2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (425+ words) Kuwait Times: How did you start collecting old currencies? Al-Hatlani: The hobby started when I was a child. I enjoyed collecting currencies from different countries, especially those brought back by family members when they returned from traveling. I was fascinated…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (201+ words) A RARE lifelong collection of mining lamps will go under the hammer in a special auction. The late Bob Batey's personal collection, built over a lifetime of collecting, restoring, and researching mining artefacts, will be sold by Anderson & Garland on…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (727+ words) The 2007 Baby Keepsake Tin features a special sterling silver dollar depicting children’s ABC building blocks. Originally sold by the Royal Canadian Mint for $34.95, the set has become a sought-after modern issue. This example is Lot 2237 in London Coin Centre’s Sept....

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (158+ words) World coming to an end, or is it? I can’t understand; they stop Dear Mr. Philip Lo Presti,I have been a collector for 67 years. I have saved these painted coins: 1 Morgan Dollar2 Walking Halves1 Franklin Half1 1964 Kennedy half1 Barber quarter5 Washington quarters6 Mercury dimes3 Roosevelt Dimes1 Jefferson…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (141+ words) Published - September 08, 2026 03:34 pm IST - New Delhi The Central Government will issue a ₹100 coin to commemorate the birth centenary of legendary Bengali actor Uttam Kumar. Born on September 3, 1926, Uttam Kumar, whose original name was Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay, was one of the…...

5+ day, 46+ min ago   (1622+ words) The date says 1652. Yet the coin may not have existed until 15 or even 20 years later. That apparent contradiction sits at the heart of the 1652 Pine Tree Shilling, one of the most recognizable coins of Colonial America. It also helps explain…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (347+ words) Fiona said: "Among this incredible collection is an exquisite snuff box that Camilla, Queen Consort, wants to show our silver expert Duncan Campbell." Camilla then explained: "I wanted to bring something that was associated with Cornwall. Of course, it doesn't…...

1+ week, 12+ min ago   (354+ words) TIRUPATI: Numismatics has opened a door into the yore for Head Constable Thimmapuram Suresh Reddy who gathered history in to his kitty by gathering coins from Mauryas and Satavahanas of ancient India to the Vijayanagara rulers, Mughals, Nawabs and the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1335+ words) Last year, Archduke Karl von Habsburg revealed that the legendary Florentine Diamond and fifteen other historic Jewels of the House of Habsburg long thought sold, stolen or lost had been hidden for decades in a Bank Vault in Canada since…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (474+ words) When Shropshire metal detectorist Chris Langston heard the tell-tale beep of his device in a field outside Oswestry last year, he thought it was nothing unusual. It had picked up a small, heart-shaped object that he thought could have come…...