Increasing Euro coin counterfeiting in 2012
The number of counterfeit euro coins removed from circulation increased by 17% from 157,000 in 2011 to 184,000 in 2012. The 2-euro denomination remains by far the most affected by this criminal activity.
Hubert Lanz receives World Money Fair Award
On February 1, 2013 Hubert Lanz received the World Money Fair Award for his numismatic merits. Rarely a single person has done more for coin collecting in Germany and Europe. Since years Hubert Lanz is fighting for the right of every European to collect coins.
Royal Danish Mint releases 2013 coin set for children
The Royal Danish Mint issues a coin set for children as gift to celebrate the birth of a baby or a christening in 2013. The coin set will have a design with sweet drawings of a family of trolls minting coins and comprises all Danish coins minted in 2013.
Malta presents new coin programme with a symposium
The Central Bank of Malta hosted a symposium presenting the coin programme 2013. Renowned experts explained the programme’s topics and underlined the historical relevance of the coins.
Austria’s new gold coin Klimt and His Women: “Expectation”
On February 27, 2013 the Austrian Mint has issued the second coin in its five gold coin series celebrating Gustav Klimt, a key painter of the art nouveau period whose art is easily recognized and admired around the world.
Slovakia issued Circulation Coin set 2013
Kremnica Mint in close cooperation with the National bank of Slovakia has issued in January an official coin set of Slovak euro coins ‘Kosice – the European Capital of Culture 2013’.
Royal Mint expands into Indian market with first Indian sovereigns since 1918
A new partnership has started between The Royal Mint and MMTC-PAMP India to strike The Royal Mint’s gold Sovereign commemorative coins in India for the first time in nearly a century.
George Kolbe’s Reference Library
In December of 2012, George F. Kolbe published The Reference Library of a numismatic bookseller. The volume comprises a detailed catalogue of the compiler’s reference library, formed over four decades as a dealer in rare and out of print numismatic publications.
Introducing Pecunem – The Next Generation of Online Auctions
Pecunem.com, a new online auction platform, announces its first auction to be held on 10 March 2013 in cooperation with Gitbud & Naumann. The new Web site, which went live in February, is a large step forward for online coin auctions.
Australia’s oldest numismatic auction house turns 50
Downies Australian Coin Auctions, Australia’s oldest numismatic auction house, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013.