Italy of Arts: Selinunte and Aosta Valley
Italy issues in its established series Italy of Arts two new collector coins. A 5 euro silver coin dedicated to the archaeological site Selinunte in Sicily and a 10 euro gold coin celebrating Aosta Valley in northern Italy.
Numismatic Names In Heritage’s First Domain Names Auction
Numismatics.com and five other numismatic-related domain names are being offered in Heritage Auctions’ inaugural Domain Name & Intellectual Property Signature® Auction. Bidding is now open until the live, online auction on November 21, 2013.
Successful ‘Down Under’ Debut For PCGS at ANDA Melbourne Show
Representatives of Professional Coin Grading Service say their first official participation at a show in Australia was a major success during the Australasian Numismatic Dealer’s Association International Coin and Banknote Show in Melbourne, Australia.
Coins and tokens of French Indochina
Jean Lecompte’s reference book to coins and tokens of the French colonies has been divided into three – considerably more extensive – volumes. The first volume, coins and tokens of French Indochina has just been published.
Princeton Acquires Landmark Medieval Egyptian Coin Collection
Princeton University has just acquired the Richard Undeland Collection of Mamluk coins as part of its goal of building a comprehensive study collection of the coinage of the medieval Mediterranean.
Coin-shaped or jade disc-shaped – in any case it’s ugly
In China, another building seems inspired by an ancient cash coin, although architects claim a jade disc to be on the origin of its shape. People judge it to be ugly but the local government has paid an enormous sum just to find a simple name for the unbeloved object.
The MoneyMuseum’s numismatic Podcasts
At the beginning of 2014 the MoneyMuseum will launch a series of numismatic podcasts dedicated to coins, banknotes and other numismatic items. Here, we will give you a foretaste of what is to come. Watch the first podcast and, please, give us your feedback!
Japan Mint continues Prefecture series
Japan Mint issues in the last months of 2013 another coin of its Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program: a 1,000-yen silver coin for the Yamanashi prefecture. These is the last coin in this series and year featuring images of Mt Fuji.
ANS Fellow and Trustee Elections
During the October 19, 2013 regular meeting of the Board of Trustees the American Numismatic Society has elected the Trusties and new Fellows of Society among them the editor of CoinsWeekly, Ursula Kampmann.
The Uniform Coinage of India
In 2012 Spink has published a catalogue of India’s uniform coinage between 1835 and 1947. Paul Steve and Randy Weir have created thus a new reference book one can no longer do without when describing these coins, as Ursula Kampmann states.