Archive: People and Markets
Royal Canadian Mint Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
The Royal Canadian Mint has released its financial results for the year 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, offering insights into its activities, market influences, and expectations for the coming year.
NGC Promotes Ben Wengel to Senior Vice President of World Coin Grading
NGC promoted Ben Wengel to Senior Vice President of World Coin Grading. The expert for coin counterfeit detection has worked for NGC since his time as a university student.
Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Gold at Record Highs: Melt Down or Preserve Historic Gold Coins?
Gold is now more expensive than ever. This trend has put many collectors and dealers in a moral dilemma: Which gold coins can be sold or melted down without hesitation, and where do the real treasures lie?

Sisi and Franz: Commemorating the Dream Wedding that Was Actually a Nightmare
As part of the phaleristic auction 415 on 28 October 2024, Künker will be auctioning the set of gold medals that Emperor Franz Joseph presented to his father-in-law, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria. It is the numismatic souvenir of a wedding that turned out to be a nightmare for his daughter – young Elisabeth, who is better known as Sissi or Sisi today.










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From a Collector’s Market to an Investor’s Market: Reasons, Consequences, Opportunities, Part 2
Today we continue Ursula Kampmann’s analysis of the change from collector to investor market with the second part. Find out how the market for American coins became a perfect investor’s market.