Archive: People and Markets

Customs Repatriation to Greece Raises Questions

U.S. Customs recently confiscated fifty-one ancient coins and repatriated them to the Greek Government. But was this act really covered by the MOU with Greece? Peter Tompa gives coin collectors some advises.

Highlights from Shanghai Mint Museum to be Showcased in London

For the first time, highlights from the collection of the Shanghai Mint Museum will be showcased in London at the former Royal Mint. The temporary exhibition titled COINect will be open from 8 to 14 June.

James Halperin Receives Professional Numismatists Guild’s Highest Award

The Professional Numismatists Guild has given its highest honor, the Abe Kosoff Founders Award, to James Halperin, co-founder of Heritage Auctions. Find out more about Halperin’s achievements and the other PNG award recipients here.

Joachim Stollhoff. Neben ihm, wie auf fast allen unseren Fotos, Claire Franklin-Werz. Foto: UK.

Joachim Stollhoff († 2 November 2024)

On 2 November 2024, Joachim Stollhoff, owner of Münzen und Medaillen GmbH, passed away after a short and serious illness. In him, we have lost a coin dealer of the old school. Ursula Kampmann remembers a companion.

Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Berlin and South Africa – A Time-Honoured Connection

Did you know that the first coins of the Boer Republic came from Berlin? It was quite a challenge to create the dies because the Berlin engraver Otto Schulz had no idea of Boer identity, which is why things almost went wrong…
Euro coins from Croatia. Photo: Angela Graff

The First Error Coins from Croatia

Croatian euro coins are still quite new: the popular tourist destination introduced the currency as recently as in January 2023. By now, the first Croatian coins have long found their way into Central European wallets – and there are also some error coins among them!
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