Celtic gold strong
A previously unrecorded gold stater of a hitherto unknown British king, Anarevitos, was recently auctioned by Chris Rudd for GBP 21,000. This is a record price for an Iron Age coin of Britain...
First Coin to Have “QR” Bar Code Embedded into Design
To honor the centennial of the Mint building in Utrecht the Dutch Ministry of Finance authorized the issue of an additional commemorative coin this year. A special feature on this coin is a 2D (two dimensional) QR bar code...
The Karachi coin business
In Karachi the bus conductors have to give back exact change. But by law they are not allowed to provide themselves whith enough coins to do so. How clever people gain from this dilemma creating a new business sector you can read here...
A beer mug, “a house of hemp and butter” and the Versailles of the Baltics
275 years ago the magnificent Rund?le Palace was founded, the Versailles of the Baltics. The Bank of Latvia commemorates this event with a new collector silver coin. Also to the Hansa city Riga a coin is dedicated and a new circulation coin shows a beer mug. Why? Read it here!
Numismatic diary of a journey throughout Greece – Part 1
The first stage of Ursula Kampmann’s journey to Greece takes her from Venice to Igoumenitsa and Nicopolis up to Ambracia. Hidden mosaics and fateful padlocks render the area’s visit quite difficult. But there is enough left to discover!
ANA Coins Stolen from St. Louis Museum of Transportation
Six coins from the American Numismatic Association’s collection with a combined value of approximately USD 18,844 were stolen June 11 or 12 from the St. Louis Museum of Transportation...
Review of the First Coin Conference in London
The inaugural Coin Conference, held from May 31 to June 1, 2011 in London, was the first event of its kind to focus on the challenges and issues faced by circulating coins in the context of countries’ currency management strategies...
Numismatic events at Chicago in 2012
Krause Publications has announced 2012 dates for its Chicago numismatic events, the Chicago International Coin Fair and Chicago Paper Money Expo...
The Royal couple united – for the first time also on a coin
For the first time in UK history a reigning Monarch and Consort have appeared on opposite sides of a UK coin. In occasion of Prince Philip’s 90th birthday appear His Royal Highness The Prince Philip on one side, Her Majesty The Queen on the other...
A visit to the Stuttgart Mint
CoinsWeekly received an invitation for a visit to the Stuttgart Mint. We needn’t be asked twice. Here is a short report about how it looks there…