Entries by Bruno

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ June 2023 Auction ⸱ 13-16 June 2023 ⸱ Costa Mesa

Stack’s Bowers Galleries offered Physical Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency coins of a combined face-value of ca. $320,000 in their June 2023 Showcase Auction. These lots realized $621,590 proving the current interest of collectors in this phenomenon.

Nomos AG

Nomos AG ⸱ Obolos 28 ⸱ 2 July 2023 ⸱ Online

Nomos has selected interesting, rare and beautiful coins, ranging from the Celtic to the modern world. The auction house has assembled 820 lots of fair priced coins for the coin-collecting community.

Classical Numismatic Group

Classical Numismatic Group ⸱ Keystone Auction 12 ⸱ 5 July 2023 ⸱ Online

CNG’s new Keystone Auction 12 offers 561 lots of Islamic coins. The sale is particularly strong in Umayyad, ‘Abbasid, and Fatamid issues.

A Perfect Hunter: The Leopard on African Coins

Few people are lucky enough to see a leopard in the wild. On coins, however, the nimble and silent hunters can be encountered more frequently. With Dirk Wasserthal of RareCoin, we take you on a numismatic safari and present five rare African gold coins that have the potential to appreciate.

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”.

What to Do With a Million Pennies?

Imagine you are cleaning out the house of a late relative and find 1 million cent coins in the process. What would you do with them? This is what happened to a California family. Why had this huge amount of coins been amassed? And what could they be worth?

Sir Frederick Henniker: Notes during a visit to Egypt…

200 years ago, Sir Frederick Henniker embarked on his Grand Tour to the Middle East. His travelogue gives a vivid insight into the beginnings of cultural tourism and the antiquities trade. A specimen is currently being offered by Münzen & Medaillen GmbH.