Month: June 2019
France COTY ‘Best Silver’ Coin dated 2017 Wins Top Honors at 2019 Award Gala
The Monnaie de Paris took home the top prize at the 2019 Krause Coin of the Year Awards (COTY). Its French Excellence Guy Savoy coin won “Best Silver Coin” and “Coin of the Year” for coins dated 2017. The coin is part of the French Excellence series. Each year, the Monnaie de Paris collaborates with a […]
June 24, 2019
Whitney Biennial Runs Through September 22
New York City’s Whitney Museum of American Art is holding its Biennial now through September 22, 2019. It features 75 artists and collectives working in painting, sculpture, installation, film and video, photography, performance, and sound. The Whitney Biennial is the longest-running survey of American art, dating back to 1937. Held every two years, the show […]
June 18, 2019
Joaquin Jimenez Wins 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award
Sculptor and coin designer Joaquin Jimenez received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement in Coin Design Award at the Thirty-Sixth Annual Coin of the Year Awards Ceremony, which was held in February. It was not his only big win — Jimenez designed the 50 Euro French Excellence – Guy Savoy 2017 silver coin that was named Coin […]
June 10, 2019
USA Half Dollar Baseball Hall of Fame Dated 2014 Gets COTY
The 2016 was the first time the United States won the Krause Coin of the Year award in twelve years. The United States Baseball Hall of Fame cupped clad half dollar, KM#576, won “most innovative” and was selected by the judges as the Coin of the Year for coins dated 2014. While private mints and […]
June 3, 2019