Archive: People and Markets

After being kept untouched for 100 years, the Bruun collection with an insurance value of over 70 million USD will be auctioned at Stack’s Bowers.

After 100 Years: The Bruun Collection Comes Under the Hammer

The Bruun Collection has been held by Denmark’s National Museum in Copenhagen for 100 years. Now Stack’s Bowers Galleries has been commissioned with the sale of the collection, which Stacks refers to as “the most valuable collection of World Coins to ever come to market”.

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From Brutus to Brandt – Digital Exhibition of the Deutsche Bundesbank

The Deutsche Bundesbank presents “From Brutus to Brandt – Coins as a Testimony to Collective Memory”. In this sophisticated digital exhibition, eight coins from antiquity to the present day are examined in detail.

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Manfred Dunker Honored as the Founder of Modern Coin Marketing

Manfred Dunker played a decisive role in the creation of MDM and is probably the most influential person in the history of modern commemorative coins. At the World Money Fair 2025, Samlerhuset Group paid tribute to its most important employee.

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John Mussell (ed.), Coin Yearbook 2024. The Independent Price Guide and Collector’s Handbook. Token Publishing Ltd, Exeter 2023. 368pp., partly illustrated in colour. Paperback or Digital Download. ISBN: 978-1-908828-65-1. £9.95.

The New and Advanced Coin Yearbook 2024

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.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Railway tunnel under Surami pass near the village Tsipa, Chkherimela valley, Georgia 2014. Image: Karel61 via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0. In front: Silver medal commemorating the opening of the Suram Tunnel in 1890 by L. Steinman. Künker auction 408, No. 234.

For Railroad Fans: The Suram Tunnel

Railroad history is linked to numismatics in many ways. Fascinating large-scale projects were often celebrated with medals and commemorative coins. Our example takes us to Georgia: A medal that will be offered for auction by Künker commemorates the opening of the Suram Tunnel.
Lot 1399: Clement X. Medal for the Holy Year of 1675 by Giovanni Martino Hamerani. Background: Edyttka1388 via Pixabay.

Coins and Medals of the Popes: Representatives of the Catholic Church

Since the 16th century, people throughout Europe have collected coins and medals of the popes. Papal issues were often intended to be collectibles rather than a means of payment. Künker presents a little introduction to this fascinating subject.
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