Archive: People and Markets
The Perth Mint Celebrates with Cake for 125th Birthday – and a Special Sovereign Coin
On June 20th, The Perth Mint celebrated the significant milestone of 125 years of operation as a gold refiner and producer of high-quality precious metal coins.
PNG 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award to Robert Brueggeman
Robert Brueggeman has been honored by the Professional Numismatists Guild with the 2023 Harvey G. Stack Lifetime Achievement Award. He was not the only numismatist to be honored with a PNG award.
Archive: Coins, Medals and more

The French Marianne I: Marianne as a Representative of the French People – Part 2
Marianne represents France as a female national allegory. Gabriele Sturm explores how she is depicted on French coins. Part 2 deals with the period of the 4th and 5th Republics, taking us to the present.

The Roman Civil War of 68/9: The Prelude to the Year of the Four Emperors
Heidelberger Münzhandlung will offer a series of coins of impeccable quality struck during the Roman Civil War at its auction on 12 and 13 November 2024. We take advantage of this opportunity to examine the historical background of these issues, going back to a time when counter-emperors did not (yet) dare to put their portrait on coins.










Change at the Helm of the U.S. Mint – Gibson Resigns
The upheaval in the U.S. administration is also affecting the U.S. Mint. Director Gibson resigned. This does not come at an easy time for the institution.
2-Euro Ticker: New 2-Euro Coins in June 2024
Much has happened in the 2-euro coin world in the past four weeks: new motifs for 2024 were announced and four coins were issued – however, there were some problems.