The story of the Stoecklin Collection
The Stoecklin Collection was formed over a span of three generations and nearly 100 years. Many coins were not collected for their perfect quality but because they tell intriguing stories. But the story of the collection is a great story itself. Alan S. Walker tells it.
Heritage Auctions Shatters Industry Record With $438 Million in Online Sales in 2017
Online sales at Heritage Auctions surged to an industry-leading $438,298,484 in 2017, marking the first time more than half of the firm’s total annual sales were transacted through the internet. The total represents 53.7 percent of the firm’s $815 million in total sales.
Sack & Kiesselbach receives the prestigious World Money Fair Award
The producer of oil-hydraulic presses Sack & Kiesselbach very well known in the numismatic world has received the World Money Fair Award for their innovative power. The company has continued to meet new challenges for the last 127 years.
New coin of Coin Invest features Che Guevara
Following Chinggis Khaan and Fidel Castro, Coin Invest has dedicated the third issue in its “Iconic Revolutionaries” series to Che Guevara, whose face became an icon of the Protests of 1968 thanks to Alberto Korda’s portrait.
FEDEX takes the gloves off, when Russian Embargo is concerned
Those who like laughing (and who are not trying to sent an object to a customer abroad) will love this email exchange of an over-challenged representative of FEDEX, a recipient and an auctioneer.
The artistic idea behind the Olympic medals of 2018
Have you wondered why the Olympic medals, pursued by sportsmen and -women from around the world in Pyongyang during the last weeks, feature such a reduced pattern? The designer of the medals has explained his complex way to simplicity.
Louisenthal Showcases Security Technology in a Hologram Exhibition in Prien
The latest achievements in security features are being shown at an exhibition in Bavarian Prien. Here, the German currency printing experts Louisenthal will present their inventions in the fields of anti-counterfeit hologram and foil technologies.
The Silver Caesars: A Renaissance Mystery at the Met
Just a few days remain to visit the exhibition of the Metropolitan featuring the Tazze Aldobrandini. They are dedicated to the Roman emperors and their decoding is the solution of a riddle numismatists will love. We simply have to publish these wonderful pictures.
International Conference on Hellenistic Crete
The Italian Archaeological School of Athens will host an international congress from 13-14 June 2018. The aim of the congress is to promote the integration of new knowledge on Hellenistic Crete with earlier research. The organisers call for posters.
Tim Wilkes joins Dix Noonan Webb
Numismatic specialist Tim Wilkes has announced that he’ll be joining Dix Noonan Webb (DNW), one of the leading auction houses in London. He states that he will no longer be trading independently because of his new employment.