Coin Collecting News
On the occasion of the Bank of England’s launch of the new £50 banknote in November 2011, Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre speaks to Chris Salmon, Chief Cashier, about the process of adding a second note to the “F” series. “I Promise to pay the Bearer on demand the Sum [...]
On November 29th, 2011, Michael Moran was sworn in as the newest member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). He is an award winning numismatic author, lecturer, and researcher. He wrote an article about the survival of the United States Mint at San Francisco during the great earthquake of 1906, which won the American [...]
Classic numismatic design has its roots in the ancient states of Athens and Rome. Today, this unparalleled tradition continues in the modern city of Rome at the Instituto Poligrafico Zecca dello Stato (IZPS), the Italian State Mint. As Italy celebrates 150 years of Unification in 2011, Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research [...]
James “Jim” Bucki has been a coin collector for over 30 years and specializes in modern U.S. coins, paper money and foreign type coins. His professional numismatic writing accomplishments including being the “Collector Tech” columnist for the ANA’s monthly magazine “The Numismatist,” a contributing writer for national coin collecting magazines and author/webmaster for the local [...]
España, home to such celebrated coins as the Real, the Maravedi, the Escudo and the Peseta, with an unparalleled numismatic past. Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre speaks with José Miguel Liencres, Commercial Director of the Real Casa de la Moneda, and examines the legacy left by some of the most [...]
CoinUpdate and CoinWorld columnist Dr. Michael J. Bugeja was sworn into the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) during their meeting on July 26th, 2011 in Washington, D.C. He is a professor and director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University. Prior to 2003, he taught media ethics, magazine writing, and [...]
Initially created to meet the challenge of decimalization in 1966, The Royal Australian Mint has a top-notch reputation for excellence and design world-wide. Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre speaks to Ross MacDairmid, the RAM’s CEO about fresh directions for the Mint and also a bit about Australia’s memorable & impressive [...]
Erik Jansen is the most recent member to join the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC), having been sworn in on May 25th, 2011. He represents the interests of the general public in the coinage of the United States. He is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of a medical device firm in Mercer Island, Washington. [...]
Tucked away in some of the most beautiful countryside scenery in Surrey, The Pobjoy Mint and their state-of-the-art facilities now rivals many of the world’s oldest and more established producers of quality coinage. Having begun as a producer of medals in 1965, they have evolved into providers of circulation and commemorative coins to many countries [...]
You handle some of the rarest coins in existence. Because you are constantly around coins, do actively collect as well? My experience has been that being actively involved in the coin business is like aversion therapy. There is just so much of a good thing that anyone can take. Once I got into the business [...]
