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In the last years scams including coins became more common. Image: Mohamed Hassan via Pixabay.

The FBI Warns: Fraudsters Have Their Sights Set on Coin Collectors

5. September 2024

The FBI has published a new warning that scammers are trying to trick older people in particular out of their coins. Find out which scams are common and how you can protect yourself against them.

CIT’s Underwater Fantasy – Mermaids

7. December 2023

The more we learn about the underwater world, its colorful, bizarrely shaped creatures and the sunken testaments to mankind, the more it captures our imagination and inspires our dreams. CIT translated this feeling into a numismatic shape. From a technical point of view, the application of enamel reproducing underwater visuals is highly remarkable.

Sir Winston Churchill at 150: Highlights From the J. Eric Engstrom Medal Collection

12. June 2025

Last November, Winston Churchill would have turned 150 years old. To mark the occasion, the Heberden Coin Room at the Ashmolean is displaying pieces from their rich collection of medals related to Churchill, most of which come from the J. Eric Engstrom Collection of Churchill Medals.