How is numismatics portrayed in the daily media?
11 November 2025
How is numismatics portrayed in the daily media?
NAC achieved 1.9 million Swiss francs for a 100 ducat coin in Zurich. Is this excellent publicity for numismatics? Or are we conveying a false image of coin collectors with these record results?
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Etruscan Vetulonia and its coins
3 November 2025
Etruscan Vetulonia and its coins
Vetulonia no longer shows signs of its former importance. Yet the blacksmiths of the Mediterranean world valued the iron from Vetulonia. It is still worth a visit, however.
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The first coin minted in Cologne!?
3 November 2025
The first coin minted in Cologne!?
The new RIC has thrown the coinage of Postumus into disarray. This gives an Antoninianus minted in Cologne a new significance: it is now one of the first coins to have been minted in Cologne.
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Jim Licaretz wins the 2025 FIDEM Grand Prix
28 October 2025
Jim Licaretz wins the 2025 FIDEM Grand Prix
Jim Licaretz wins the FIDEM Grand Prix 2025 with his medal “Autoritratto di Fantasia.” He is the second American to win this prestigious award. Who is Jim Licaretz, and why did his medal win?
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What is an estimate?
28 October 2025
What is an estimate?
Do today's coin dealers have no idea about the value of a coin? Or why is it that their estimates have nothing to do with the surcharges? Ursula Kampmann explains.
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Leipzig Coin Dealers: 35 years of girl power
28 October 2025
Leipzig Coin Dealers: 35 years of girl power
On July 1, 2025, the Leipzig coin dealer and auction house Heidrun Höhn e.K. celebrated its 35th anniversary. We take a brief look back at it's history, dominated by strong women.
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The Menai Strait Bridge on the Telford Medal
14 October 2025
The Menai Strait Bridge on the Telford Medal
Since 1826, the first suspension bridge in history has spanned the Menai Strait connecting the island of Anglesey with the Welsh mainland. This feat of engineering is commemorated by the Telford Medal
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A medal commemorates the Krakow Constitution of 1833
14 October 2025
A medal commemorates the Krakow Constitution of 1833
Prussia, Austria, and Russia divided Poland among themselves. But Poland did not disappear. Polish nationalists rose up in repeated uprisings to reclaim their land. This had dire consequences.
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SINCONAs 100th auction: Jürg Richter reminisces
13 October 2025
SINCONAs 100th auction: Jürg Richter reminisces
Coin collectors have almost forgotten that SINCONA has only been around since May 1, 2011. In 2025 the company will hold its 100th auction. We asked Jürg Richter to share some of his memories with us.
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