Could US bill prohibit bullion coins?
A new bill is intended to prevent the loss business of producing circulation coins whose production cost exceed their face value by far. However, incidentally, this bill could prevent the profit-making issue of bullion coins as well.
Reputation Damage at Orell Füssli
Switzerland’s only security printing company Orell Füssli reported 1,800 banknotes were stolen during production. They have no serial numbers and holders will be reimbursed by the national bank. The producer covers the cost – but much worse is the loss of trust.
American Israel Numismatic Association won ANA award
The Shekel, bi-monthly periodical of the American Israel Numismatic Association won the First Place Award for Outstanding Publication of a Specialty Coin Club, recently presented by the American Numismatic Association. CoinsWeekly congratulates them!
ANS organizes symposium on early electrum coinage
‘The Beginning of Coinage’ on November 15-16, 2013 offers members and others interested in early electrum coinage to learn more about some of these new discoveries. Papers by international experts in the field will cover a variety of aspects.
The Battle at Harzhorn on display
In 2008 an enormous battlefield from the 3rd century CE was discovered in northern Germany. This changed the idea of that period completely: actually Roman campaigns deep into the Germanic area continued even after Varus’s defeat. Now a splendid exhibition shows the findings.
Burglars without numismatic knowledge quickly copped
Teenagers who stole a rare coin collection in Saint Paul (MN) got copped the next day when they tried to change the coins into banknotes and the coin-counting machine jammed.
The Ebnöther collection in Schaffhausen
Only few will know that just a one-hour ride by train from Zurich an eminent collection of ancient and pre-Columbian American art is on display. Now the Ebnöther collection in the Museum zu Allerheiligen / Schaffhausen is being shown in a restyled manner. Visit the permanent exhibition with Ursula Kampmann.
Egypt and Alexandria. A brief numismatic survey
In this series Ursula Kampmann invites you to a trip though the history of Egypt and its capital Alexandria by its coinage.
Animal kingdom comes to ‘life’ in The Singapore Mint’s latest releases
The Singapore Mint has launched two unique collections namely the “Giant Pandas 1oz 999 Fine Silver Proof Minted Stamp Ingot with Colour” and the “2014 Macau Lunar Horse Coins”.
Yitzhak Shamir State Medal Release
A new Israel State Medal in honor of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was presented to his son, Minister of Agriculture Yair Shamir and daughter, Gilada Diament.