Archive: People and Markets

Cheyenne, Wyoming. Background: Vasiliymeshko / CC BY-SA 4.0

Suspect Arrested for Double Homicide at Coin Shop Nine Years After the Crime

The double murder of a coin shop owner and a second victim in Cheyenne, Wyoming, lay unsolved for almost a decade. Now a suspect is on trial – the very man who had called the police to the crime scene.

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Hintergrund: Softcodex via Pixarbay, Helvetia: CoinInvest GmbH via Wikicommons – CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gold Coins With Altered Years: Also a Known Problem in Switzerland

In one of our last issues, we published an article by NGC about a Prussian gold coin with an altered year. Switzerland is also very familiar with such forgeries, as Patrick Huber tells us.

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Copenhagen is the perfect location for the European Stack’s Bowers office. Image: Scythian via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries Opening New Office in Copenhagen

Stack’s Bowers Galleries have opened their newest office in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. The team consists of the experienced numismatists Michael Fornitz, Henrik Berndt and Peter Bjørnstrup.

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Vor den Toren der US-Metropole Chicago fand vom 6. bis 10. August die diesjährige ANA World's Fair of Money statt. Foto: ANA / „Chicago Skyline“ von mwalker973 von Getty Images Pro via Canva.

ANA World’s Fair of Money 2024: Waiting for the Election

The world’s largest coin show once again attracted collectors and dealers from around the globe. But for US numismatists, the show certainly was not business as usual – the eyes of the industry are on Washington.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

25 Years Ago: Millennium Coins and the Dawn of a New Era

The transition to a new millennium captivated the numismatic world. Commemorative coins from that time were colourful and bold, as a brief glance at the past led to a high-speed journey into a high-tech future—only for things to turn out differently.
Sotheby’s, The One (2nd February 2024), lot 8: The 2nd May 1840 Penny Black Cover. Estimate: $1,500,000 – $2,500,000.

The First Piece of Mail Sent Using a Stamp to Be Offered at Sotheby’s

A Penny Black affixed to a Mulready envelope is among the most valuable items in Philately ever offered at auction. The earliest posted envelope using a prepaid stamp, dating to 1840, will be sold at Sotheby’s with an estimate of $1.5–2.5 million.
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