Book To Remember Numismatist Philip Grierson
Philip Grierson (1910-2006) was the most important numismatist of his time. One hundred years from his birth, this book presents a number of texts to remember him comprising an almost unknown paper as an example of the Irish sense of the absurd.
Endless Paradise: an eternal idyll on silver
Palau issues a new series of rectangular 2 dollar silver coins. You can arrange and combine them deliberately: they always show an exotic idyll of the Southern Sea. The number of combinations will even grow with the following series.
New auction portal online!
At www.liveplatform.ch the collector can access a new auction platform that brings together on its website the offers of many international companies.
Japan commemorates the tsunami
In 2015 two new coins will be struck by the Japan Mint to commemorate the “Great East Japan Earthquake”. The gold and silver coins will hardly be available abroad due to the great demand expected in Japan.
Obituary: Robert J. Myers
Robert J. Myers died aged 77 on February 14, 2012. He was a coin dealer and auctioneer, a “Renaissance Man” with many passions and interests comprising numismatic literature. The obituary is accompanied by a personal statement of George F. Kolbe.
Diary of a numismatist travelling Turkey (2009) – Part 5
Caesarea Cappadocia – only few cities in the Roman provinces possessed an equally comprehensive coinage yet barely anything Roman is still extant in the city.
New Medium for Coin Producing Industry
On February 2, 2012 Ursula Kampmann presented her most recent product: MintWorld, a medium for the coin producing industry. MintWorld consists of the printed journal MintWorld Compendium and the internet journal MintWorld.
Public consultation – privately
The European Union is conducting a public consultation largely unknown whether the directives on the return of cultural property need restrictions. Please join absolutely in this consultation today. Today, March 5, 2012 the deadline expires.
True Protection of Cultural Property Is Evolving
The Turkish Board of Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets proposes to sell artifacts which never leave the archives of a museum. A commission shall be created only to the goal of valuing these objects, and the objects might be sold after the valuation.
Titanic Anniversary Marked By Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is commemorating the 100th anniversary of RMS Titanic’s maiden voyage with the release of a GBP 5 coin, available in both Silver Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated quality.