Auction Houses
and Coin Dealerships

Dr. Ursula Kampmann bringt neben mehr als 25 Jahren Erfahrung im numismatischen Journalismus rund 10 Jahre Erfahrung im Münzhandel mit. Sie weiss, wie man die numismatischen Inhalte für eine breite Sammlerschaft optimal aufbereitet.

Classic Press Releases for Specialist Numismatic Literature

The Classic Press Release is a short text of 1-2 pages, designed to inform a specialist audience about important news and events. There’s always a specific reason for publishing a press release: perhaps you’re issuing a commemorative coin, launching a new product or opening an online shop. Or maybe you’ve had some important changes in staff, founded a new company or decided to expand overseas.
By communicating this content in the form of a press release, you can build and maintain your corporate identity. This will promote your brand and expand your reach.

Our press service offers three key benefits compared to other agencies: we know the habits of our journalist colleagues so well that our releases are usually printed without any changes being made. We won’t just write you a German press release; if required, you can also have the text translated into professional English by our in-house translation team. And of course, if you need us to, we can also dispatch it for you. Thanks to our fantastic worldwide network, we can ensure that your press releases are placed exactly where they’ll have the greatest impact.

Projects:

Press Release

Croatia’s First Coloured Gold Coin (Croatian Mint)

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ColorEYEzed: Ocean blue (Coin Invest Trust)

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Press Releases for Newspapers

Writing for the general public rather than just experts? We’re happy to help. We’ll show you how to present numismatic content in such an exciting way that daily newspapers, digital news portals, TV channels and radio stations will be happy to promote your respective subject area. In order to place our texts on these platforms, however, you will also need an agency that specialises in newspapers, which we will be happy to help you choose. With our support, you too will be able to place your content where the general public is sure to see it.

Projects:

Daily Press

KOSTBAR: Auch Silber ist manchmal Gold wert (Tagblatt)

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Daily Press

Die Schatzkammer von Wil (NZZ)

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Coverage on Swiss TV (TVO)

Exhibition «L'Excellence Suisse»

Articles

The Article is a more flexible and detailed format than the Classic Press Release. Press releases are all about conveying the most essential information quickly and concisely. In an article, you can tell stories and provide some background information to enthuse collectors with your subject area. After all, even the most beautiful coins won’t be of any interest to someone who knows nothing about them.

Similarly, it’s not just the condition of a coin that will determine the price a collector is willing to pay for it, but also the stories and myths surrounding it. An article is an ideal format for spotlighting a special field of collection or an individual coin. And we always ensure our texts appeal to all readers, whatever their level of expertise – from highly specialised collectors to newcomers.

Projects:

Article

A New Pattern from Germany of the Yunnan Dragon Dollar (Heidelberger Münzhandlung)

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Auction Previews / Reviews

You could be selling the greatest coins in the world, but it won’t matter if nobody knows about it. We can create texts that really make your auction stand out. We’ve been doing it for 30 years, after all.
Nowadays, there are coin auctions happening every day. No collector can keep track of them all. That’s why auction previews are absolutely indispensable. They serve to announce the auction, while also providing a handy overview of the auction content and highlights. By publishing an auction preview, you can reach precisely those customers who are most likely to bid at your auction.

The auction review is just as important as the preview, as it enables you to reach out to prospective consignors. The review proves that your company is capable of achieving excellent prices for fascinating pieces.
We’ve been producing both auction previews and reviews as part of our daily work for over 30 years. We’ll analyse your material with an expert eye and identify the highlights that are especially marketable. On the basis of these highlights, we’ll then produce an auction report that you can use to effectively promote your company. And what’s more: thanks to our superb connections in the numismatic world, we can ensure that the details and results of your auction will be sent to all relevant publications – and of course, we’ll also publish them on CoinsWeekly. There’s a reason major players in the market have been entrusting us with their auction reports for years.

Projects:

Auction preview

Künker’s Summer Auction Sales: A Wealth of Collections (Auctions 368-371)

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Auction review

Auction review “Künker: Coins at an All-Time High” (Auctions 368-371)

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Auction preview

Heidelberger Münzhandlung: “Coins for Collectors from Germany and all over the World”

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Auction review

Heidelberger Münzhandlung: “It Does Not Always Have to be FDC...”

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Auction preview

Éditions Victor Gadoury und Alain Weil, Monaco: “Forgotten Collection to Enter the Market: The Fernand David Collection”

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Numismatic Translations

You need more than just a native speaker to translate a numismatic text. You also need someone who understands the subject matter. And our translators do.

The world of numismatics and coin technology has its own specialist terminology. In order to translate it, you need to master it. We’ve done exactly that. And more. After all, you don’t just want a correct translation, you also want one that appeals to your customers. We always keep that in mind. Our translations will always present you in the best possible light. Because we’re more than just a translation service. We have mastered the subject of coins, the intricacies of PR and a range of languages.

And that means you won’t get a better translation of your numismatic texts anywhere else.

We offer translation services for the following languages:
  • German – English
  • English – German
  • English – Japanese
  • Japanese – English
  • German – Japanese
  • Japanese – German
  • French – German
  • Spanish – German
  • Italian – German

Projects:

Commemorative publication

"10 Years SINCONA AG" (German > English)

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Brochure

“Origins of the German Coin Trade: The Hamburger and Schlessinger Families” for Künker Osnabrück (German > English)

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Auction previews/reviews

Auction previews/reviews (German > Japanese) for Gadoury (Monaco), Heritage (USA) and Künker (Germany)

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Teaser / Auction Preview Video

The Teaser is a short video format lasting around 1-2 minutes, perfect for a modern auction preview. With compelling images of selected auction highlights, as well as suitable background music, these videos pique consumers’ interest and make them want to learn more. And since this format doesn’t require any text, it can be used internationally and also makes an ideal accompaniment or alternative to the traditional, text-based auction preview. It’s perfect for social media platforms, such as Facebook or Instagram, and for audiences who aren’t interested in reading long texts.

Projects:

Video Teaser

AUREI: The Most Expensive Roman Gold Coins (CoinsWeekly)

Video Teaser

Auction preview (Numismatica Genevensis)

CoinsWeekly

More examples on CoinsWeekly's YouTube channel

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Video Story

The Video Story is an audio-visual format of medium length. This format is ideal for providing collectors with more detailed information about specific coins, fields of collection or topics. Again, the main purpose of this format is to capture your customers’ interest – but it does so more thoroughly than the Teaser, for example, thanks to additional elements such as the voice-over. The Video Story is ideal for promoting special collections. And it comes with a rather pleasant side effect: with the right SEO settings, you can optimise your video so that it fills your niche in the long term and continues to appear for certain keywords again and again, even years later. This puts a permanent spotlight on the expertise of your auction house.

Projects:

Video Story

Auction preview “Coins from Alexandria: Roman Egypt” (Künker)

Video Story

Auction preview “The History of the Schlessinger and Hamburger Coin Dealer Families” (Künker)

Company History

Every coin dealership is also a brand. By telling customers your company’s story, by talking about your own past, you’re building this brand. A company history lends your brand a totally unique character and makes it more memorable. Who are the people behind your company name? What inspired them to start the business? What exciting historical events or strange turning points has your company lived through? Tell us and we’ll tell your customers – in a text that’s as entertaining as it is informative.

Projects:

Company history

“Celebrating 50 Years of Künker”

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Website-Content

Nowadays, a company’s website is the very first point of contact for collectors. And when it comes to building a website, the content is just as important as the design. We’ll provide you with tailor-made texts that convey information to visitors quickly and effectively. As proven experts with decades’ worth of experience in preparing numismatic content for specific target audiences, we’ll ensure that your visitors find exactly the information they’re looking for.

We’d also be happy to collaborate with your web designer because, as experts ourselves, we understand that it’s best to leave a specialist job to the specialists. We’re experts in numismatics and history, after all, not web design.

Projects:

Website Content

Website State Mints of Baden-Wuerttemberg

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SINCONA’s experience working with the Numismatic Press Service Kampmann has been excellent, especially when it comes to translating texts from German into professional English. It’s important to highlight “professional” here, because that’s exactly where an electronic translation platform, or a school-level understanding of foreign languages, would fall short.

Dr. Ruedi Kunzmann

Numismatist, SINCONA AG

We value Ursula Kampmann above all for her ability to professionally view numismatics from different vantage points: trade, research, and collecting. This makes her a very valuable partner for our marketing and press department. Ms. Kampmann always manages to find the best possible solutions and combines them with a healthy dose of pragmatism.

Ulrich Künker

CEO, Künker

Partnering on Success.
PR with FAMA.

Shanna Schmidt Numismatics

When I decided to form a new numismatic partnership between my auction representation business and a well-established auction house, I immediately turned to Ursula Kampmann and her team to help. I knew that the message would be complicated as I was keeping my own company and I didn't want to lose myself in this new endeavor exciting as it was. With Ms. Kampmann's expertise I knew that she would know how to methodically transmit the message to the numismatic world in a thoughtful and effective way.

„With Ms. Kampmann's expertise I knew that she would know how to methodically transmit the message to the numismatic world in a thoughtful and effective way.“

Having a background in advertising and PR myself, I know that many people think they can easily navigate a successful campaign just by buying some ad space. This is a common misperception and the reason why many businesses (in all fields) don't have the effective rollouts they desire. I feel confident more than ever that Ms. Kampmann and her team will make my new partnership a success. While being a consummate professional in the field of PR, Ms. Kampmann is also a author of many numismatic works as well as being an expert in ancient coinages.

Shanna Schmidt (Shanna Schmidt Numismatics)