NAV Library for Sale
Some time ago the NAV decided to sell most of the books from its library. This was not an easy decision to make, but was thought necessary as little to no use had been made of its services for a … Continued
Melbourne based auction house, Mossgreen, in voluntary administration
You may have missed this item over the holiday period, but we thought it was worth reporting to our members as some of them may possibly be affected by the news. On December 27th The Age reported that the Melbourne based … Continued
ANS Partners with Google Arts & Culture
The American Numismatic Society has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to present an online gallery of some of their collection. It’s a fantastic way for organisations and institutes to share their numismatic objects and associated items with a wider … Continued
NAAC2017 Report
National Sports Museum Tour On the afternoon of Friday 20th November a collection of about a dozen numismatists arrived at that most iconic of Melbourne venues, the MCG. Our host was Helen Walpole, Creative Director at the National Sports Museum … Continued
City of Melbourne’s new City Collection website
The City of Melbourne have launched a new website featuring the City Collection, citycollection.melbourne.vic.gov.au. In amongst the new content there are a series of Pictorial Essays available to download, including such topics as the city’s World War I memorials and the city’s Numismatic … Continued
Morwell Numismatic Society October Newsletter
The latest edition of the Morwell Numismatic Society’s monthly newsletter is available for download.
Bumper VNJ published to coincide with NAAC2017
Members of Victorian Numismatic societies should be receiving their latest copy of the Victorian Numismatic Journal (VNJ) over the next week or so. This edition come in at over 80 pages, and for the first time is in full colour. … Continued
New Australian Numismatic Publication to be launched at NAAC2017
Respected Australian Numismatist, Peter Lane, is to launch his new book, The Coin Cabinet: A cultural history of the numismatic collection in the Art Gallery of South Australia at the forthcoming NAAC2017 in Melbourne. Peter is Honorary Numismatist at the … Continued
Jessie Webb Award
Every year the NAV presents awards for the best displays by numismatists at the ANDA Melbourne Money Expo. This year also saw the presentation of a new award for the best article in the Victorian Numismatic Journal (VNJ) by a … Continued
Melbourne Money Expo Report
It was a packed weekend for collectors in Melbourne, starting with the Royal Australian Mint’s Trans-Australian Tour making an appropriately thematic stop at Southern Cross Railway Station. Collectors and commuters were able to swap their cash for three circulating 2017 … Continued