American Numismatic Society seeks to appoint a Librarian
The American Numismatic Society, located in New York City, invites nominations and applications for the position of the Francis D. Campbell Librarian in its Harry W. Bass Jr. Library. So if you feel like managing some 100,000 volumes don’t miss the job posting!
New Edition of “Guide Book of United States Paper Money” from Whitman
Building on the scope of Robert Friedberg’s groundbreaking research, the “Guide Book of United States Paper Money”, fourth edition, is an engaging history and price guide of the paper currency of the United States.
SeQrySign® – Coin Invest Trust’s new security feature
For years, Coin Invest Trust has been designing coins which stand out for their bold design, innovative minting technology and exceptional quality. Now, the creative thinkers from Liechtenstein have developed a new security feature to ensure collectors can be certain to have bought a coin from Coin Invest Trust: SeQrySign.
“Tertiary Period” – Austria’s new silver coin
On September 10, 2014, the Austrian Mint has issued the fourth coin in its popular “Back from the Dead” dinosaur coin series, accompanied with a new and improved augmented reality app. The first two coins of the series moved from “Life in the Water”, to “Life in the Air”. The third and fourth coins represent “Life on the Ground”.
Portrait of Britain – Royal Mint celebrates Britain’s best-loved landmarks
The Royal Mint celebrates four world-renowned British landmarks on four eye-catching, crown-sized, silver 5 GBP coins. The intricate details of each design have been highlighted with The Royal Mint’s premier Proof finish, whilst trichromatic colour-printing gives the coin designs an impressionist quality.
New coin in Finland’s “Animals of the provinces” series
On 18 August, Aland has received a collector coin paying tribute to its provincial animal. This provincial coin with a nominal value of five euros depicts the white-tailed eagle in its nest. The collector coin’s reverse bears the historic coat of arms of Aland.
4th Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coinage
The 4th Assemani Symposium will take place on 26 and 27 September 2014 at Trieste University. The symposium is dedicated to Islamic Coinage and numerous experts participate at the event.
New 2 Euro Coin in Spanish UNESCO World Heritage series – Park Güell
In 2010 the Spanish Royal Mint started a series of 2 Euro commemorative coins dedicated to the Spanish sites in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The latest coin in the series is dedicated to Park Güell in Barcelona, monumental work by famous architect Antoni Gaudí.
New Bicolor Coins from the Japanese Prefecture Series
CoinsWeekly readers will already be familiar with the popular Japanese 47 Prefectures series. Japan has now released three new coins, featuring an expressway connecting the islands Honshu and Shikoku, a clay prehistoric goddess figure and an ancient pilgrimage route.
The Royal Canadian Mint: Rethinking the factory floor
Time is money. So the easiest way to save money is using the time you have as efficiently as you can. The Royal Canadian Mint is doing so in a new project. With cellular manufacturing the time it takes from coining to final packaging will be cut from days to hours.