The June 11, 2020 issue of CoinsWeekly has an article by editor Ursula Kampmann reviewing a new edition of a book on Swiss shooting thalers and medals (linked below). Here's some information from the publisher's web site, but be sure to read the article for the full background on a wonderful collaboration. -Editor

According to the CoinsWeekly article the book is actually an English-Chinese version, the result of an international collaboration among collectors, dealers and the publisher. The article answers the question, "Why do people collect shooting thalers in Singapore?" The chain of events leading to the book's publication is quite interesting and encouraging for the future of numismatics.

Swiss dealer Marcel Häberling's first-time visit to the Singapore Coin Fair in 2011 inspired Singapore collector Keh Wee Kwang who later became a dealer in the pieces. The two then collaborated with Jürg Richter on the new edition. While the first two editions were primarily catalogs, this new edition adds descriptions of all the key people, events, symbols, myths and legends that non-Europeans would not be familiar with, thus making the book quite useful for any reader.

Dealers, collectors and publishers all have a part to play in promoting numismatics in general, and this is a great case study in how a specific series can become popular far away from its traditional collecting base. -Editor