Complaining is of no use: change is coming, or may already be here. The question is how to deal with it. In order to develop smart strategies, one must be aware of what is actually happening and why. Ursula Kampmann summarizes the most important changes in the coin world in a loose series. Today: the shift from a collector to an investor market.
What a find: last year, a hoard of 864 coins was discovered in a sandstone figure in a church in Eisleben, Germany. The coins were hidden there during the Thirty Years’ War and provide a rare insight into the currency in circulation at that time. A coin expert from the region tells us more about it.
CIT has captured the dramatic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 with a three-dimensional representation. True to scale, and thanks to smartminting® in every detail, we see erupting Vesuvius, pouring its lava over the buildings of the city of Pompeii.
CIT’s Butterfly seems delicate, fragile and beautiful, just like its real-life model. The technical marvel behind it only becomes apparent at second glance. Nanoshine is a completely new technology with the potential to transform the aesthetics of coin design.
The Money & Medals Network, funded by The Royal Numismatic Society and the British Numismatic Society, offers regular online lectures on various numismatic topics, from basics to advanced. Join live or watch past presentations, like the recent one on Identifying Ancient Greek Coins, online.
Künker ⸱ Auction 419 ⸱ 17 March 2025 ⸱ Osnabrück
On 17 March 2025, Künker will hold its auction of ancient coins presenting 638 selected lots. Most of them are from the collection of a lawyer who took great care to ensure perfect quality and exquisite provenance whenever he bought a coin. The result: a dream collection. And his coins are not the only ones with pedigrees that go way back..
Solidus Numismatik ⸱ Auction 140 ⸱ 19 February 2025 ⸱ Online
Solidus presents Auction 140 with 644 lots. The auction contains a comprehensive selection of ancient coins, including numerous attractive Greek and Roman Provincial silver coins with beautiful Tetradrachms.
Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Electronic Auction 581 ⸱ 19 February 2025 ⸱ Online
Classical Numismatic Group presents their Electronic Auction 581 with 172 lots. The sale again features coins from a number of notable collections, including Roman Republican coins from the Robert W. Hubel Collection and Romano-British coins from Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection.
Künker’s auction 419 features numismatic rarities from the Roman civil war that followed Caesar’s death. In addition to the Eid Mar denarius, aurei of Marcus Antonius will cross the auction block. We will re-tell his story – from his point of view, not that of Augustus.
Collecting coins is a hobby that is not only educational but, at its best, should provide lasting pleasure. However, if you look at the relevant online forums, Facebook groups and Discord servers, you get the impression that more and more 2-euro collectors are no longer enjoying their hobby.
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