Japan Mint: Hiroshima Branch

The Japan Mint doesn’t just produce beautiful circulation coins. It also manages the entire production process in-house, from the blank to the finished coin. This makes Japan one of the few countries that are completely self-sufficient when it comes to its circulation coins. We visited the branch of the Japan Mint in Hiroshima.
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What Is the Value of a Coin?

Ursula Kampmann presents a few extreme examples—all of which were auctioned in June 2026—and analyzes the values.
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Early Islamic Copper Coins

In 2025, Nikolaus Schindel published a sylloge of early Islamic copper coins following the reform of 77 AH. A book that has been very well received by specialists! It demonstrates what numismatics can be at its best.
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The Coins of Gaza in Roman Times

Yoav Farhi has published the sixth volume of the *Corpus Nummorum Palaestinensium* by the Israel Numismatic Society. It is dedicated to the Roman coinage of Gaza and serves as a new standard reference work that is a must-have for anyone wishing to expertly identify coins from this city.
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Coin Show Etiquette: How Dealers Should Conduct Themselves Toward Collectors

Don’t think that only collectors behave badly. Many of you, dear readers, have written to me about what dealers could improve in their conduct. Together, we’ll establish rules for what constitutes good behavior for a dealer at a coin show.
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The white daffodils of the Ausseerland region take center stage at the Daffodil Festival. Photo ©Gerd Kressl

The Austrian Coin Office and the Daffodil Festival in Bad Aussee

Traditional costume is an integral part of Austrian identity. So are traditional costume festivals. How fitting, then, that the Austrian Mint was a participant in the Aussee Daffodil Festival under the motto “gschneizt und kampelt.”
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