Heritage Auctions ⸱ World Coins Platinum Session ⸱ 3-4 November 2023 ⸱ Dallas
The upcoming Heritage sale shines with gold and silver coins from destinations as far-flung as Great Britain, France, Peru and Russia – all selected for their quality.
Around 2,000 un-inventoried objects from the Greek-Roman collection of the British Museum were stolen. The museum recently announced the deployment of a task force and recovery program, but will these measures be enough to see the return of the lost objects?
In a new exhibition at the Museum of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, the Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection shows historically and culturally important coins and addresses their role in communication and financial education.
Gunnar Dumke will be the new director of Winterthur Coin Cabinet. The ancient historian and archaeologist will succeed Benedikt Zäch, who is retiring after thirty years at this position.
The ICOMON Annual Conference will be held in in Malaysia from 16-18th November 2023. The program is now available for download online.
The new 2024 edition of the Coin Yearbook is fully revised and updated. It features accurate up-to-the-minute pricing of English, Scottish, Irish and Isle of Man coins and many more features.
Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. ⸱ Auktion 435-436 ⸱ 31. Oktober-2. November 2023 ⸱ Frankfurt a. M.
In addition to the wide-ranging Auction 335 with coins from ancient to modern times, Peus offers this fall the extensive collection “Dr. Jürgen Baur – Cologne and Linked Territories” with numerous rarities.
Not too long ago, the MIF International Money Fair was a banknote collector’s best kept secret. Today this banknote fair is a compulsory event on the calendar for dealers and collectors alike! Sebastian Wieschowski was there as Maastricht once again claims the title as the world’s Banknote trading capital – thanks to the MIF.
A cache of rare Civil War-era coins unearthed in Kentucky includes the finest-known 1863 Double Eagles as well as several interesting varieties and errors.
The archaeological journal Minerva, founded in 1990, will discontinue its service with its last issue in July/August 2023. The reason for this, it says, are the lingering effects of the pandemic and increased costs. The last issue can be downloaded for free.
