Archive – Associations
20 years FENAP – 20 years in the European coin collectors’ service
FENAP, the Federation of European Numismatic Trade Associations, is in existence for 20 years now. Within this international framework, representatives of ... [ more ]
PNG Adopts Coin «Doctoring» Definition
The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) has created a definition of coin "doctoring" and now officially included it as one of the prohibitions in the organization's By-Laws... [ more ]
New Numismatic Association founded
Collectors of Reformation Medals are going to prepare the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Those who want to participate in the efforts should join the IARCM... [ more ]
Mint Directors Conference 2010
From September 26th to 29th, 2010, the 26th Mint Directors Conference was hold in Canberra / Australia. Here you will find some photos of this numismatic mega event...
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Promoting young mint apprentices
Royal Australian Mint announces the Janine Murphy Scholarship for Apprentices in the minting industry... [ more ]
ANA – Elections
The American Numismatic Association Announces 11 Candidates for Nine Positions On 2011-13 Board of Governors... [ more ]
Winners Announced for 2011 ANA National Coin Week Activities
Congratulations to Matthew Tormey and the Tucson Coin Club, grand prize winners in the ANA’s 2011 National Coin Week activities... [ more ]
The Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists Welcomes Two New Members in its Ranks
The Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists welcomes two new members in its ranks: Mr. Michael Haeberling from Antiqua Trading AG and Mr. Jürg Richter from Sincona AG... [ more ]
ANS Modern Chinese Duplicates in Stacks Bowers Ponterio Auction
The American Numismatic Society’s Board of Trustees has approved the sale of a group of duplicate modern Chinese coins from the collection of its East Asian Department (estimated at $200,000). The pieces have been consigned to Stacks Bowers Ponterio Hong Kong Auction... [ more ]
ANS Unveils New Medal Honoring Eric P. Newman
The American Numismatic Society announces the limited edition medal honoring ANS Trustee Emeritus, Eric P. Newman. The medal will be minted in both bronze and silver and will be available by subscription only until January 13, 2012... [ more ]
American Numismatic Society unveils a modern archival search tool
American Numismatic Society has unveiled the new interactive ANS archival search tool, ARCHER. It provides access to the ANS’ collection of unique archival material, through a series of simple search screens... [ more ]
Important coin collection offered at Sotheby’s by Hispanic Society of America
The Hispanic Society of America will offer its collection of rare coins as a single lot at Sotheby’s. The collection consists of almost 38,000 coins and is expected to raise between $25 million and $35 million... [ more ]
IADAA – Guidelines on due diligence when purchasing ancient objects
The International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art has developed guidelines how to act when buying ancient objects with all reasonable due diligence. [ more ]
The Oriental Numismatic Society
The Oriental Numismatic Society sees a couple of jubilees and important changes. Its new Secretary General, Joe Cribb, reports on how the organization works, how it is structured and what are the major events in the society’s life. [ more ]
Money & Medals Newsletter – give it a try!
Are you based in the UK or interested in what happens there? If so you should give a try to the newsletter of Money & Medals. Three times a year it provides you with plenty of information around coins, medals and tokens. [ more ]
Numismatic journal moneta now for free
At their May 28 meeting, the members of the Ottawa Numismatic Society voted unanimously in favour of making the Society’s award-winning publication, moneta, free for all to enjoy. [ 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 ]
Roosevelt Dime with Anti-Semitic Counterstamp is Featured in The Shekel
The cover story of the March-June 2012 double issue of The Shekel was inspired by Mel Wacks’ discovery of a 1953 Roosevelt Dime with the word “JEW” stamped over the portrait. But the new issue contains more intriguing stories ... [ more ]
More Good News about the Huntington Collection
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous friend of the ANS, approximately 9,000 additional Huntington coins have been purchased and will be placed on long-term loan to the ANS. Thus more than half of the collection has been regained. [ more ]
Numismatic news to watch and listen to
The British numismatic network Money & Medal offers now a section with audio and video material on numismatics. From August on there will be also a monthly podcast. [ more ]
Canadian Numismatic Journal Free Edition
The electronic copy of the October issue of The Canadian Numismatic Journal, the official publication of the Association, will be available – live and free to all – on its Web site beginning on October 1, 2012. [ more ]
Oriental Numismatic Society launches new website
Whoever is interested in oriental coins and money knows the Oriental Numismatic Society, network of collectors, academics, enthusiasts of this topic. Now the society has launched a new website. [ 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 ]
New issue of moneta
Recently the November/December issue of moneta, the journal of the Ottawa Numismatic Society, has been made available online. [ more ]
American Numismatic Society receives endowment gift for lecture in honor of Vladimir and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli
The American Numismatic Society received an endowment gift for a lecture series in memory of former ANS Fellows Vladimir and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli. The lecture series will cover a variety of subjects covering ancient, medieval and modern coinage. [ more ]
Hubert Lanz receives World Money Fair Award
On February 1, 2013 Hubert Lanz received the World Money Fair Award for his numismatic merits. Rarely a single person has done more for coin collecting in Germany and Europe. Since years Hubert Lanz is fighting for the right of every European to collect coins. [ more ]