Archive: People and Markets

Daniel Frank Sedwick, LCC

Daniel Frank Sedwick, LCC⸱ Auction 35⸱ 7-9 May 2024 ⸱ US-Winter Park

The Daniel Frank Sedwick Auction 35 contains a wide variety of rare, historical, and even unique coins, currency, and artifacts, including shipwreck coins and gold and silver cobs.

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“Alexandria in Nummis”– Impressions from the Symposium in Lugano

On 20 and 21 September, the Circolo Numismatico Ticinese (CNT) held an international symposium in Lugano dedicated to the Roman Imperial Coinage of Alexandria. Fabrizio Rossini, CNT president, shares his impressions of the event.

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Highly Rare in Circulation: 2-Euro Commemorative Coins from San Marino

San Marino’s circulation coins are rare – even in the small Republic itself. And San Marino also issued just a few 2-euro commemorative coins. A real challenge for collectors. Fortunately, numiscontrol has some tips.

Learn more about the various aspects of money at the St. Louis Fed Economy Museum. Photo: Federal Reserve Bank St. Louis.

The Economy Museum St. Louis Fed

Learn about the economy and currency in a fun and interactive way. Compete to make the most money in a simulated trading pit game. The Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed offers over 100 games, exhibits, currency displays and videos. Read what expect you there.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

The French Marianne I: Marianne as a Representative of the French People – Part 1

Marianne represents France as a female national allegory. Gabriele Sturm explores how she is depicted on French coins. Part 1 covers the time period until the end of the Third Republic.
Einer der Höhepunkte von Künker Auktion 395 ist eine spektakuläre Goldmedaille zu 110 Dukaten, die aus dem persönlichen Besitz von Fürst Ferdinand I. von Bulgarien stammt. Diese Medaille führt uns mitten hinein in eine Zeit, in der Bulgarien seine Wirtschaft modernisierte. Der Fürst packte dabei tatkräftig mit an. Und die Eisenbahn spielte dabei eine zentrale Rolle.

Bulgaria, Prince Ferdinand I and the Railroad

One of the highlights of Künker’s auction 395 is a spectacular gold medal with a weight of 110 ductats. It was the personal property of Prince Ferdinand I. of Bulgaria. This medal takes us back into a period when Bulgaria modernized its economy. And the railroad system played a major role in this.
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