Starting price: 6,000 EURBrunswick-Lüneburg-Celle.
Christian Louis. 1665 löser of 3 talers (with value mark),
Zellerfeld. Extremely rare. Very fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88398
Starting price: 2,500 EURBrunswick-Calenberg-Hannover. George V.
1854 B double taler “Münzbesuch” (visit of the mint).
About FDC.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88687
Starting price: 6,500 EURFrance / Strasbourg. 1590 taler,
commemorating the “Stückschießen”. Rare.
PCGS MS61. Extremely fine to mint state.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 88866
Starting price: 5,000 EURChina. 100 yuan 1995 “Lion Dance”.
Only 138 of the planned 1,000 pieces minted.
Extremely rare. Damaged certificate. Proof.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881057
Starting price: 15,000 EURVienna. Salvator issue of 10 ducats, n.d. (around 1683).
Very rare. Very fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881256
Starting price: 12,000 EURBreslau. Franz Ludwig of Palatine-Neuburg.
1701 ducat, Neisse. Extremely rare. Extremely fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881412
Starting price: 14,000 EURWürttemberg. Eberhard Ludwig.
1699 double ducat.
Extremely rare. Extremely fine to mint state.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881819
Starting price: 25,000 EURSaxony. Frederick III “the Wise”, Albert and John.
Taler n. d., Annaberg or Wittenberg.
First klappmützentaler. Extremely rare. Very fine.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 881673
Starting price: 10,000 EURGerman Empire / Saxony-Coburg-Gotha.
2 marks 1911. Only 100 specimens minted! First strike.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 882662
Starting price: 7,500 EURGDR 10 marks 1985.
40th anniversary “Victory over fascism”.
Material pattern of white gold. Original seal.
Only 200 specimens minted. Extremely rare. Proof.
Heidelberger Münzhandlung Grün: Auction 883259

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Only 138 out of the planned 1,000 pieces were minted. This makes the Lion Dance a highly contested collector’s coin!

100 Yuan Lion Dance 1995: One of the Rarest Chinese Coins of Our Age

From 13 to 15 May 2024, Heidelberger Münzhandlung will hold its 88th auction sale. Among the highlights are some of the rarest contemporary issues from China, including the 100-yuan Lion Dance coin of 1995. 1,000 specimens should have been minted – but in the end, only 138 were produced.

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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.

Berta von Suttner, Astrid Lindgren, Marie Curie – three women that changed the world will be honoured with 20-euro commemorative coins from Germany in the coming years. Collage: Canva.

Outstanding Women in Silver and a Break for 5-Euro Coins: Germany’s 2025 Commemorative Coin Programme

Germany’s 2025 coin programme comprises eleven issues, combining subjects of historical importance with current socio-political topics.