The Royal Mint: first RMR minted bars seen since 1968
The Royal Mint is to bring about the return of a world-renowned bullion brand after an absence of 47 years, expanding its bullion range to offer gold and silver minted bars bearing the historic marque of The Royal Mint Refinery: RMR.
Spain commemorates 500 Anniversary of Saint Teresa of Jesus
The Spanish Real Casa de la Moneda has issued a silver collector coin to celebrate the 500 Anniversary of Saint Teresa of Jesus, a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint and Carmelite nun.
Design of the brand new £1 coin unveiled
The winner of a public competition to design the “tails” side of the new £1 coin was unveiled by the Chancellor: It is David Pearce, age 15. His design takes in four well known symbols of the UK with a rose, leek, thistle and shamrock emerging from a Royal Coronet.
Hellenistic Coins and Jewelery Found in Cave in Galilaea
In Israel a group of spelunkers found a cache of rare coins and silver and bronze objects in a cave. Parts of the hoard date back to the Hellenistic epoch, but some are much older. As on some vessels stalagmites had developed, the archaeological findings can even help to date the cave.
Not Even Beggars Accept Zimbabwe’s New Coins
To remedy the small change shortage, Zimbabwe issued the so-called bond coins. So far, the approach has proven ineffective. That may be due to the fact that the Reserve Bank does not bring it home to the people what bond coins actually are.
New Hungarian Collector Coin for the painter István Csók
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank honours the great Hungarian painter István Csók with the issuance of a commemorative coin marking the 150th anniversary of his birth.
Religion and Money: Economy of Salvation in the Middle Ages
The international project “Religion and Money: Economy of salvation in the Middle Ages” uses coin finds in churches and historical and literary sources to investigate the relation between religion and money.
ANS awards Archer M. Huntington Award 2015 to Arthur A. Houghton
The American Numismatic Society awards the 2015 Archer M. Huntington Award to Arthur A. Houghton, III in recognition of his outstanding career contributions to numismatic scholarship. The award ceremony will be held on May 16, 2015 in New York.
Coins & Collectors
A collection of anecdotes revolving around coins, collectors and the past of US American numismatics is the content of the rewarding book by author Q. David Bowers. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at it.
NGC Image Archive Tops 10 Million Coins
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation now has images of more than 10 million coins available for free on its website and smartphone app. These images show the obverse and reverse of virtually every NGC-certified coin.