THE SPINK NUMISMATIC E-CIRCULAR, NUMBER 38 Later in January, the coin department also produced the latest offering of the Spink Numismatic e-Circular, Number 38. Although world coins had a significant presence in the sale (including the Barbara Mears Collection of Indian Coins), there were some English and British specimens that are worth also highlighting. To […]
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british and world coins winter sales in london In January, the Coin department in London held two sales of British and World Coins and Medals. The first was a room sale on the 9th, in which we were proud to set a formidable precedent as the first auction of 2025. Another marathon sale no less,
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DEAR FRIENDS AND COLLECTORS, It was a hectic and rewarding closing of 2024, including the organisation of the world’s most prestigious philatelic event by the Club de Monte-Carlo in my capacity as President of the Club, with the presentation of the usual rarities and a jaw dropping exhibition of the best 50 collections of Asia
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To most people, Madagascar was a series of very successful animated films starring the instantly recognisable ring-tailed lemur. To me, it was the place my father, as a British Intelligence officer attached to the Free French, saw out the Second World War.
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Coin auction catalogues are a delight, even if they quickly consume our bookshelves. Beautifully presented, sometimes even in hardback, they’re not out of place on the proverbial coffee table.
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This article will cover the period from 1136 when David I had the first Scottish coin minted, through to the end of Robert III’s reign in 1406.
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For centuries, people have been utilising found objects by incorporating them into pieces of jewellery. It might be a shell or shark tooth necklace, medieval remounting of classical intaglios, or perhaps Gemme Numari.
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In recent issues, of Spink Insider magazine there have been stories about metal detecting finds and some readers might recall that I wrote one of these back in the Winter 2022 edition.
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2022 will be remembered as a unique year in British history, as people all over the world celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the first UK monarch to reign for 70 years.
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Our final Medal Auction of the year took place on 28th November. The department have been bucking the trends of quiet auction rooms with their excellent exhibitions and we saw a full room during the day. The Order of the Garter Great George, the first example of this insignia to b
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