July 2025 News Digest
- The discovery of the Traveller Collection, a $160 million hoard of 15,000 rare coins concealed from the Nazis during WWII for over five decades, is poised to revolutionize the field of numismatics.
- An Iron Age Celtic settlement, over 2,200 years old, has been discovered in the Czech Republic. Believed to have been a hub along ancient trade routes, the site has yielded hundreds of gold and silver coins, jewelry, and pottery. This find provides valuable insight into life in Bohemia during the Iron Age.
- Musician Rick Springfield's collection of rare U.S. gold coins, comprising three dozen coins, will be auctioned by Stack's Bowers from August to September. The collection, which includes rare coins minted between 1796 and 1908, showcases Springfield's passion for American history and collectibles.
- Malta's Central Bank recently issued a new three-coin silver proof set commemorating the Malta Railway (1883-1931). Designed by Miriam Mazzalli and Noel Galea Bason and minted by the Royal Dutch Mint, the coins feature historic steam locomotives and Malta's coat of arms, celebrating the island's sole train service which connected Valletta, Mdina, and Mtarfa.
