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.
10th Basel Ancient Art Fair in 2013
The Basel Ancient Art Fair focuses on the art of the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean. As a result, the BAAF has rapidly become the leading global event in the field and will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year.
Farinet: Legendary forger in Valais
In the 1870s Italian forger Farinet became a sort of Robin Hood in the Swiss Canton of Valais. His products were as popular as he himself and after his death he became a true legend. Today a walking route remembers him in this region.
US Coin dealer shot dead at Halloween
On October 31, 2013 an 81-year-old coin dealer was shot dead in the US town of Albemarle. Footage material shows apparently the robber leaving with his booty and his victim’s car. There is still no trace of him.
An Austrian 500 Gulden breaks all records in Norway
A 500 Gulden banknote changed the official auction history in Norway recently when it was sold for 912 times its estimate. It is now known – as Marius Ringsrud reports – as the most expensive banknote ever sold in a Norwegian auction.
USA continue trusting in God
‘In God We Trust’ is the famous US motto since long, and for decades atheists have opposed to it arguing that it offends those who do not believe in god. However, again a court has decided that the motto is not intended in a religious sense and does not harm anybody.
Re-writing Australia’s history thanks to crowdfunding?
An interdisciplinary team aims at proving that long before Cook Australia has had many contacts with the world outside. This is what African coins found on the continent hint at. The project is utilising crowdfunding for its financing.
Coins and stones – bones of contention
The protection of cultural property is vital. But the measures Turkish officials are taking, when a tourist has ‘stolen’ ‘cultural property’ are alarming due to their disproportion. And we do not talk about isolated incidents.
Ruby anniversary of Sydney’s Opera House celebrated in silver
The Royal Australian Mint, Sydney Opera House and UNESCO have unveiled a new coin design dedicated to the fortieth anniversary of one of the world’s most recognisable and busiest performing arts centres: the Sydney Opera House.