The Stanley Gibbons Group Acquires Noble Investments
British rare stamp and collectibles merchant, The Stanley Gibbons Group plc, has successfully completed its acquisition of Noble Investments (UK) PLC which comprises also London-based auction house Baldwin’s.
Joel Gabrelow Joins Heritage Auctions as Consignment Director
Heritage Auctions has announced longtime gold and rare coin expert, author and scholar Joel Gabrelow has joined the company as a Consignment Director, operating out of the company’s Dallas headquarters.
New York International Numismatic Convention Announces Details
The New York International Numismatic Convention will sponsor its 42nd annual edition January 3-12, 2014 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Further details have been announced.
Robbery in Eisingen (Germany)
Police is searching a man who allegedly tried to rob a coin dealer on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 in Eisingen (Germany). He threatened the dealer with an object similar to a hand grenade and escaped with no plunder.
Swiss Coin dealer routs robber
A robber was forced to give up his intention to rob a coin shop in the Swiss town of Aarau: The shop owner and his employee simply were not frightened by the robber’s pistol and threw all the stuff at him that was at hand until the man took to his heels.
An ounce of luck …
Luck is not venal but everybody strives for it. However, at least an artistic symbol of luck one might give as a present: the legendary four-leaf clover. On behalf of the Republic of Palau Coin Invest Trust has inserted a real four-leaf clover into an ounce of silver.
Inflation accelerates demonetisation in India
As inflation is continually raising India’s Reserve Bank has announced that the remaining coins with face value less than 1 Rupee will no longer be in use. According to the media India’s Government admits with that move the galloping inflation in the country.
MDC 2014 to offer B2B meetings
As an innovation on the MDC Conferences, the XXVIII MDC 2014 will allow all registered delegates to access to the B2B meetings section within the web page through an easy tool that will provide you with a friendly system to schedule your meetings.
The George Effect
... that’s the name Richard Giedroyc is giving to a new way of designing commemorative coins according to public interest and marketing them via new media. Here you will find more about it.
Best Design and Innovation in Circulating Coins Recognised at the Coin Conference
Canada and Colombia emerged as the winners in the coin categories of the International Association of Currency Affairs 2013 Excellence in Currency Awards, sponsored by Currency News, the presentation of which took place on October 29 during the Coin Conference in Berlin.