Amera reorganizes operative business management
Amera, a global supplier of coins, coin blanks and coin production and recycling systems, has reorganized the Group’s operative management. The reorganization forms part of the systematic handover initiated by Sheffer and Engler with the partial sale of their holdings.
India to increase mint capacities
The Reserve Bank of India is pushing since a long time to phase out banknotes in favour of coins due to economic reasons. However, it has become clear that the mint capacities cannot keep up with the requirements to introduce coins in place of the Rp 10 notes.
Private mint dumps cyanide into river causing death of 30,000 fish
Mints are becoming increasingly aware of the relevance of green business and environmental issues. However, there are always bad apples like a trial in Ohio has shown. Dumping cyanide into a storm drain caused the death of over 30,000 fish in a nearby river.
Minting in modern China
An absolute must-have for anyone interested in modern Chinese coins before the People’s Republic of China was founded is the collection of essays written by Richard Wright. Here you find a book review.
Hendin Receives 2013 Medal from Gunnar Holst Foundation for Numismatics
David Hendin was the recipient of the 2013 Gunnar Holst Numismatic Foundation Medal, awarded at the University of Göteborg, Sweden, on May 16. CoinsWeekly congratulates on this well-deserved recognition of his achievements.
Springtime in Turkey – Part 7
Given the number of tourists about the place, one could be forgiven for thinking that pretty much everyone in the world has already walked along the Curetes Street of Ephesus. And we were taking in Ephesus on a quiet day too, relatively speaking …
Richard (Dick) G. Doty, 1942-2013 Smithsonian Curator
The numismatic community is in mourning for Richard G. Doty. He was a master not only in describing coins but in reconstructing their history. He certainly would have written many more books. We will miss him.
Wildlife Conservation – Prism 2013
The Cook Islands offer us a small reminder that it is largely due to human interference that many species and habitats on earth are currently threatened. Three silver coins designed by Coin Invest Trust depict females of a threatened species, illustrated in prism technique.
Conferences on Archaeology and Asian Art in Brussels
ArtConnoisseurs is a cultural and scientific event taking place from 6 to 8 June 2013 which consists of a series of expert conferences – also on numismatics – given by renowned collectors, scholars and museum curators from Europe and from all over the world.
Important coin collection stolen in France
A fairly comprehensive coin collection was stolen from a private home near Paris, France end of May 2013. We publish a list of the stolen items and ask you to stay on alert.