Pobjoy Mint releases Yellow Titanium coin featuring the Lemon Shark
Continuing their coloured Titanium series and to celebrate International Shark Week Pobjoy Mint has released a new Yellow Titanium coin featuring the Great Lemon Shark on behalf of the British Virgin Islands.
Mountains & Flora
Created by Coin Invest Trust for Palau, the popular Mountains & Flora series is being continued. The two latest additions are devoted to Mount Cook / Aoraki and the Jungfrau.
More than a Tomb – a Money Safe
Tons of bronze coins, and precious gold! These are the astonishing findings from ongoing excavations at a site of a tomb in Jiangxi Province (China) dated to the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C. to A.D. 8).
Bronze Portraits of the Emperor Hadrian in Jerusalem
Three extant bronze portraits of Emperor Hadrian are brought together for a first-time display in Jerusalem’s Israel Museum featuring loans from the British Museum and the Louvre. The exhibition concludes the Israel Museum’s celebrations of its 50th anniversary.
Maccabees and Seleucids as reflected in coins
It is never easy to write Jewish history. Too many emotions are involved. The Maccabean Revolt is no exception. By including the coins, David M. Jacobson arrives at a much more nuanced picture. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at his book.
Former Director of US Mint will sign NGC certification labels
Edmund C. Moy, Director of the US Mint from 2006 to 2011, autographs individually labels for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation under an exclusive arrangement.
Do you know which collection your coin is from?
Ex-Numis®, a new website, can answer an important question: Has your coin been published at an auction? Instead of looking through thousands of auction catalogues, you can now send a request to www.ex-numis.com.
Coin robber shot in New Mexico
On January 30, 2016, a coin dealer in Albuquerque was robbed by several individuals. Despite his head wounds, he managed to shoot down one of the thieves who later died of his injuries.
American Numismatic Association Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Today, after 125 years, the American Numismatic Association has become the world’s largest nonprofit numismatic organization with 24,000 members. Starting in 1891, though, the association wanted to get coin collectors together which was not easy at the time.
Whitman Releases Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money Vol. 6
Whitman Publishing has released volume 6 of the Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money, by Q. David Bowers. It covers the early bank currency of the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.