Owner of the Hackney Hoard ascertained
In 2007 residents of the London borough Hackney came upon a treasure of 80 American gold coins, while digging a frog pond. Now the real owner of these coins has been ascertained. It is the descendant of a German Jew, who escaped to Britain in 1938...
Termite alarm in the bank vault
Termites have eaten through 10 million rupees worth of bank notes at the Indian town of Barabanki...
American Numismatic Society unveils MANTIS, a major numismatic research tool
On April 6, 2011, the American Numismatic Society unveiled the new interactive ANS collection search tool, MANTIS. It provides access to all 600,000 records for objects in the ANS collection, through a series of new, easy-to-use search screens...
A New “different” form Monnaie de Paris’ engraving workshop
“Differents” are the distinctive punches, which are used to identify French coins minted by Monnaie de Paris. Since1st January 2011 a new “different” has appeared on all coins minted by the Monnaie de Paris...
Aztec God and jaguars – The Aztec calendar on a 2011 Mexican 1 kg silver coin
One of the world’s most impressive archaeological treasures ? weighing over 22 tons and with a diameter of about 12 feet ? has inspired one of the world’s largest coins, containing 1 kilogram (over 32 oz.) of pure silver...
New selling prices for Swiss commemorative coins
Extraordinary developments in the precious metal and non-ferrous metal market have led to price increases for Swiss commemorative coins...
What Price Provenance? Safeguarding the Antiquities of Egypt
The Department of Cultural Policy and Management at London City University is to host a round-table discussion with leading experts on the current looting of Egypt’s museums and archaeological sites. Expert opinion will be given on field archaeology in Egypt, museum management, Law, cultural policy and the ancient art trade in a unique inter-disciplinary event...
The Norwegian Bank commemorates the Royal couple’s birthdays in 2012
Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja will both be celebrating their 75th birthdays in 2012, and a silver commemorative coin will be issued by Norges Bank to mark the occasion...
Minister releases circulating wedding coin for all Australians
The Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten announced a commemorative 20 cent coin, celebrating the marriage of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, will be released into public circulation after the wedding takes place...
Perth Mint issues Australia’s official Royal Wedding Tribute coin
With the endorsement of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, The Perth Mint has unveiled Australia’s official legal tender commemorative coin to mark the wedding of HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton...