A new Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins from Bowers
Whitman Publishing is releasing a new volume in the popular Bowers Series of numismatic references, a 320-page “Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins”.
31st Annual National Coin and Currency Convention Announces Schedule
The 31st Annual National Coin and Currency Convention will be held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in the suburb of Rosemont (USA). The mixed currency and coin event will be open to the public from Thursday, November 17, to Saturday, November 19.
Sixth International Symposium in Early Medieval Coinage
At the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge the Sixth International Symposium in Early Medieval Coinage will be held from 28th-29th October 2016. The common theme is ‘North v South’.
Hungarian coins celebrate forint’s 70th birthday
As 2016 marks the 70th anniversary of the introduction of Hungary’s forint currency system, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank issues silver and non-ferrous collector coins. Designed by István Kósa, the coins feature elements of the renewed 20,000-Ft banknote.
William Shakespeare
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare in 2016, Coin Invest Trust has designed a gold coin for the Cook Islands, which renders one of the most well-known portraits of the poet in unrivalled sharpness of detail.
What an ethical guideline for coin collectors could look like
Shanna Schmidt is member of a task group which is discussing guidelines responsible dealers could adhere to. She says that many dealers already are following these guidelines without any official commitment. These guidelines could be a model for collectors.
“The Emperor’s Gold” at Kunsthistorisches Museums Vienna
As part of the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Kunsthistorisches Museum the Coin Cabinet is showing a special exhibition running until 5 March 2017 featuring selected gold coins from the Emperor’s coin collection.
DAMIN Congress in Paris
On 17 and 18 November 2016 the DAMIN research project will held a workshop on ‘The Variety of Exchange and the Character of Money’. The workshop deals with the many ways of possible exchange and indicates why money cannot be easily unified.
Fitzwilliam display on the Dollar
The Fitzwilliam Museum will show a display on the dollar and how it became a truly global currency. The display runs until 26 February 2017 and shows items to illustrate the dollar’s colourful history.
NGC doubles Breast Cancer Coin Design Competition prize
Doubling the prize of the US Mint, Numismatic Guaranty Corporation has announced that it will give $10,000 to the winner of the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Public Design Competition if he or she agrees to individually hand-sign NGC labels.