There are times when uninformed people buy anything as long as the object in question might retain its value. Disillusionment strikes when the market situation changes. The realisation that there isn’t a market for every collectible ruined many a collecting field in the past. Ursula Kampmann urges caution.
The Royal Canadian Mint released collector coins in celebration of King Charles’ Coronation. The coins feature the new Royal Cypher but not yet the King’s portrait. Find here more information about when to expect his portrait.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe offers Gold-backed digital tokens for investment. The offer closed on 10 May 2023.
How do you show a person how important they are to you? CIT proposes a coin series with the special technique smartminting® in Ultra High Relief with Special Shape. After “Key to my Heart” issued in 2022, now comes “Key to my Kingdom”.
CIT has converted the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Mont-Saint-Michel” into numismatic masterpieces: Four coins in three metals pay tribute to the impressive island with a three-dimensional relief on a deeply concave background.
In Part 4 of its extraordinary British Collection, SINCONA will be presenting several extremely rare patterns, some of which are the best-preserved specimens available on the market. In this article, we tell their story.
Sometimes it takes a look outside the box to get some inspiration for how the coin show of the future might look like. The TICC in Japan certainly has some fresh ideas to offer. Ursula Kampmann reports on what she experienced in Tokyo.
Over centuries the Persian empire and the Greeks had many conflicts. But nevertheless they influenced each other in many ways, as coins and works of art document. A major exhibition at the British Museum explores the relationship between luxury and power in this time.
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio ⸱ April 2023 Hong Kong Auction ⸱ 26th April 2023 ⸱ Hong Kong
Stack’s Bowers Rarities Night presented 253 lots comprising some of the most important and elusive coins within the realm of Chinese numismatics. A staggering 28 lots realized prices surpassing the six-figure mark.
Kenneth Bressett’s memoir “A Penny Saved” celebrates the life of Bressett’s mentor, hobby legend Richard S. Yeo and author of the “Red Book”. Joel J. Orosz explains what numismatics owes both of them.
