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Second-Finest Charles II ‘Petition’ Crown Among British Rarities at Heritage NYINC Event

The British Charles II silver Pattern “Petition” Crown 1663 MS62 NGC was engraved by Thomas Simon, one of the most famous medalists and engravers...

Marcus Agrippa and His Coins of the Roman Empire

By Dr. Steve Benner for CoinWeek .....   Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was born to a plebeian family near Rome or possibly Pisa in about 63 BCE....

George Kolbe Retires From Numismatic Bookselling Partnership

On November 13, 2023, George Frederick Kolbe announced his retirement from the partnership of Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. For over four decades, Kolbe...

IAPN Holds 71st General Assembly in Marseille

Every year, the International Association of Professional Numismatist (I.A.P.N.) holds their General Assembly, hosted by a different firm in a different city. This year’s...

Good Dad, Bad Son: Disappointing Heirs of Great Rulers

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz ..... HISTORY IS LITTERED with great and wise rulers who fathered heirs who were monsters or idiots: sons...

The United States Mint Employee Allegiance Medal

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   On September 2, 1861, officers and workmen/women of the various facilities of the United States Mint took...

The Ancient Roman Coins of Carus and His Brief Dynasty

By Steve Benner for CoinWeek ..... By the middle of the third century CE, the Roman Empire was in bad shape. In 253, when Valerian became...

Now in PCGS Holders, Fletcher 1888 Proof Set Returns to Market

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ..... An extraordinarily rare original and complete 1888 Proof Set returns to the market as GreatCollections has...

A Brief History of the Indian Anna Coin

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ..... Starting in 1903, the British mint in Calcutta was making plans for the eventual production of the one Anna...

ANS Invites Applications for 2023 Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to invite applications for the 2023 Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics, to be awarded to the best...

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