Archive: People and Markets

Collecting Coins Around 1600

In January 2024, the first volume of Ursula Kampmann’s three-part work on the letters of Hans von Schellenberg was published. The author presents one of the most insightful sources on collecting coins in the early modern period in its historical context.

Tradition Meets Craftsmanship: Coin Minting as a Highlight of the Garden Show

When the Garden Show in Freudenstadt and Baiersbronn opens its doors in May, visitors can look forward to a special experience: a historical minting station, where they can create their own commemorative medals by hand.

So stellt sich die Grafik-Engine „DALL-E“ die Produktion eines numismatischen Fachbuches mithilfe von KI vor. Foto: Wieschowski

How AI Is Transforming Numismatics

Can entire numismatic reference books be written by artificial intelligence? Are ChatGPT and similar technologies becoming competitors for news portals, specialist publishers, and PR agencies? What can AI truly achieve? We put it to the test.

CIT’s Mt. Everest – First Ascent

70 years ago two mountaineers were the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest. To commemorate this event, CIT has minted two silver coins with Ultra High Relief and further features.

Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Only 138 out of the planned 1,000 pieces were minted. This makes the Lion Dance a highly contested collector’s coin!

100 Yuan Lion Dance 1995: One of the Rarest Chinese Coins of Our Age

From 13 to 15 May 2024, Heidelberger Münzhandlung will hold its 88th auction sale. Among the highlights are some of the rarest contemporary issues from China, including the 100-yuan Lion Dance coin of 1995. 1,000 specimens should have been minted – but in the end, only 138 were produced.

Numismatic Issues Concerning Health, Medicine and Women in Times of Covid, Part 3: Personifications of Health and Medicine

Over the course of the Covid pandemic, health care professionals have attracted increased media attention. Gabriele Sturm examined the question of how women in health care professions were depicted on coins in the past, and how they are represented today. The last part of this series deals with personifications of health care and medicine.
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