Archive: People and Markets
Defamatory Attack on IADAA And Its Officers – a Response
A French newspaper article claims IADAA chairman Vincent Geerling to be involved in trafficking antiquities. A close look reveals a distortion of facts – or how the journalist and the authorities simply ignored them. With consequences not only for the accused.
Review: Minting For the Future at MDC 2023
The 2023 Mint Directors Conference took place in Ottawa, Canada. It was the first MDC held in five years and welcomed over 250 delegates from mints and the wider industry across the globe.
Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Marcus Antonius: The Loser Who Did Not Write History
Künker’s auction 419 features numismatic rarities from the Roman civil war that followed Caesar’s death. In addition to the Eid Mar denarius, aurei of Marcus Antonius will cross the auction block. We will re-tell his story – from his point of view, not that of Augustus.

The Birth of the Krugerrand
The South African Krugerrand is the world’s oldest bullion coin. When it was first minted in 1967, the concept of producing a coin that matched the weight of an investment unit – one ounce – was both new and innovative. Learn more about the economic background and the meaning of its design here.










Legal Statement Issued on Italy’s Import Requirements for Coins
Italy requires such extensive documentation for the import of coins that many dealers prefer to avoid the country. But now, the Ministry of Culture in Rome has issued a legal statement that deserves some attention.
100 Years Swiss Franc in the Principality of Liechtenstein
In 2023, CIT caused a sensation among collectors around the world with its Grand Canyon issue. The same state-of-the-art minting technology is now being applied to a depiction of the Rhine Valley. The occasion: one of the rare commemorative coin issues of Liechtenstein.