New 1,000 Yen Silver Coin from Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program
This time, the pure silver coin from the popular Japanese coin program comes from the Saitama prefecture and features Shibusawa Eiichi, an influential contributor to the First National Bank, and a bell in the city of Kawagoe, which is part of the national cultural heritage.
Bernhard Weisser New Director of the Berlin Münzkabinett
Since December 5, 2014, it’s official: Bernhard Weisser becomes the new Director of the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Germany and its archaeology: scandal or commonplace?
German state NRW had announced drastic cutbacks in its heritage management. In the end these plans have been softened but a current case shows how disgracefully Germany takes care of its archaeological treasures.
Solid gold Torc in Celtic coin hoard found
A new, exciting find has been discovered in Jersey’s Celtic coin hoard. The Jersey Heritage hoard conservation team uncovered one end of a solid gold torc, which is considerably larger than anything previously found.
Two New Volumes in the Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money
Whitman continues it new Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money with volumes 3 and 4 dedicated to Massachusetts. This project is a multiple-volume study of currency issued from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve.
HJB Gift Certificate Program
Nine years ago Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. began a gift certificate program in an effort to recognize, in a more thoughtful way, the generosity its clients showed to them throughout the year.
EXPO 2015 Milano featured during Monaco’s coin show
On December 2-7, 2014, a special exhibition of coins and medals commemorating the previous Universal Exhibitions and World’s fairs were brought together in one place and could be seen during Monaco’s coin show.
A Golden Christmas Tree
Every year, Coin Invest Trust surprises collectors with a unique Christmas coin. Special feature in 2014: the coin is shaped like a Christmas tree.
Italy’s guarded numismatic treasure
Once again a fully fledged scandal seems to get lost among Italy’s daily business: barrels of collector coins and very rare issues from the time of Victor Emmanuel III have been stored away in a magazine for decades. No improvement in sight.
Cultural property protection made in Switzerland
In all troubled regions not only the people but also cultural property suffer. While the humans may emigrate and claim asylum abroad, objects cannot. Not yet. But that could change very soon.