Archive: People and Markets

12th Kuala Lumpur International Numismatic Fair

Over 60 exhibiting companies will attend the Kuala Lumpur International Numismatic Fair, which will take place from March 29th to March 31st, 2024. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or a budding enthusiast, this event offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of rare and valuable treasures.

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CIT’s Iron Maiden – Piece of Mind

Again CIT pays tribute to the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. In 2023, CIT’s coin is dedicated to the band’s fourth studio album “Piece of Mind”.

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries Opens New Gallery in Miami, Florida

On the heels of their recently opened Copenhagen office, Stack’s Bowers Galleries again increases their global presence: a new rare coin gallery and showroom will soon open in the heart of Brickell, Florida, Miami’s vibrant financial district.

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Raymond Weiller (1938-2022) at a wedding reception in May 1989.

Raymond Weiller (1938-2022)

Only now it became known that Raymond Weiller, the former head of the coin cabinet of the Luxembourg National Museum, passed away in April 2022. Jean Krier remembers the distinguished Luxembourg numismatist.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

The Suffering of Leiden – A Siege During the Dutch Revolt

The third part of the Beuth Collection that Künker offers in Auction 420 contains many historically interesting emergency and siege coins. They were issued by the Dutch towns besieged by Spain during the 80 Years' War. One of these towns was Leiden, which to this day commemorates the end of the siege every year with a festival.

Clémentine d’Orléans: Extraordinary Woman and Coin Collector

Few women have left such a decisive mark on the history of 19th-century Europe as Cleméntine d’Orléans, and yet it was not until 2007 that her life was honored with a biography. Künker is now offering the coin collection that once belonged to this unusual woman.
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