Return of commemorative coins leads to great loss in revenue for the Royal Canadian Mint
Bugs Bunny and his buddies have not been lucky for the Royal Canadian Mint. In times of declining silver prices, so many collectors have returned their coins in exchange for their nominal value that profits for 2016 collapsed.
Kawasaki in the year 2889
Scripophily expert Franky Leeuwerck made a thought experiment. Living in 2889 an archaeologist, specialized in 20th century financial artefacts finds a Japanese share from 1921. How does he react, what information can he retrieve from this document?
Sovereign Rarities Ltd joins „The New York Sale“
In the context of the New York International Numismatic Convention the New York Sale is taking place once a year. Recently Sovereign Rarities / London joined the group of dealers who are organizing the sale.
CNG’s Handbook of Greek Coins: Macedon and Its Neighbors
CNG has published the tenth published volume in The Handbook of Greek Coinage series: “Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. Part II: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC” (the second part of Volume 3 in the series).
Stack’s Bowers Galleries Standardizes Buyer’s Premium
Stack’s Bowers Galleries have standardized their buyer’s premium to 20% across all auction formats – live, Internet and sealed bid, in the United States and overseas. The change is effective since August 14th beginning with the firm’s Hong Kong Showcase Auction.
New research on Roman Republican coinage
Between June 19 and 21, 2014, a research colloquium on Roman Republican coinage was held in Dresden. Central research topic was the importance of die axis for determining the mint location. Ursula Kampmann reviews the publication.
Sniffer dogs: the new secret weapon in the war against illegal antiquities trade?
The claim that the antiquities trade is a significant source for financing the terror in the Middle East stubbornly persists. To fight it sniffer dogs are now used in the US to locate illegally excavated artefacts.
“Shave Miles” event at ANA World’s Fair of Money
With the help of television celebrity Rick Harrison prominent numismatists got their heads shaved at the American Numismatic Association 2017 World’s Fair of Money® in Denver to raise money for the ANA and the Standish Foundation.
Students create interactive approach to ancient numismatics in China
During a project seminar at the Northeast Normal University, Changchun (China) Sven Günther prepared with his students a multimedia exhibition of ancient coins. The exhibition is available through Wechat, a very popular app in China.
Geneva Museum wins European Museum of the Year Award 2017
Since 40 years the European Museum Forum has given every year the European Museum of the Year Award to a museum. In 2017 this award was won by the Ethnographic Museum of Geneva.