An American coin fair in European eyes
From August 16 to 20, 2011, the World’s Fair of Money of the American Numismatic Association was conducted near Chicago Airport. It was a typically American fair as a European can hardly imagine...
Arrest Made in Brooklyn Coin Dealer Murder
A man has been arrested for the murder of Steve Halfon, a Brooklyn coin dealer murdered on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Police found fingerprints of Andrew Jackson, 26, on the car where the victim was murdered...
First Bullion Coin of the Arabic World
The government-owned Dubai Multi Commodities Centre has launched the prototype of the first Bullion coin of the United Arab Emirates. It features on the obverse the portrait of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed, president of the United Arab Emirates...
New York International Numismatic Convention
From Thursday, January 5 through Sunday, January 8, 2012 the 40th Annual New York International Numismatic Convention will take place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York...
Oxford Conference: 50 Years Celtic Coin Index
A one-day iron age conference at the University of Oxford, Saturday 10 December 2011, organised by Dr John Sills will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Celtic Coin Index (CCI) at the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford...
XVIII ICOMON Annual Meeting at Nicosia
The XVIIIth Annual Meeting of the International Committee of Money and Banking Museums (ICOMON) will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus from October 10 to 13, 2011. The theme is: Money Museums Communicating with the Public...
Selected Whitman Books Now Available Digitally
Whitman Publishing announces the release in digital format of more than a dozen of its most popular numismatic books, including the 2012 Red Book and Blue Book. The titles are now available on multiple devices such as the iPad, Amazon Kindle, and Nook...
Brutal Murder of New York Coin Dealer
On August 23, 2011 the New York coin dealer Steve Halfon was killed in a brutal holdup murder. Three men had attacked him after closing. They are on the run...
Faces – Masterpieces of Italian Portraiture
The Gemäldegalerie and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have undertaken a landmark project tracing the development of the Italian portrait in the fifteenth century. The exhibition starts in Berlin on August 25, 2011. Later it will be shown in the Metropolitan...
Final Act in the Krombach “case” – Coins Restituted
Finally his coins have been restituted to Alexander Krombach. After he had bought some coins on eBay police saved the whole collection for evidence and accused Mr Krombach of fencing. Even after the preliminary proceedings had been closed, The Hessian Ministry did not restitute the collection. Now a final verdict has been spoken...