Category Archives: Noble Numismatics

Typo on New $50 Banknote Latest Kerfuffle at Reserve Bank of Australia

By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek …. On Thursday, May 9, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) acknowledged a typo on the new $50 polymer banknote. In circulation for almost seven months since its October 18 release, it took until early this month for the misspelling “RESPONSIBILTY” to become news. The Bank claims that it has […]

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Soviet ruble of 1958 nears $10,000

Obverse and reverse of the rare Soviet 1958 cupronickel ruble that fetched $9,486 in aUNC at Noble Numismatics’ November sale. (Images courtesy Noble Numismatics)
In late November, Australia’s Sydney-based Noble Numismatics sold a cupro-nickel USSR ruble of 1958 (KM-134) for $9,486 [AUD13,147]. It may have been a steal at that price

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CoinWeek News Wire for July 22, 2016

By Coinweek ….   CoinWeek News Wire for July 22, 2016 Brain Food 1.) The history keepers On a cool, cloudy Tuesday morning … a coin collector stops by the Laxmi Narayan temple in Basantapur, looking for a coin minted during the reign of Prithivi Narayan Shah. There he finds an old man, seated on […]

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