Royal Canadian Mint achieves $1 billion in revenue in single quarter for first time ever
The Royal Canadian Mint reported the achievements of an extraordinary second quarter with an increase in consolidated revenues of 93.8% to $1.05 billion in the 13 weeks ending June 29, 2013.
First Spouse coins delayed
As in 2012 this year the First Spouse Coins issued by the US Mint are delayed due to “finning” as the US Mint’s Tom Jurkowsky explained.
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.
Royal Canadian Mint marks 75th anniversary of Superman™
In the heart of the city that inspired Metropolis, the famous backdrop against which the story of Superman™ has been told since 1938, the Royal Canadian Mint has released seven exciting new coins to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the world’s most celebrated Super Hero.
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.