Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are extremely pleased to announce that they will be offering at public auction the outstanding and comprehensive library on ancient numismatics formed over decades by New York coin dealer Herbert Kreindler.... read more »
May 9, 2013 11:25 AM / no comments
Beth Deisher, Author
Interviewer: David Lisot……..
Beth Deisher has years of experience covering the numismatic market as former editor of Coin World newspaper.
Since retiring from her post one year ago she has remained busy in the... read more »
May 6, 2013 10:30 AM / no comments
Jon Amato, Ph.D. Numismatic Author
Interviewer: David Lisot ………..
Jon Amato has worked in this publication for more than a decade drawing information from auction catalogs, price lists and dealer information.
The result is... read more »
May 1, 2013 5:59 PM / no comments
A landmark book has been published by the American Numismatic Society and edited by David Hendin and Andrew Meadows based on the collection of coins of the Holy Land of Abraham and Mariam Sofaer.
David Hendin talks about the significance of... read more »
April 22, 2013 8:12 AM / no comments
OTTOMAN SULTANS – Suleyman II – Ahmed II – Mustafa II – Ahmed III – Mahmud I
From the end of the sixteenth century onwards, various administrative, military, industrial, commercial, financial and social developments,... read more »
February 21, 2013 5:09 PM / no comments
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers have announced their 128th mail-bid sale of important numismatic books, which will close on Thursday, February 28. Featuring selections from the Paul Rynearson library and other properties, the sale... read more »
February 4, 2013 3:17 PM / no comments
Possibly the Most Important Numismatic Book of the Decade
Well before the United States entered World War II, copper, nickel and several other metals had assumed strategic importance. All were necessary for America’s restoration of military... read more »
February 4, 2013 7:47 AM / no comments
Posted by Jeff Garrett on the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation Weekly Market Report …..
A generation ago, basic numismatic research for most serious collectors consisted of checking prices in the latest edition of the Guide Book of United... read more »
February 3, 2013 11:10 AM / 3 comments
Comprehensive examination of one of the “most coveted type coins in American numismatics”
DALLAS – Heritage Auctions has announced the publication of The Draped Bust Half Dollars of 1796-1797, by Jon Amato, and edited by Jim Halperin and... read more »
January 11, 2013 10:03 AM / no comments
New research and facts from noted historian Roger W. Burdette highlights new treatise on one of the U.S. numismatics most enigmatic issues
Heritage Auctions has announced the publication of The 1815 Half Eagle: New Discoveries, a 50 page monograph... read more »
January 9, 2013 9:10 AM / no comments
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek ……
John Mercanti, who served as the U.S. Mint’s 12th Chief Engraver until his retirement in 2010, holds the distinction of having designed more U.S. coins and medals than any other employee of the Mint in its... read more »
December 4, 2012 6:36 AM / 4 comments
Stane Straus, Author
Interviewer: David Lisot
A new book about the material that is replacing paper to make paper money has been written.
Polymer is the material that it seems will one day replace all our bank notes. Find out about why this... read more »
October 16, 2012 9:44 AM / no comments
by Al Doyle for CoinWeek …..
Here’s some advice that applies to many collectors: Stop buying so many coins.
Is telling numismatists to avoid adding to their holdings no different than ordering cats to stop chasing mice? Many coin... read more »
October 2, 2012 12:05 PM / 2 comments
Numismatic Literature Sale Closes October 4
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers have published their 126th sale of important numismatic literature from around the world. The sale features material from several different consignors, including... read more »
September 4, 2012 11:36 AM / no comments
Krause Publications is one of the leading numismatic publishing companies. It publishes a wide range of coin and paper money books. Its most well-known line is probably the standard catalog series of world coin catalogs.
That series, which is... read more »
August 29, 2012 9:41 AM / no comments