance” on Canadian coin
The Royal Canadian Mint pays tribute to John Lennon’s and Yoko Ono’s legendary Bed-in for Peace with a silver coin. It features the iconic black and white photograph of the couple in a hotel bed taken in 1969.
Ruth Niedermann received Otto Paul Wenger Prize
Ruth Niedermann is a highly esteemed colleague in the numismatic world. On 17 June 2019, the owner and editor of the Numis-Post was honoured by the Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists with the Otto Paul Wenger Prize. Read here the laudation given by Ruedi Kunzmann.
Handsome men for ‘Frau Hauptmannin’
The history of Swiss foreign military service is a story of men – but they’re only half the story. Mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, aunts and cousins all worked in the family-run mercenary soldiers business, invested their own money, were co-owners and had inheritance claims.
Burglars’ New Tactics
In the last few weeks, a nationwide crime pattern has emerged in the United States and Canada. Burglars have been cutting power lines to jewelry stores in order to disable alarm systems and gain entry. Coin shop owners are urged to take preventive measures.
Heritage Offers Higher-Quality Photographs of World and Ancient Coins
Heritage Auctions has launched a new feature on its website that displays high-quality photographs of world and ancient coins taken by independent third-party grading companies whenever they are available for internet auction lots.
Numismatic books at Arbor Sapientiae
Arbor Sapientiae is an Italian publishing house whose catalogue of over 20,000 titles includes numerous numismatic publications, especially on Italian and classical topics. It is also well worth taking a look at the antiquarian section!
The most important sponsor of Berlin’s Numismatic Collection collected stamps!
The Global Philatelic Network has been commissioned to auction the collection of the “greatest philatelist of our time”. This title refers to Erivan Haub, the most important sponsor of Berlin’s Numismatic Collection. And of course, the auctions will be accessible on the internet via Philasearch.
Errors on zero euro notes. Part 1
It could be a collection area of its own, all the embarrassing shortcomings and errors that occurred within the frame of the feverish production of the popular zero euro notes in an eagerness to satisfy demand. Numiscontrol gives an overview divided in two parts.
US Mint Suspends Redemption Program
In January 2018 the US Mint reinstated its Mutilated Coin Redemption Program in order to enable people and businesses to exchange mutilated coins for reimbursement. After a previous suspension of nearly 3 years to develop safeguards the Mint has decided to suspend it again.