LHS Numismatics is liquidated during the first semester 2011
At the beginning of next year the tradition of the probably best known Swiss auction house the numismatic department of the Bank Leu will come to an end....
Italian Cultural Property in Real Danger
Three spectacular collapses in 2010 should prompt the Italian government to action....
The Crown of St. Stephen – The Mystic Crown of the Kingdom of Hungary
The third coin in the gold series “Crowns of the House of Habsburg” was issued on 10th November, 2010, and is dedicated to the Holy Crown of St. Stephen....
A hoard of pre-Revolutionary War colonial paper money
The Colonial Williamsburg Collection acquires the Cornell Hoard, an important hoard of paper money worth then 7.176 pounds sterling....
Hungary issues new Commemorative Coin
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central bank of Hungary) will issue the last two new silver collector coins of 2010 on November, 6th. The topic is the 200th anniversary of Ferenc Erkel, the composer of the Hungarian national anthem....
News from the Perth Mint
A comprehensive list of new commemorative coins struck by the Perth Mint reached us recently....
U.S. Law Enforcement Accepts Award from Anti-Collector Advocacy Group
SAFE has awarded members of U.S. law enforcement honorary awards for their efforts to stamp out the illicit trade in antiquities...
Thefts Prompt Police to Monitor Cash-For-Gold Shops
For those, who still believe that closing down the coin shops will end dealing in coins: Here is some news on the cash for gold (and silver) business...
A new Celtic coin book
“It is very easy to use, not just for people with Dr. in front of their name, but for everyone, from schoolkids to scholars.”
New Book on British Tokens
Over 3.000 tokens are illustrated in the new Token Catalogue edited by Galata Print Ltd....