Veteran ANA employee Kim Kiick named Executive Director
Kim Kiick, a long-time senior manager and Director of Operations at the American Numismatic Association, has been named the Association’s new executive director, replacing Jeff Shevlin, whose contract was not renewed by the ANA Board of Governors.
A numismatic glimpse inside English economic history
Coinage and Currency in Eighteenth-Century Britain – this is how David W. Dykes entitled his luxury volume dealing with English tokens and their place in the history of money. The bibliophilic publication is of interest not just to special collectors.
Spectrum Group International Announces Purchase of Non-Controlling Interest in Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Spectrum Group International announced on May 2, 2013 that it has purchased the 49% non-controlling interest in SBN/dba Stack’s Bowers Galleries which is now wholly owned by the company.
Famous ‘Lost’ nickel sells for $3.17 million
1913 5C Liberty, PR63 PCGS, one of just five known, crosses the block in Chicago-area event, April 25. The item was kept for over 40 years in a closet after being mistakenly declared to be a date altered fake.
On the future of smallest denominations in Western Europe
The future of 1- and 2-euro cent coins is open according to a EU Commission press release. However, in contrary to the worldwide trend of abolishing the smallest coins due to high production costs Switzerland decided to keep the coin with the lowest face value.
Springtime in Turkey – Part 4
Everyone knows Troy! But have you ever been to Alexandria Troas, the most important port in northwest Asian Minor? Join us in this chapter as we venture into this forgotten metropolis and to the equally little-known temple of Apollo Smintheus.
International Coin Design Competition 2013
The Japan Mint will hold the International Coin Design Competition 2013 with the objective of encouraging creativity and enhancing the artistry of coin designs.
“Cash Is Dead – Long Live Cash” Says Fed
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is home to the Cash Product Office. As part of its remit to understand and predict cash demand, its President and CEO, John C Williams, recently published an essay entitled ‘Cash Is Dead! Long Live Cash!’.
Is Bitcoin becoming too successful?
Bitcoin, recently, has caused quite a stir in the media. The virtual currency that was worth over $200 per unit – for a couple of hours before going down again; Trojan horses infecting computers; and now it seems that authorities have a down on Bitcoin, too.
Discoloration a Problem for New Fiji Coins?
Fiji replaced its $2 bank note with a circulating coin of the same denomination. It now appears this coin may be causing some concern.