Princeton displays coin collection
While growing up in the New York City area, my mother felt that her children should go out and see the area which we lived. New York has a lot to see and do, but many do not visit the attractions even...
View ArticleStolen Ancient Coins and Art helps fund ISIS
If counterfeit Canadian currency or badly made British pound errors were not enough, the focus is now being placed on antiquities stolen by ISIS from captured areas in Syria and Iraq. The proceeds have...
View ArticleNumismatic Eclipse
As we wait for the shadow of the moon to trek across the United States from Oregon to South Carolina, I was curious as to whether there were coins ever created to commemorate any of the past eclipses...
View ArticleWeekly Numismatic World News for August 27, 2017
This week, the BBC reported about Toby Robyns, a 52-year-old ambulance driver from the U.K., who may be facing an up to three-year prison sentence for trying to take home ancient coins he found on a...
View ArticleThey will come for you next!
I said that if we do not act that we would become victims! A man came into my shop the other day. Like all new visitors, my assistant greeted him with her usual charm while he looked at the eclectic...
View ArticleWeekly World Numismatic News for January 5, 2020
I have been a busy week, month, and year. Many of you have stuck with me while Real Life has taken a lot of my time. I appreciate your support. I have more things to write about and will try to do so...
View ArticleWeekly World Numismatic News for January 19, 2020
A lesson in unintended consequences was filed in an Egyptian court this week. As part of policy disagreements between Egypt and Turkey, the case asks the courts to demand the return of 23 million gold...
View ArticleAncient Coin Online Exhibit
Continuing the Museum Week celebration, there was an announcement from another numismatic exhibit added to the online world. The Walsh Library of Seton Hall University announced the addition the...
View ArticleThe Ancient Coin Collectors Guild Needs Your Help
Once again, the State Department is about to do something that negatively affects a part of numismatics. Even if you are not an ancient coin collector, the ability to collect and study ancient coins...
View ArticleWeekly World Numismatic News for August 30, 2020
There were two items this week of a particular note. First, two Israeli teenagers found a hoard of gold coins that experts say date back to the 9th century. The jar of coins found consists of 425...
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