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- silver to gold ratio Silver to Gold Ratio Everyone must know we’re in tumultuous times with a looming election, COVID-19 uptick in infections, etc. Lots of people are inquiring about bullion. The 1-ounce gold eagle has a denomination of $50, the half-ounce of $25 and the 1/10-ounce of $5. So, why is the quarter-ounce at a denomination of $10? Shouldn’t ...
Tag Archives: World Coins
Industry Insider: COVID Business Landscape, Part IV
View all installments of the five-part Industry Insider series. By Tom Michael In our first three articles we have shared information on the rise in retail sales for bullion coins and the difficulties arising for mints in acquiring materials and … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Features
Tagged coin industry, covid, covid-19, pandemic, World Coins
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Finnish Designer Receives COTY Lifetime Achievement Honors
By Thomas Michael This year’s recipient of the Coin of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award, Finnish sculptor, coin and medal designer Reijo Paavilainen, actually began his artistic career as a painter. However, Paavilainen quickly moved to a more three-dimensional expression … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Coin of the Year, Coin of the Year, General News, News
Tagged 2020, coins, COTY, design, Lifetime Achievement Award, World Coins
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Kuenker Brings Rarities to World Money Fair
Auction house Künker from Osnabrück will offer 1,077 lots with world coins and medals in Berlin on Jan. 30, 2020 before the beginning of the World Money Fair. The day starts with the Prof Dr. Rudolf Wiechert Collection o. a. … Continue reading
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Tagged france, germany, Kuenker, napoleon, Rarities, World Coins, World Money Fair
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Donald Scarinci on ‘100 Greatest Modern World Coins’ Book
In March 2020 Whitman Publishing will release 100 Greatest Modern World Coins by numismatists Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker. Here, Donald Scarinci, medallic art historian and Coin of the Year judge, shares his thoughts on modern world coinage and the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Book Reviews, General News, News
Tagged ccac, coin of the year, Donald Scarinci, modern coins, modern world coins, Whitman, World Coins
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NGC-certified Russian Rarity Realizes Almost $500,000 in Swiss Auction
SARASOTA, Fla. (Oct. 30, 2019) — Vintage Russian coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) did extremely well at the SINCONA sale of Russian coins and medals, held Oct. 21, 2019, in Zurich, Switzerland. The top five coins in the sale … Continue reading
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Tagged ducat, NGC, Peter the Great, Russian medals, SIRCONA, Switzerland, World Coins
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Islamic Gold Dinar realizes over $4 Million
We have recently learned that one of the world’s rarest and most highly-prized of all Islamic gold coins, or any coin, was sold by specialist auctioneers Morton & Eden in London on Thursday, Oct. 24 for an outstanding £3,720,000 million … Continue reading
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Tagged auctions, islamic gold coin, Morton & Eden, umayad dinar, World Coins
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Heritage Long Beach World Coins
The Heritage Auctions ANA sales are still a month off, yet such is the way of today’s numismatic world that shortly after these concludes in mid-August Long Beach waits just around the corner. In point of fact consignments for that … Continue reading
Coin Finds: Luck plays a part
We recently asked you, our readers, to share your best numismatic finds with us. Based on the long-running “Coin Finds” column in Coins magazine, which will continue to appear in print, this online version will give additional exposure to the … Continue reading
Heritage sale brings nearly $6 million
Results from the Heritage Sept. 6-11 Long Beach World Coins & Ancients sale must have brought a warm and contented glow to the auction house’s heart. No coins attracted record-breaking, six-figure sums. The top-selling lots all fetched well under $50,000. … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient coins, Heritage, heritage auctions, Long Beach, World Coins
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New reference delivers five centuries of British coin details and pricing
Descriptive details, illustrations, and pricing for British coins minted between the 16th century and the present. are now available in the readily accessible digital Standard Catalog of Great Britain coins. Continue reading
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