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.
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.
New permanent exhibition in ethnological museum in Geneva
The new permanent exhibition of the MEG Musée d'ethnographie de Genève was officially opened on 31 October. With around 80,000 objects as well as 15,000 pictorial and auditory documents, the ethnographic collection is one of the largest in Switzerland.
New book on the Madrid Mint
The Friends of the Segovia Mint Association has just published another new book, written by Dr. Glenn Murray: “The Madrid Mint: Mintage Statistics and Assayers. In Commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of the Mint’s Founding in 1614”.