New President For Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Steve Woodland has assumed the presidency of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association. His vision is to make the RCNA the premier numismatic organization in Canada. He has a clear idea on what the association has to focus in order to achieve this.
Sarah Miller Promoted to Senior Vice President at Heritage Auctions
Sarah Miller, Deputy Managing Director for the Heritage Auctions New York office, has been promoted to Senior Vice President. She will join President Greg Rohan in overseeing the New York office.
Treasury Appoints Ventris Gibson Deputy Director of the U.S. Mint
Ventris Gibson is the new Deputy Director of the U.S. Mint with decades of senior federal service. After U.S. Mint Director Ryder’s resignation, she will serve as Acting Director, making her the first Black person to head this bureau.
30 Years of Environmental Protection in Antarctica
With a new £1 coin Pobjoy Mint commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection in Antarctica. The coin features the British Antarctic Territory’s Coat of Arms: the Emperor Penguin.
Italy Cancels Controversial Cashless Campaign
In a much-maligned scheme Italy’s government aimed at encouraging cashless payments by reimbursing a part of the sum paid with ec cards. Recently the European Central Bank wrote a letter of concern to Rome over the matter – not for nothing.
“A World Class Collection”: the Lottie Salton Collection
At NYINC 2021 Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Künker will offer the first portion of the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection, a vast collection of the utmost importance built up over a lifetime by the son of the famous German auctioneer Felix Schlessinger.
“Franklin’s World” as Print Edition: The Book for the Column
For years, Claire Franklin has been proving every week with her “Franklin’s World” cartoons that ancient coins and the numismatic world are anything but dull. Now Claire Franklin presents a printed book in which she published a selection of her works.
This is the Winner of the IAPN Book Prize 2021
In 2021, the International Association of Professional Numismatists organized their General Assembly for the first time virtually. During the meeting ten new members were welcomed and the winners of the IAPN Book Prize were announced.
Myntårsboken. Sveriges Mynt 995-2021
Three large works become a single small one: Roberto Delzanno condensed his catalogues on Swedish coinage published over the last years into a handy A5 volume. Can that work? Daniel Baumbach took a look at the catalogue.
Do Religious Networks Help With Commercial Renewals?
On 28th October 2021 the Center for Advanced Study “RomanIslam” organizes an online workshop with a special focus on coins: “Religious Networks as a Catalyst for Commercial Renewal? The Western Mediterranean in the Long Eighth Century”.