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Dutch Mint will be sold
The Dutch Minister of Finance has announced plans to sell the Royal Dutch Mint. Several offers exist, but no final decision had been made as yet.
Sherlock proves 23,000 missing artworks to France
France cannot find 23,000 cultural objects, as proven by a new online database. One of the problems is the division of responsibility which makes such an irresponsible handling of the country’s historical heritage possible.
Spink revises catalog of English silver coinage
Every catalog must be updated eventually. By means of the standard reference on English silver coinage, Maurice Bull illustrated how this can be accomplished in an exemplary manner. Björn Schöpe has taken a look at the revised edition.
Byzantine seals from the Zakos Collection in Geneva
The Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève has published a new book. It is a comprehensive catalog of nearly 480 Byzantine seals from the Zakos Collection which are now housed in Geneva. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at the book.
Coin dealer killed in Chicago
When his coin shop was burglarized on April 1, 2016, a coin dealer was killed. Police has arrested a strong suspect.
Exchange machines in England receive favorable response
In London, four of the planned 400 kiosks that make an exchange of different currencies quite easy have been installed by now. The inventors are pleased to report that tens of thousands of successful transactions have been made already.
Bulldozer driver entitled to keep half of a Roman hoard
When he was levelling the ground in Yeovil / Somerset, Mark Copsey spotted something green in the soil... His discovery turned out to be a hoard consisting of 3,339 coins from Roman Imperial times. Now it been decided that he is entitled to half of the value of this hoard.
The Archaeology of Money
What is money? What can be used as money? And what functions may the objects that are used as money carry out? These are just a few of the questions raised in a new collection of papers. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at it.
Patterns and material varieties of Swiss coins
Jürg Richter has published a new book. His two-volume catalog covers the patterns and material varieties of Swiss coins. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at the two books.
Argentina implements new banknotes with higher denominations
Due to its high inflation, Argentina plans introducing new 200, 500, and 1,000 peso banknotes until 2017. Today, the highest denomination is the 100 peso bill equivalent to 7,4 US dollars.