Ancient Judean shekels will cross the auction block

Shekel of Tyre

A unique collection of 38 ancient silver coins, all struck in consecutive years spanning the years commonly believed to be the lifetime of Jesus, called The Collection of a Lifetime, will be offered by Heritage Auctions in New York on Jan. 5, 2015. The collection is part of Heritage’s Platinum Night World & Ancient Coins … Read more

‘Extraordinary’ Colonial rarities

1792 Eagle-on-Globe Copper Quarter Dollar

The Donald G. Partrick Collection of Extraordinary United States Colonials Part I, will debut on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2014, as part of Heritage Auctions’ Jan. 7-10 Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Convention auctions at the Orange County Convention Center. “This is the finest gathering of colonial coinage ever to appear at auction,” said Greg Rohan, President … Read more

Newman Numismatic Portal launches in 2015

Washington University in St. Louis and the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES) have announced plans to create the Newman Numismatic Portal, an online research tool that will become the ultimate go-to resource for the study of coins and currency. A commitment of $2 million from EPNNES will support the project. “I have long … Read more

Swiss Numis

1899 Switzerland 1 Fr Obverse

My wife is quick to remind me that I have expensive tastes in travel. I do, without shame, believe in the “swing for the fences” theory of vacationing, whereas she prefers to “walk in a run,” meaning for her, heading to the nearest beach or kid-friendly destination. Each spring I unceremoniously and ingloriously propose the … Read more

Cutcliff stepping down as president

As you should all know by now, I’m stepping down as your president at the end of this year. I’m not leaving MCCA, only leaving the president’s seat. I’ve been an active member of our wonderful club since 1999. After working two years (2001-2002) as your vice president, and 12 years as president (2003-2014), I … Read more

PNG YN Scholarship winner to speak

Tara Crosby who is the recipient of the 2014 Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) Young Numismatist Scholarship will be speaking at the November 15 club meeting. Crosby is a communications student from Alpharetta at Georgia Perimeter College. As the scholarship’s winner, Crosby attended the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Summer Seminar courtesy of PNG. She took the … Read more