Maundy Money 2025: King Charles III Continues British Easter Tradition

King Charles III and Queen Camilla continued one of the oldest traditions of the British monarchy on Maundy Thursday 2025 in Durham Cathedral: the ceremonial distribution of the so-called Maundy Money.

What a Theme Park Tells Us about Johannesburg’s Gold-Mining Past

Today, families can have a really great time at Gold Reef City, a major theme park in South Africa. The name refers to the gold-bearing quartz veins that ran beneath the Johannesburg area and made it possible for the Krugerrand to be made from South African gold. Gold Reef City, our destination today, it not only an amusement park but also a large museum of South African gold mining.

Atlas Numismatics

Atlas Numismatics ⸱ April 2024 Fixed Price List ⸱ 24 April 2025 ⸱ Online

Atlas Numismatics has updated their website with 374 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed prices. Find some of the highlights here.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Feature Auction 129 ⸱ 13-14 May 2025 ⸱ Online

Classical Numismatic Group presents their Feature Auction 129 with 941 lots. The auction is highlighted by a number of collections and individual rarities from the ancient world.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ May 2025 Showcase Auction ⸱ 6 May 2025 ⸱ Costa Mesa

Stack’s Bowers Galleries announced their May 2025 Showcase Auction, a 375-lot sale focused on United States federal coinage. Anchoring the event is a rare Mint State 1851 Augustus Humbert $50 “slug” produced by the United States Assay Office of Gold.

Questions and Answers for Coin Collectors Regarding the Death of Pope Francis

Following five different coin series since 2002, the Vatican is set to issue new euro coins this year. When the change to a new pope on the coins will take place, and how the Sede Vacante will be commemorated numismatically, remains unclear – as does the timing for the return of the Vatican’s coin issuing office for collectors.

CoinFindsViewer – Roman Coin Finds in Southern Germany

Recently a new numismatic project went online: the CoinFindsViewer represents the first large-scale visualization of Roman coin find data in southern Germany. It enables users to interactively explore the dataset along the Roman frontier, the Limes, and its hinterland across various historical periods.

Acquisition of a Highly Significant Ensemble for the Coin Cabinet in Vienna

The Kunsthistorisches Museum has acquired 22 coins of the imperial couple Regalianus and Dryantilla and made them digitally accessible. This is all the more impressive considering that only about 160 coins of this imperial couple are known worldwide. These are the only Roman coins that were minted in what is now Austria.

Croatian Rulers – A New Coin Series

Croatia is proud of its long and rich history. The Croatian National Bank, in cooperation with the Croatian Mint, is dedicating a new coin series for collectors to their country’s history, focusing on Croatia’s rulers. The first King of Croatia was King Tomislav, who is depicted on the first coin in this series.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries Professional Numismatist Program

If you have ever considered making your hobby your profession and aren’t older than 25 years, the Stack’s Bowers Professional Numismatist Program offers an opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to be successful in this field.