Estimated price: 6,000 EURBrunswick-Calenberg-Hannover. Ernest Augustus.
1685 löser of 4 talers (with value mark), Zellerfeld.
Very fine / Extremely fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88497
Estimated price: 1,250 EURAchaemenids. Daric. Extremely fine.Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88732
Estimated price: 5,000 EURFrance. Louis XIV.
1702 double louis d’or aux 8 L et aux insignes, Paris.
Very rare. Very fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88822
Estimated price: 7,500 EURPoland. Sigismund III. 1628 taler, Bromberg. PCGS MS64. FDC.Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88933
Estimated price: 7,000 EURChina. Lot of 5 x 50 yuan 1993 “Inventions & Discoveries”
with abacus. Only ca. 402 of the planned 1,200 sets were produced.
Extremely rare. In original case. Proof.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881050
Estimated price: 15,000 EURVienna. Salvator issue of 10 ducats, n.d. (around 1683).
Very rare. Very fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881256
Estimated price: 15,000 EURTrier. Johann Hugo von Orsbeck.
1692 ducat, Koblenz. Extremely fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881805
Estimated price: 7,500 EURBrandenburg-Prussia. Frederick William III.
1797 albertustaler, Berlin. Very rare. Extremely fine to FDC.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881642
Estimated price: 10,000 EURSaxony-Coburg-Saalfeld. Ernest.
1825 konventionstaler, Saalfeld. PCGS MS62. About FDC.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881760
Estimated price: 10,000 EURGerman Empire / Saxony-Coburg-Gotha.
2 marks 1911. Only 100 specimens minted! First strike.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 882662

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The fortress on the rock – not just a popular tourist destination, but also the most expensive 2 euro commemorative coin in the world. Collage: Canva / Wieschowski.

A Numismatic Journey Through the Principality of Monaco

On the visit of Albert II and Charlène of Monaco to Germany: The small country on the Mediterranean has more to offer than casinos, car races and film stars – it can look back on a long numismatic tradition.

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How the Certified Collectibles Group Takes Action Against Fraudsters

The Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) aggressively pursues bad actors who seek to defraud them and the collecting community. CEO Steven R. Eichenbaum reports on the fight and provides examples.

Image: Croatian Mint.

Black Lizard: The Second Issue of the Autochthonous Croatia Series

If you want to witness how Darwin’s natural selection works, there is no need to travel to the Galápagos Islands. The lizards on Croatian islands are just as diverse as Galápagos tortoises. The Croatian Mint has dedicated its latest issue of the Autochthonous Croatia series to a very special lizard species.

Arthur L. Friedberg und Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World. From Ancient Times to the Present. An Illustrated Standard Catalog with Valuations. 10. Auflage, 2023. 852 S., 20,5 x 29,7 cm, 8.500 farbige Abbildungen. ISBN 978-0-87184-310-4. Preis: 95 EUR.

10th Edition of Friedberg’s Gold Coins of the World

You cannot do without this classic when it comes to identifying gold coins! Now, the 10th edition of Coins of the World has been published.

After being kept untouched for 100 years, the Bruun collection with an insurance value of over 70 million USD will be auctioned at Stack’s Bowers.

After 100 Years: The Bruun Collection Comes Under the Hammer

The Bruun Collection has been held by Denmark’s National Museum in Copenhagen for 100 years. Now Stack’s Bowers Galleries has been commissioned with the sale of the collection, which Stacks refers to as “the most valuable collection of World Coins to ever come to market”.

Selection of British coins from the Cope Collection. © Stephen Wakeham.

Geoffrey’s Cope’s Exceptional Collection Comes to Auction

Numismatica Ars Classica, Classical Numismatic Group and Numismatica Genevensis have joined forces to present the exceptional collection of Geoffrey Cope. It will come under the hammer in May and October 2024.

Colouring on 2-euro coins – still an absolute exception today. Collage: Canva.

Are Things Becoming Too Colourful? France and Portugal Issue 2-Euro Colour Coins

After six years, two Eurozone countries make use of the opportunity to design commemorative 2-euro coins with a special effect. Until now, official 2-euro coins with colour have been an absolute exception – for they are not at all liked to be seen in Brussels.