Auc. 112 Lot 71

Cilicia,
Persian satrap Mazzaios.
AR Stater (361-334 BC)
with Baal of Tarsus.
Condition: ef.

Estimate: 2.000 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 472

Roman Empire, Titus.
AE Sestertius (AD 80–81), Rome.
"Judaea Capta" type.
Condition: rare, ef.

Estimate: 26.000 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 505

Roman Empire, Trajan.
AV Aureus (AD 107–113), Rome.
Restitution issue honoring Augustus.
Condition: extremely rare, near vf.

Estimate: 24.000 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 1467

Province of the United Netherlands.
Arendsrijksdaalder (Eagle Rixdollar), 1598.
Condition: very rare, vf.

Estimate: 800 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 1871

Bremen, City.
Thaler, 1657.
Bearing the title of Ferdinand III.
Condition: near ef/ef.

Estimate: 1.200 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 2139

Free City of Frankfurt.
Vereinstaler 1857.
Condition: attr. piece, first strike.

Estimate: 3.900 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 2363

Saxe-Meiningen, Louise Eleonore.
Convention thaler, n.d. (after 1803),
issued on the death of Duke Georg.
Condition: extremely rare, unc.

Estimate: 6.100 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 149

Central African Republic.
Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale,
1000 francs 1974.
Condition: I-.

Estimate: 500 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 161

Lübeck.
Commerz-Bank,
20 Thaler, July 1, 1865 (1866), blank.
Condition: I.

Estimate: 400 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 288

Bank Deutscher Länder banknotes.
50 Deutsche Mark 1948, specimen.
Condition: very rare, I.

Estimate: 1.000 EUR

Archive: People and Markets

Moderne Gedenkmünzen können als Sammelgebiet viel Freunde bereiten. Aber eine nachhaltige Wertanlage sind sie nicht.

The Difference Between Stamps and Coins: Not as Trivial as You’d Think!

11. May 2023

There are times when uninformed people buy anything as long as the object in question might retain its value. Disillusionment strikes when the market situation changes. The realisation that there isn’t a market for every collectible ruined many a collecting field in the past. Ursula Kampmann urges caution.

Hadrian, the Traveling Emperor– Our CoinsWeekly NYINC Special Issue

9. January 2025

Few emperors seem as likeable as Hadrian, an emperor from the provinces for the provinces, who was very different from all his predecessors. Learn more about Hadrian and his coinage in our new CoinsWeekly Special Issue for NYINC 2025. Now available as a free download!

Osaka hosts Expo 2025 and Japan honors this event with the issuing of commemorative coins. Photo: Japan Mint. Background: Luca Florio / CC BY-SA 2.0.

Osaka 2025 World Expo Commemorated with Silver Coin

29. February 2024

For Expo2025 Japan plans to issue five different coins. For one of these the Ministry of Finance has released the Design of a 1,000-Yen silver coin.

Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton, Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins. Sixth edition, volume II. Whitman Publishing, Atlanta / GA, 2023.320 pp. 16 x 22.86 cm. ISBN 978-0794850111. $39.95.

Cherrypickers’ Guide Sellout as a Sign of Strength for the Die-Variety Market?

26. October 2023

A new edition of Cherrypickers’ Guide successfully debuted at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh. Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker explains the success of the new Cherrpickers’ Guide with a growing interest in die varieties. Some of his observations on the die-variety market.