One of the most impressive and historical collections of British gold coinage auctioned in the United States will fall under the gavel at Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the ANA World’s Fair of Money — the largest national... read more »
May 22, 2013 6:59 AM / no comments
By Cory Frampton – Mexican Coin Company …….
This series, which has gone from the most collected during the late 1960’s to the most stagnant today, has a lot of promising segments. There were probably ten times as many... read more »
April 9, 2013 11:39 AM / no comments
Baldwin’s are delighted to present the third and final part of this historic collection, due to be offered for sale by public auction on the 8 May in London. It will draw to a close the sale of the most spectacular and comprehensive assemblage... read more »
March 27, 2013 8:37 AM / no comments
by Daniel Frank Sedwick - Sedwickcoins.com ……..
We are honored to present Part I of the New England Collection of Brazilian Coins in our upcoming Treasure and World Coin Auction #13. This well put-together type collection covers some of... read more »
February 25, 2013 9:30 AM / no comments
The Sale of the Archer M. Huntington Collection of Spanish Colonial Coins, Later Republican and Related Coins
Following last November’s successful sale of important Portuguese and Portuguese Colonial coins from the Archer M. Huntington Collection... read more »
February 21, 2013 4:56 PM / no comments
Dear Coin Collectors, In a few weeks our Spring Auctions 226-231 are held in Osnabrück. On six days from March 11th, we again present many special highlights from the world of coins and medals.
As an introduction to the upcoming auction week,... read more »
February 21, 2013 3:52 PM / no comments
by Daniel Frank Sedwick - Sedwickcoins.com ……..
Serious coin collectors generally concentrate on perfection: the more perfect the coin, the more desirable and valuable it is. As a result many of them shy away from cobs, which, being... read more »
February 4, 2013 10:46 AM / 1 comment
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #147 …..
Last week, Stack’s-Bowers and Heritage were among several firms that conducted official auctions... read more »
January 16, 2013 2:10 PM / 1 comment
A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds
News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #146 …..
On Jan. 6th and 7th, Heritage conducted one of the official auctions of the New York International... read more »
January 9, 2013 7:19 AM / no comments
By Dr. Ursula Kampmann - CoinsWeekly.com …….
With over 1200 coins in tow, Künker auction house will be making its way to the 42nd World Money Fair in Berlin. Packed away in their luggage will be rarities from Germany, Europe and... read more »
December 7, 2012 9:17 AM / no comments
The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted to put a national treasure back in the hands of Canadians by offering the public the unique chance to buy part of a rare collection of Canada’s first gold coins, produced by the Mint from 1912 to 1914 and... read more »
December 6, 2012 6:03 PM / no comments
Up until 1874, the only currency in circulation in South Africa was British. Then in that year two indigenous currencies were introduced. In East Griqualand, a trading store called Strachan and Company issued trade tokens that were widely used... read more »
October 30, 2012 8:46 AM / no comments
by Al Doyle for CoinWeek.com ……….
In addition to serving as the primary gold coin in commerce for more than a century, the French 20 franc piece was the model for identically sized gold issues by other nations.
Why did Switzerland, Belgium,... read more »
October 18, 2012 9:17 AM / no comments
Most serious coin collectors in South Africa have heard about the Single 9, commonly referred to as the “King of South African Coins.” However outside of the country, it is relatively unknown, despite being one of the top five most expensive... read more »
October 2, 2012 10:58 AM / no comments
A popular coin amongst collectors of rare South African coins is the Sammy Marks tickey. In South Africa, the three pence coin was known as a “tickey” although the reason it was called that is unknown. The tickey was in circulation in South... read more »
September 28, 2012 5:25 PM / no comments