Images of Canadian 1870 50 cent pieces, with and without the engraver and designer’s initials, taken from Heritage World Coin Auction Catalog #312, Sid and Alicia Belzberg Collection, via Google Books. The two particular coins shown above are not the subject of this post, although their types are. Terry Campbell, in the current edition of [...]
A possibly authentic “Dali” found in Estepona, Spain. Image from the Associated Press An Associated Press story released from Estepona, Spain, has it that dozens of fake Dali artworks have been seized by police. The culprit, a Frenchman, has been found and charged with fraud and forgery. This discovery comes ten years after police in [...]
An apparently genuine 1£ coin from the United Kingdom At each stage of Canadian history, Canadian coins and tokens have been faked by unscrupulous people. While this was often driven by poverty and desperation, fakes are now becoming big business internationally. In the United Kingdom, the the BBC is reporting that the the number of [...]
The national Currency Museum in Ottawa has has an exhibit aimed at helping teens to spot counterfeit banknotes. We tend not to be interested in anything marketed at teens, but of course we always appreciate it when museums and numismatists reach out to the younger generation. For those who are interested, the CP has a [...]
Today’s numismatic stories are on the light-hearted side. A previous post dealt with the governmental studies in Canada and the US on the continued use of the penny. In South Korea, the equivalent of a penny is a 10-Won coin. (The 1-won coins are basically only used in banks.) Anyhow, it turns out that a [...]
The Seine at Port Villez: A probably inauthentic painting from the Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Image from AFP. The oldest museum in Cologne has just made the claim that a Monet donated to their collection in 1954 isn’t a Monet at all. From the article: “A spokesman for the Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Foundation Corboud in Cologne in [...]
The world’s largest and purest gold coin (image from the AP) The Royal Canadian Mint’s 100 kg gold coin is the largest and purest gold coin in the world. The Times of India felt its travel to Abu Dhabi was worth noting yesterday. – Meanwhile, two of the leading coin grading companies in the United [...]
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