The Hype about the Golden Kennedy Half Dollar
Due to excessive demand, the Unites States Mint is now forced to stop selling the golden Kennedy Half Dollar. After three days, the coin is available for sale on the internet only.
Great Coin Heist at State Library of New South Wales
On 7 August, 2014, twelve coins worth about €700,000 have been stolen from the State Library of New South Wales / Sidney. One of them is an original Holey Dollar from 1810.
3rd Coin Conference 2015 in Madrid
Following the successful 2nd Coin Conference, held in Berlin last March, the 3rd Coin Conference will take place 21-23 October 2015 in Madrid, Spain. The conference focuses on circulating coins.
Australian money man catalogues British boar money
The formerly chief financial officer of Reader’s Digest in Australia has written a pioneering book cataloguing the earliest silver coins of the Corieltavi, a large Iron Age tribe of the East Midlands. It has been published by Chris Rudd.
Arne Kirsch is a new Associate of SINCONA AG
Arne Kirsch experienced numismatist and in the numismatic world well-known expert changes to Sincona AG.
Cherry Blossoms from Japan
Since its inception in 1883, the Japan Mint’s Cherry Blossom Viewing has enjoyed lasting popularity as one of Osaka’s best-loved spring traditions. The Japan Mint releases the 2014 “Cherry Blossom Viewing” BU Coin Set, which includes a special silver medal.
Latvian collector coin dedicated to famous literary work
Latvia issued a new 5 euro collector coin dedicated to ‘The White Book’ by Janis Jaunsudrabins. The coin was struck by the Dutch Mint and features the cover of ‘The White Book’ and illustrations from it.
Sicily in full bloom Part 9
We hadn’t yet seen all there is to see in Syracuse. Accompany us to the city’s museum and its catacombs today.
The saddest night in the history of Spanish numismatics
In November 1936 the government of the Second Spanish Republic ordered to seize all gold coins in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional in Madrid. Abroad this story has remained scarcely known. But until today, the museum has never recovered from this loss.
WWI in coins and medals in the Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum Oxford shows the exhibition ‘Lest We Forget: Commemorating the Great War 1914-1918’ until December 23, 2014. Commemorative coins and medals, and emergency money evidences the war in numismatics.