Archive – Events
Sberatel 2010
Sberatel can be described like this: success for the exhibitors, joy for the 12.000 visitors.
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The Challenges for Circulating Coins: Managing the Change
Currency Publications announces “The Coin Conference”, a new event that focuses on circulating coins... [ more ]
World Money Fair celebrates its 40th anniversary
The anniversary edition of the World Money Fair takes place from January 28 to 30, 2011 in Berlin... [ more ]
40 Years of World Money Fair – Part 1
What made a little coin show in Basel / Switzerland the most known coin show all over the world? Here’s the first part of the story... [ more ]
40 Years of World Money Fair – Part 2
What made a little coin show in Basel / Switzerland the most known coin show all over the world? Here’s the second part of the story. [ more ]
Latest News on the ANA
Rediscover Gold at the ANA Sacramento National Money Show, March 17-19: The ANA will exhibit some of its treasures...
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'Monster' Chicago Paper Money Expo Hits Midwest
Attendees from 33 states and 11 countries made their way to Chicago, March 10-13, for the 17th Annual Chicago Paper Money Exposition at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare... [ more ]
40th edition of the World Money Fair – a magnificent jubilee
More than 15,000 visitors flocked to the 8 fairground halls of the World Money Fair. On the periphery of the auction, the auction and trading house Künker realized the highest price ever for a coin sold in Germany. And these are but a few remarkable occurrences of the 40th World Money Fair...
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The Challenges for Circulating Coins: Managing the Change
From May 31 to June 1, 2011, "The Coin Conference“ will take place at the Millenium Gloucester Hotel, London. Its title will be “The Challenges for Circulating Coins: Managing the Change”... [ more ]
Call for posters for the 1st International Numismatic Workshop, Rome
The Scientific committee for the 1st International Numismatic Workshop at La Sapienza University, Rome invites to send proposals for posters dealing with the theme of “Numismatics and Archaeology: coins, stratigraphies and contexts”... [ more ]
Anonymous Donor Gives $100,000 to ANA
A generous donation will fund the Radford Stearns Award for excellence in exhibiting... [ more ]
3rd Hanseatic Money Fair in Hamburg
For the third time now, the Hanseatic Money Fair will be conducted on March 27, 2011, in Hamburg. It is of interest both to the collector of Classical coins and to the investor... [ more ]
Great Success for Singapore coin show
The first major Singapore coin show held in over 10 years proved to be an unqualified success. 8.000 visitors came to see the dealers. [ more ]
Review of the First Coin Conference in London
The inaugural Coin Conference, held from May 31 to June 1, 2011 in London, was the first event of its kind to focus on the challenges and issues faced by circulating coins in the context of countries’ currency management strategies... [ more ]
Numismatic events at Chicago in 2012
Krause Publications has announced 2012 dates for its Chicago numismatic events, the Chicago International Coin Fair and Chicago Paper Money Expo... [ more ]
Investor trade fair to address customers who want to invest
The Investor trade fair, the 1st-annual trade fair for investments in gold, coins, philately and precious stones in Prague, focuses on an attractive group of customers – wealthy, well-off visitors who are not interested in collecting as a hobby, but who want to invest their available funds in gold and precious stones... [ more ]
1st Latin American High Security Printing Conference in Rio de Janeiro
Reconnaissance International will be holding the 1st Latin American High Security Printing Conference in Rio de Janeiro from June 12-14, 2012. It addresses topics for specifiers and producers, issuers and distributors of government documents in the region... [ more ]
ANA Seeking Numismatic Theatre Proposals for Chicago World’s Fair of Money
American Numismatic Association members are encouraged to share their creativity and research with fellow hobbyists by delivering a Numismatic Theatre presentation at the 2011 ANA Chicago World’s Fair of Money SM... [ more ]
Spectaculum: About Golden Crowns and odd disguises
On the first weekend of May a Dark Age Festival took place at German Bad Säckingen. The response was incredible, which gives us a good reason to reflect, why the Middle Ages are so popular and why museums can’t benefit a little bit more from this trend... [ more ]
Whitman Publishing Authors Will Gather in Atlanta Summit
Kenneth Bressett, Q. David Bowers, and Jeff Garrett will meet in an editorial summit at the offices of Whitman Publishing in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 9 and 10, 2011. The purpose of their two-day conference is to review several key numismatic publications and to plan for future editions... [ more ]
Theft at the World Money Fair
Ancient coins worth about half a million Euro have been stolen at the World Money Fair. Here you will find an illustrated list.
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Program of the 3rd Simone Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coinage
At Sapienza University, Rome the third Simone Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coinage will be held from September 23 to 24. The topic is Umayyad Coinage in Context: from the late Byzantine and Sassanian time to the early 'Abbasid period (7th-8th century)... [ more ]
New York International Numismatic Convention
From Thursday, January 5 through Sunday, January 8, 2012 the 40th Annual New York International Numismatic Convention will take place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York... [ more ]
Oxford Conference: 50 Years Celtic Coin Index
A one-day iron age conference at the University of Oxford, Saturday 10 December 2011, organised by Dr John Sills will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Celtic Coin Index (CCI) at the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford... [ more ]
XVIII ICOMON Annual Meeting at Nicosia
The XVIIIth Annual Meeting of the International Committee of Money and Banking Museums (ICOMON) will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus from October 10 to 13, 2011. The theme is: Money Museums Communicating with the Public... [ more ]
The Future of Recording the Past. Different laws of finds in Anglo-american World
In Dublin ABA members will meet to discuss with experts the law of finds in the United Kingdom and the United States. The panel aims on considering the benefits and disadvantages of the systems in each of these countries... [ more ]
57th Annual Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics
The ANS will hold its 57th Annual Graduate Summer Seminar from June 6 through July 29, 2011... [ more ]
An American coin fair in European eyes
From August 16 to 20, 2011, the World’s Fair of Money of the American Numismatic Association was conducted near Chicago Airport. It was a typically American fair as a European can hardly imagine... [ more ]
International Symposium on Roman Coins in the Renaissance
From November 16 to 18, 2011 various research institutes organize an international symposium in Berlin. The aim is to conduct a comparative analysis of the role and function of antique coins, and the reception, and (re-)construction of ancient culture and history in the age of the Renaissance... [ more ]
Translatio nummorum – Roman Emperors in the Renaissance
From November 16 to 18, 2011 experts from all over the world gathered in Berlin to discuss how their Renaissance colleagues started to interpret the wealth of coins they had at hand... [ more ]
Computer-aided coin archiving and processing
The use of computer-aided processing methods bears great potential for the numismatic world and opens up new possibilities. During a conference at Southampton in 2012 there will be a Special Session on computer-aided coin archiving and processing. Interested authors are encouraged to submit abstracts of papers... [ more ]
1st Latin American High Security Printing Conference: Call for Paper
From June 12 to 14, 2012 the 1st Latin American High Security Printing Conference will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Registration is now open and the responsibles call for papers... [ more ]
World Money Fair 2012 – On the Way to the Olympics
From 3 to 5 February 2012, the 41st World Money Fair will take place. The upcoming Olympics will dominate this year’s event. Invited as Guest of Honour is The Royal Mint who has prepared the numismatic side of the largest sports event worldwide for four years. But this is only one of many attractions … [ more ]
Historic Medals Countdown offer to Commemorate 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
American Lutheran Publicity Bureau thinks of Commemorative Medals in order to publicize the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation... [ more ]
International Collectors Fair Collecta in Slovenia
The 6th International Collectors Fair – Collecta will take place from 23rd to 25th March 2012 at the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre in Slovenia. [ more ]
Symposium in Early Medieval Coinage 2012
Tony Abramson’s symposia in early medieval and medieval coinage have now become a firm fixture in the numismatic calendar of events. On March 31, 2012 the event returns to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. [ more ]
Finland launches 10 euro coin at World Money Fair Berlin
The Mint of Finland and the Ministry of Finance are to issue a new 10 euro collector coin commemorating Henrik Wigström the Finnish workmaster of the famous Fabergé firm. The coin is to be launched at the World Money Fair in Berlin on 3 February 2012. [ more ]
FIDEM congress 2012 at Glasgow
The 32nd FIDEM congress will be held in Glasgow on 10-14 July 2012. The programme will include talks on historical and contemporary medals, with the theme of the principal sequences of papers being ‘The medal as object / The medal as idea’. [ more ]
150th Melbourne Cup Celebrations
Victoria Racing Club and Royal Australian Mint launch commemorative coins to celebrate Melbourne Cup milestone... [ more ]
World Money Fair 2012: Faster – Higher – Stronger
The World Money Fair 2012 in Berlin had only highlights: 15,000 visitors came to the fair, at the gala dinner the World Money Fair Award was given and a Künker auction fetched the highest price ever for a coin in Germany. [ more ]
Islamic Numismatics online seminar at Hamburg University
Beginning on April 13, 2012 Professor Stefan Heidemann of Hamburg University will offer a seminar on Islamic Numismatics as a Source for Economic, Political and Art History of the Middle East. The web class will cover various topics of Islamic numismatics.
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Call for paper for XIX ICOMON Meeting 2012 in Morocco
The Bank al-Maghrib will host the XIX ICOMON meeting 2012 from October 15-17, 2012 in Rabat, Morocco. The topic is “Money and Banking Museums: New challenges and perspectives” and the call for paper has been opened. [ more ]
International Numismatic and Philatelic Fair in Warsaw
The new Polish numismatic and stamp fair Monety Expo Warsaw will take place for the first time in Poland’s heart, Warsaw, on the first weekend of September 2012. It is one of the biggest numismatic fairs in Central and Eastern Europe. [ more ]
Impressions from Chicago International Coin Fair
The coins of India have joined the coins of China as most sought after by world coin buyers according to one dealer, others say Roman gold and high quality Greek silver are searched for. It seems, however, that the higher end market of any section goes particularly well. [ more ]
Webinar on Islamic Numismatics at Hamburg University
The First Webinar for Islamic Numismatics was initiated at Hamburg. Twelve students in six countries meet every Friday at 2 pm CET in a classroom in cyber space. [ more ]
NYINC 2013: room block approaches capacity
The great 41st New York International Numismatic Convention 2013 is getting closer taking place from January 5 to 14, 2013. As the Bourse Chairman Kevin Foley states, due to the strong request of dealers and attendees the room block at the Waldorf Astoria approaches its capacity yet. [ more ]
Central States Numismatic Society announces convention plans
The Central States Numismatic Society announces its plans for the big convention from April 24 to 27, 2013. The convention will observe a new schedule. More than 250 booth holders are expected to attend the event. [ more ]
Official EXPO 2015 coins-medals programme launched
The official EXPO 2015 coin-medals programme was launched on May 3, 2012 at Milan’s Museum of Science & Technology. The coins will have legal tender status during the duration of the EXPO event. [ more ]
Conference on ‘Greek Coins and Their Images’
From September 26-28, 2012 the Belgian School at Athens and the French School at Athens will organise a conference in collaboration with KIKPE, FRS-FNRS and Ulg. The title of the conference is: ‘TYPOI. Greek Coins and Their Images: noble issuers, humble users?’ [ more ]
Numismatic Summer Meeting in Oxford in July 2012
Every year the British Numismatic Society (BNS) and the Royal Numismatic Society (RNS) hold a joint summer meeting. This year’s meeting has the theme of Anniversaries and Jubilees. [ more ]
White Gold – exhibition in the Israel Museum
Electrum coins are among the most fascinating coinages because they are right at the beginning of Western numismatics. Unfortunately the decisive facts are still contested. The Israel Museum has just opened an exhibition on electrum issues and on that occasion held an important congress. [ more ]
First International Fair of Numismatics, Philately and Collecting in Spain
In Burgos the first International Fair of the Numismatics, Philately and Collecting in Spain, “Colecciona Burgos 2012“, will take place during the weekend from September 21 to September 23, 2012. [ more ]
International numismatic and precious metal fair at Warsaw
From 11th to 13th October 2012 the 8th International Numismatic, Gold & Art Jewellery Exhibition CoinExpo 2012 is going to take place in the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland. [ more ]
VAM seminar at Ontario coin show
From July 19-21, 2012 the SoCal Ontario Coin and Currency Show will be held at the Ontario Convention Center. The show is going to feature a VAM seminar highlighting the authors Jeff Oxman and Mark Witkower. [ more ]
14th Silesian Collectors’ Market 2012
The organizators of the 14th Silesian Collectors’ Market inform that on 7th October 2012 the event will be held in in Katowice, Poland. The event called by many ‘Collectors’ Day’ concentrates about 400 exhibitors and almost 5,000 visitors from Poland and Europe. [ more ]
New Coin and Stamp Fair in Warsaw
Warsaw has become an important commercial centre in Central and Eastern Europe. Thus on September 1 and 2, 2012 a new coin and stamp fair will be held there. Monety Expo Warsaw will be supported by the German numismatic-fair Numismata. [ more ]
US Master Designer Iskowitz to speak at Philadelphia forum
A free forum at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Thursday, August 9 will feature one of the most prolific designers of United States coins, Joel Iskowitz. The forum is being conducted by the American Israel Numismatic Association and the Israel Coins and Medals Corporation. [ more ]
Central States Convention Approaches Sell Out
Only six weeks after bourse applications were initially mailed to potential booth holders, the Central States Numismatic Society 74th Anniversary Convention, scheduled for April 22-27, 2013, is approaching a sold out bourse area. [ more ]
Financial History Researcher to Speak at National Coin and Currency Convention
Financial history researcher Lawrence Schuffman will be the keynote speaker during the educational programs to be held in conjunction with the Professional Currency Dealers Association’s November 8-11 National Coin and Currency Convention. [ more ]
15th Collector Fair Sberatel in Prague
The 15th International Trade Fair Collector Sberatel will be held in Prague from September 6 to 8, 2012. Past fairs have been a great success and Sberatel is the biggest event of this kind in the Czech Republic. [ more ]
Geneva University to inform about illegal art-trade
On October 31, 2012 Geneva University in cooperation with the Swiss Office for Culture proposes a study day ‘Campaign against illegal art-trade.’ The event focuses on those who work in museums and the cultural scene, and art dealers. [ more ]
NCCC Offers Hotel Rebates to Public Attendees
Attendees at the National Coin and Currency Convention, scheduled for November 8-11, 2012 in Rosemont, Illinois, will be able to receive a hotel rebate from the event sponsor, according to Patricia Foley, General Chairman of the convention. [ more ]
Numismatic Crime Investigation Seminar for Law Enforcement
The Numismatic Crime Information Center will be conducting a Free seminar on Numismatic Crime Investigations on October 18, 2012 in conjunction with the ANA Dallas National Money Show. The seminar is being hosted by the Pantego Police Department and open to Law Enforcement Personnel Only. [ more ]
Jerusalem Electrum Congress Films online
In June 2012 an electrum congress took place in Jerusalem generating new discussions and giving many fresh ideas on this topic. Now videos show all papers given during this event. [ more ]
Jewish-American Hall of Fame Web Site to be Under Auspices of the ANS
Andrew Meadows, Deputy Director of the American Numismatic Society and Mel Wacks of the American Jewish Historical Society have signed an agreement to transfer the web site of the Jewish-American Hall of Fame to the auspices of the ANS. [ more ]
American Numismatic Society Announces 2013 Gala Honorees
The American Numismatic Society announces the honorees for the 2013 Dinner Gala. The recipient of the Trustees’ Award is ANS President, Roger S. Siboni. The recipient of the Distinguished Service Award is Richard B. Witschonke. [ more ]
Innovations in the land of silver – A congress in Hall / Tyrol
Tyrol remembers you of nothing else than skiing? Shame on you! You would miss the region’s importance in world’s history since here money history was written – from the first high denomination silver coin to the mechanization of the whole coining process. The Hall Mint held a congress on that topic on October 12, 2012. [ more ]
Monaco: Coin show on the first Sunday in Advent
On December 2, 2012 an international coin show will take place in Monaco. The opening hours for the public are 9 am to 5 pm. Éditions Victor Gadoury invites to visit “la Grande Bourse” in cooperation with the Numismatic Association of Monaco. [ more ]
American Numismatic Society Announces an Additional 2013 Gala Honoree
The American Numismatic Society Board of Trustees voted to include Ms. Rosemary Lazenby, Curatorial Officer of the New York Federal Reserve Bank and ANS Honorary Life Fellow, as an additional honoree at the 2013 Annual Dinner Gala. [ more ]
Congress in Padova
On November 30, 2012 the Department of Numismatics in the Padova University will hold a congress on ‘Money findings and historical-economical processes’. [ more ]
New York International Numismatic Convention Announces Final Plans
The 41st annual edition of the New York International Numismatic Convention will take place at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria with activities starting on Friday, January 4 and the final convention related event concluding on Monday, January 14. [ more ]
Congress on Anatolian Numismatics in Antalya
The Suna & Inan Kirac Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilizations, an affiliate of the Vehbi Koc Foundation, organizes the “First International Congress on Anatolian Monetary History and Numismatics” on February 25-28, 2013. [ more ]
Round table on ‘small change’
The DAMIN programme studies the depreciation of silver in the second half of the nineteenth century and its consequences in developed countries. The second round table is dedicated to ‘small change’ or bronze and copper coins from Antiquity to the nineteenth century. [ more ]
Numismatics in the Principality of Monaco
Yachts, luxuries, gambling casino – an ambience barely suited for a down-to-earth coin collector? On the contrary, when coming in the off season the Principality of Monaco has much to offer in regard to numismatics, like an attractive coin fair. [ more ]
National Coin and Currency Convention Announces 2013 Dates
The National Coin and Currency Convention will be held November 21-24, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in close proximity to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. [ more ]
Numismata in Munich
One of the most important coin fairs in the world in terms of type and diversity of the range, with unmistakable flair and cultivated tradition since 1970! Numismata will take place on 2nd and 3rd March 2013 in Munich. [ more ]
Central States Convention Bans Liberty Dollars
So-called Liberty Dollars, the creation of Bernard Von NotHaus and the NORFED, will not be part of the April 24-27, 2013 74th Anniversary Convention of the Central States Numismatic Society in Schaumburg, Illinois. [ more ]
New York International Numismatic Convention Announces Preliminary 2014 Plans
The 42nd Annual New York International Numismatic Convention will take place over a nine day period from January 4 through January 12, 2014 at New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, its site since 2002. [ more ]
Central States Numismatic Society Announces Sponsorship Program For 2013 Convention
Kevin Foley, General Chairman for the Central States Numismatic Society’s 74th Anniversary Convention, has announced the availability of convention sponsorships for the event. [ more ]
American Numismatic Society 2013 Annual Gala a Success
The American Numismatic Society held its 2013 Annual Gala event on 10 January honoring Roger Siboni, who retired as ANS President in October 2012, as well as Richard B. Witschonke and Rosemary Lazenby. [ more ]
1st International Numismatic Conference of the Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium
The Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium has decided to organize, in close collaboration with the Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium, one-day conferences on the coinage and the monetary history of the Low Countries during the Middle Ages on May 24, 2013. [ more ]
ONS conference on Islamic Numismatics
This year’s ONS conference on Islamic Numismatics in Tuebingen will be held on 4th and 5th May 2013 in the main lecture room of the Dept. of Orient- und Islamwissenschaften of the Asia-Orient-Institute of Tuebingen University. Contributions are welcome. [ more ]
National Coin and Currency Convention Approaches Sell Out
The National Coin and Currency Convention, slated for November 21-24 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare is almost sold out, according to Convention Chairman Patricia Foley. [ more ]
Joint 2013 meeting of Royal Numismatic and British Numismatic Society in York
The Yorkshire Numismatic Society is delighted to host the 2013 joint meeting of the Royal Numismatic and the British Numismatic Societies at York Racecourse on 20 July 2013. The event is open to all and free! [ more ]
CPMX Proves Paper Money Market Strong
Even though the year started a bit slow, the paper money market can be considered strong and the experts are optimistic. [ more ]
Chicago International Coin Fair Set for 18-21, 2013
Krause Publication will play host to the 38th annual Chicago International Coin Fair set for April 18-21 at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare, Chicago. [ more ]
Application forms for Sberatel 2013
In early September the collector fair Sberatel will be held in the Czech Republic. Already many places have been booked. So, if you are interested in participating you should book soon. [ more ]
Strong Demand for PCGS-certified Coins at the 24th Tokyo International Show and Taisei Auction
PCGS took part in the 24th Tokyo International Coin Convention (TICC), the most important and established coin fair in Japan, May 2-4, 2013 at Royal Park Hotel, Tokyo. [ more ]
Singapore International Coin Fair Attracts Over 10,000 Enthusiastic Attendees
The 2013 Singapore International Coin Fair proved to be an unqualified success. The 3-day coin event (March 29-31) attracted over 10,000 visitors. Over 40 different dealers and mints attended, representing 21 different countries. [ more ]