Starting price: 100,000 €ROMAN EMPIRE Constantine II (337-350).
Multiple or medallion of the weight of 2 solidi 327, Thessaloniki.
Auction 14132
Starting price: 70,000 €ANCIENT GREECE Mysia, Cyzicus.
Stater of electrum ND (500-450 BC), Cyzicus.
Auction 1423
Starting price: 60,000 €CAMBODIA Norodom I (1860-1904).
Pattern of four francs, without signature, on gold flan,
Proof 1860, Brussels (Würden).
Auction 14273
Starting price: 1.300,000 €POLAND Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1632).
80 ducats 1621 SA / II - VE, Bromberg (Bydgoszcz).
Auction 141335
Starting price: 350,000 €GREAT BRITAIN - UNITED KINGDOM George III (1760-1820).
Gold pattern of the crown “INCORRUPTA”,
by W. Wyon, Proof 1817, London.
Auction 14944
Starting price: 50,000 €GERMANY Hamburg.
Portugalöser of 10 ducats, to the unity of the four major
banking cities of Europe (Amsterdam, Hamburg,
Nuremberg and Venice), by J. Reteke, prooflike, 1677, Hamburg.
Auction 14173
Starting price: 50,000 €FRANCE / ROYAL Philippe VI (1328-1350).
Florin Georges, 1st issue ND (1341), Angers.
Auction 14377
Starting price: 200,000 €GREAT BRITAIN - UNITED KINGDOM James II (1685-1688).
5 guineas, 1st bust, with elephant and castle 1687, London.
Auction 14933
Starting price: 30,000 €ITALY Umberto I (1878-1900).
Gold Medal, Umberto I of Savoy ascends the throne,
by Speranza 1878, Rome.
Auction 141254
Starting price: 25,000 €COCHINCHINA Third Republic (1870-1940).
Piastre de commerce pattern, Special Strike (SP) 1879, A, Paris.
Auction 14310

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Collectors of German coins will now have to calculate carefully whether they can still afford sets of circulation coins or commemorative coin sets with 2 euro coins. Collage: Canva / Münze Deutschland.

Increasing Prices for German Coin Sets: Is This The End of Proof Coin Collecting?

Official coin sets – for many coin collectors, these issues are an essential part of a complete collection. The number of produced sets, however, has been diminishing significantly for years, and a huge price adjustment could now deter collectors even further.

National Coin Week: The broad spectrum of numismatics in the limelight. Photo: ANA.

National Coin Week: Spotlight on Numismatics

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has been organising a national week of events in honour of numismatics since 1924. The ANA presents the entire spectrum of coin collecting with playful missions for children and specialist lectures from the world of science.

Decline in demand: The high gold price means that only a few investors are buying physical gold coins. Collage: Canva.

Gold at Record High, Demand for Bullion Coins Collapses

While the gold price has reached new all-time highs several sessions in recent weeks and gained around 20 per cent in value in a short period of time in a steep upward trend, several mints are reporting a drastic decline in sales in the precious metal sector.

Collectors of German coins will now have to calculate carefully whether they can still afford sets of circulation coins or commemorative coin sets with 2 euro coins. Collage: Canva / Münze Deutschland.

Increasing Prices for German Coin Sets: Is This The End of Proof Coin Collecting?

Official coin sets – for many coin collectors, these issues are an essential part of a complete collection. The number of produced sets, however, has been diminishing significantly for years, and a huge price adjustment could now deter collectors even further.

National Coin Week: The broad spectrum of numismatics in the limelight. Photo: ANA.

National Coin Week: Spotlight on Numismatics

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has been organising a national week of events in honour of numismatics since 1924. The ANA presents the entire spectrum of coin collecting with playful missions for children and specialist lectures from the world of science.

Decline in demand: The high gold price means that only a few investors are buying physical gold coins. Collage: Canva.

Gold at Record High, Demand for Bullion Coins Collapses

While the gold price has reached new all-time highs several sessions in recent weeks and gained around 20 per cent in value in a short period of time in a steep upward trend, several mints are reporting a drastic decline in sales in the precious metal sector.

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The fortress on the rock – not just a popular tourist destination, but also the most expensive 2 euro commemorative coin in the world. Collage: Canva / Wieschowski.

A Numismatic Journey Through the Principality of Monaco

On the visit of Albert II and Charlène of Monaco to Germany: The small country on the Mediterranean has more to offer than casinos, car races and film stars – it can look back on a long numismatic tradition.

The Turks, the Bohemian Estates and Two Gnadenpfennigs by Ferdinand I

SINCONA’s spring auction will be held from 13 to 15 May 2024. Among other highlights, two extremely rare gold gnadenpfennigs by Ferdinand I are on offer. The multiple coins with a weight of 10 and 15 gold gulden are among the great treasures of Habsburg numismatics. We share their story.

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