Noonans

Noonans ⸱ Banknotes Auction – The Cook Collection ⸱ 28 November 2024 ⸱ London

A collection of more than 250 lots of Central and Eastern European banknotes offered at Noonans Mayfair fetched a hammer price of more than £250,000. Read about the highlights here.

Heritage Auctions

Heritage Auction ⸱ NYINC Auction ⸱ 13 January 2024 ⸱ New York

Heritage Auctions presents the first part he Gatsby Collection, an extraordinary curation of pre-1960 South African coinage, which will be part of Heritage’s NYINC Auction. It is the result of more than 50 years of collecting and is believed to be among the most valuable collections of Southern African numismatic items in private hands.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Triton XXVIII ⸱ 14-15 January 2025 ⸱ New York

Classical Numismatic Group presents Triton XXVIII, its NYINC sale. Sessions 1-4 include 1154 lots with a multitude of collections and individual rarities, manly from the ancient world. The presale estimate is just over $5.1 million.

VIA Numismatic

VIA Numismatic ⸱ Auction 5 ⸱ 9 December 2024 ⸱ Vienna

The 5th floor-auction at VIA offers rarities from all areas of numismatics, including attractive Greek coins, appealing sestertii, a collection of French patterns and a wide variety of items from all over the world.

Solidus Numismatics

Solidus Numismatics ⸱ Auction 138 ⸱ 10 December 2024 ⸱ Online

Solidus presents Auction 138 with 893 lots. The auction contains a comprehensive selection of ancient coins, including numerous attractive Celtic, Greek and Roman Provincial silver coins as well as Roman Denarii and Antoniniani.

Swissmint Patterns at Numismatica Genevensis SA

Numismatica Genevensis will offer Swissmint patterns at auction on 9 and 10 December 2024. Some of these patterns belong to a commemorative coin that will not even be released until 2025. All of these patterns are true rarities – ranging from unique to a maximum of four pieces in existence!

The Fascinating World of Insects and Minting Errors: The Misaligned Stag Beetle

A year ago, the paint on coins from the “Fascinating World of Insects” series began to flake off. Now, new anomalies have surfaced—ones that experts find only partially explainable.

Data Breach During Sale of 2-Euro Coin in Cyprus: How to Avoid Server Crashes

Cyprus wanted to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its EU membership with a 2-euro coin – but the party turned into a fiasco. Even before the start of sales, the server crashed; at times, customers could see the data of other buyers, and to this day, it is unclear whether the central bank will make another attempt to sell the coins.

2-Euro-Ticker: New 2-Euro Coins in November

The year 2024 is drawing to a close, and collectors of 2-euro coins are eagerly awaiting the final releases among the 35 designs planned for this year. Meanwhile, a minor scandal surrounding the launch of a new 2-euro coin has caused quite a stir.

Ruthenium on Euro Commemorative Coins: Mints Turn to Innovative Finishes – with the Blessing of Central Banks

Coins with exotic precious metal coatings have long been viewed with skepticism, but Malta has now set a new trend with a galvanised commemorative coin. Other eurozone countries are also embracing innovative finishing techniques to capture contemporary tastes.