Coin of the Year Winners 2015 Announced
Austria is the outstanding winner of the COTY 2015. World Coin News’ international panel of judges has chosen Austrian coins as top coins in three out of ten categories. Now the winner of the winners, the Coin of the Year is going to be chosen.
Art and Artifice Behind History’s Greatest Fabrications
The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries have opened “Fakes, Lies, and Forgeries”, a new rare book exhibition at the George Peabody Library. The exhibition features highlights from the world’s most comprehensive collection of rare books and manuscripts on the history of forgery in the West.
The Numismatourist: the new reference book for coin enthusiasts who love travelling
For many years Howard M. Berlin has been writing about his travels to numismatic destinations. In an impressive book he has gathered all useful information on the places he has seen and which may allure numismatists. Björn Schöpe read up about these destinations.
Collector Sheik al-Thani died
As Quatar’s Minister of Culture but also privately Sheik al-Thani acquired art objects worth billions of dollars. Coin collectors feared him because of his unlimited financial means, auction houses because of his easy-going payment-morale. On Sunday he died in London.
Verdicts in the OeBS kickback affair
Seven defendants were convicted, two were acquitted. Thus ended the trial on October 3, 2014 where executive directors were accused of bribery in order to get remunerative contracts for the Austrian Security Printing OeBS.
Royal Mint reveals plans for new portrait of The Queen
The Royal Mint has confirmed that it will be 'all change' for UK coinage in 2015 when the definitive portrait of Her Majesty The Queen is to be updated for the first time since 1998 when Ian Rank-Broadley created the forth portrait of Her Majesty.
ANS Seminar on Forgery Basics at S.F. Historical Bourse
On December 12, 2014 a study seminar on 'The Basics of Numismatic Forgeries' will feature presentations by Dr. Ute Wartenberg, Executive Director of the ANS, and David Hendin followed by a panel discussion with experts.
Reward for recovery of stolen coins
The Danish coin shop Denarius experienced a coin theft at a fair arranged by the Norwegian Numismatic Society in Copenhagen, Denmark. We give you more information about the stolen coins and the reward in this article.
1st Macau International Coins & Precious Metals Expo (MICAPE)
The 1st Macau International Coins & Precious Metals Expo (MICAPE) will take place 5-7 December 2014 in the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel, Macau.
Coins as thermometers
In the 18th century, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit and Anders Celsius independently developed universal temperature scales which are still in use today. Coin Invest Trust has designed two coins for Palau and Cook Islands which can be used as thermometers – with the scale of one of the two famous scientists respectively.