Dr Mark Blackburn has passed
The Caius College Cambridge announces with great sadness the death on 1 September of Dr Mark Blackburn, at the age of 58...
Aguntum: Austrian Mint Issues New Silver Coin in the series “Rome on the Danube”
In September the Austrian Mint will issue the fourth silver coin in the series “Rome on the Danube”. The new 20 euro coin features the thriving town of Aguntum, a well-established center of commerce and trade, founded as early as 30 BC...
Royal Canadian Mint Releases New Coins
The Royal Canadian Mint releases two new bullion coins in gold and silver. At the same time the Mint launches a medallion to be produced on demand replicating the stunning relay participant medal of Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion World Tour celebrating its 25th anniversary...
The Perth Mint Releases Chinese Dragons and Mythical Creatures
In September the Perth Mint releases new coins celebrating the Year of the Dragon of the Chinese zodiac. The starfish and the bush babies remind us of Australia’s natural beauties, while the Mythical Creatures Set goes far beyond the borders of the land down under...
Spink acquires Investphila in Switzerland to further enhance its presence in the Americas and Russia
Spink announces it has acquired Investphila of Switzerland. Investphila was founded 30 years ago. Chairman Guido Craveri and his team have firmly established Investphila as the world leader for stamp auctions of South and Central America material as well as Russia...
Scenography and numismatics: interview with scenographer Prof Eberhard Schlag
The Stuttgart ATELIER BRÜCKNER has acquired an outstanding reputation in regard to putting objects in the proper light. We talked with Prof Eberhard Schlag, Management Partner, how scenography can be put to use in numismatics. ..
American Numismatic Society Announces 2012 Gala Honorees
The American Numismatic Society announces the honorees for the 2012 Dinner Gala: Harlan J. Berk and Frederic G. Withington. Mr. Berk and Mr. Withington will be honored on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City...
“A Meeting of Two Worlds”: Historic Ibero-American Coins Re-issued
The Royal Spanish Mint issued nine Ibero-American historic coins like Argentina’s first 1-peso coin or the Spanish 8-reales. But on the obverse these coins show the coats-of-arms of all participating countries...
The engineer and the politician
On August 6, 2011 the Hungarian Mint has issued a silver coin in memory of István Bibó, Hungarian Minister, writer and lawyer. On 14th August a gold collector coin was be released in the series “The smallest gold coin of the world” on occasion of the 200th anniversary of Adam Clark’s birth. The Scottish engineer supervised the building of the bridge between Buda and Pest...
Korean Coin Commemorates Athletics Federations 2011 Championships
The Bank of Korea has issued 50,000 Won silver coins commemorating the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) Championships hold in Daegu from August 27 to September 4, 2011...