1/2 Reichstaler 1621,
under Wilhelm V of Hesse-Kassel as administrator.
Condition: ef+
city of Besançon,
3 Pistols 1666 with title Charles V.
Condition: CH UNC
Bavaria, Chaise d'or (imperial shield)
1328-1347 under Emperor Louis IV.
Condition: ef
Eastern Celts,
Tetradrachm (3rd-2nd century BC).
Condition: ef
Reichstaler 1654-1668
under Count Guidobald von Thun.
Condition: vf-ef
Halfpenny-Token 1794,
Kent-Dover.
Condition: MS65 BN
Siegesthaler 1871 under Johann.
Condition: vf-ef
Solidus (491-518)
under Anastasius the righteous.
Condition: vf-ef
Sesterz (225-227) Orbiana,
wife of Severus Alexander.
Condition: ef
Ducat 1676 under Leopold I.
Condition: vf
Archive: People and Markets
The Black Lizard from Brusnik Island in Ultra-High Relief
Croatia is home to a lizard species that would have impressed even Darvin himself: the autochthonous black lizard, found only on the island of Brusnik. On 14 March 2024, Croatia issued three collector coins in its honour. Now the fourth, a two-ounce silver version in ultra-high relief, has been released.
PNG Advisory: No, You Don’t Have A $124 Million Penny
Recent online stories about pennies allegedly worth $124 million and billion-dollar 1976 Bicentennial quarter dollars are either false or grossly misleading, advises the Professional Numismatists Guild.
New CIT Issue: Hunters by Night – Ocelot
Since 2020, CIT has been releasing its award-winning and successful Hunters by Night series. The fifth issue is now dedicated to the ocelot, with the nocturnal hunter’s eyes standing out almost hypnotically against the Black Obsidian surface.
Giant’s Causeway: A Natural Wonder at Risk – Because of Coins?
One of Britain’s most iconic natural landmarks is under threat – because tourists are decorating the famous basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway with coins. What may seem like a well-meaning gesture is now causing increasing damage to the geologically unique rock formation.