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What's Cool

With over 220 pages of information, Numismatica can be a bit overwhelming. This section points out some of the more interesting items.

Numismatica Now

• Recent News
• Recent Discoveries
  Recaps of the latest numismatic current events.

• Current Bullion Prices
  Gold and silver prices updated every weekday.

• Upcoming Events
  A calendar of major numismatic shows and conventions.

Numismatica Answers

• Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
  • Coin Collecting
    
    • by Chuck D'Ambra (off-site)
    • by Mike Cline (off-site)
      It's always good to have lots of answers.
    
    
  • Paper Money Collecting
    Almost everything you wanted to know about paper money.
  
  
• Coin Market Slang
  Didn't know that coins could be raw or fresh? This dictionary takes a humorous, cynical look at slang in the coin market.

Numismatica Features

• Introductions
  • The Pleasure of Coin Collecting (off-site)
    A basic introduction to coin collecting.
    
    
  • What You Should Know Before You Buy Rare Coins for Investment (off-site)
    Coins are not like stocks or bonds. You need to learn a lot before you even consider buying coins.
  
  
• Articles
  • From Design to Die (off-site)
    A good look at how coins are made.
    
    
  • Ancient Coins: Trap or Snare?
    An intro to ancient coins.
    
    
  • Of Owls, Wooden Walls, and Flower Girls
    Those beautiful Athenian owls and their role in history.
    
    
  • How the Mint Was Robbed (off-site)
    Speculation about a possible robbery.
    
    
  • Currency Features for Visually Impaired People (off-site)
    A thorough report on designing paper money for everyone.
    
    
  • On the Origins of Coinage
    You think coins were invented to facilitate trade? Think again.
    
    
  • His Other Hobby
    Sheldon playing doctor with the college students.
  
  
• Stories
  • The Adventures of Lloyd and Evalynne
    Having your own web site lets you list your own stories as What's Cool.
    
    
  • The 1783 Nova Constellatio Set
  • Dinner with the Numismatic Literary Guild
  • The New Collector's First Coin
  • Visit to Royal Mint
    Good stories. It'd be a shame to spoil them by saying too much.
  
  
• References
  • Dutch Coins (off-site)
  • German Coins (off-site)
  • Irish Coins & Banknotes (off-site)
  • Jersey Coins & Banknotes (off-site)
  • Polish Coins & Banknotes (off-site)
  • Russian Coins (off-site)
  • Slovak Coins & Banknotes (off-site)
  • U.S. Coins (off-site)
    The web isn't as good as a numismatic library, but these references are a nice start.
    
    
  • GNN/Koblas Currency Converter (off-site)
    Exchange rates updated weekly.
    
    
  • Currencies of the World (off-site)
    A large list of the denominations used around the world.

Numismatica Pointers

• Internet Resources
  • Web Sites
    Straightforward comments about each site, to help you decide which are worth visiting.
    
    
  • Mailing Lists
    Most serious collectors eventually subscribe to a mailing list.
  
  
• Other Resources
  • World Mints
    How to contact almost any mint in the world.
    
    
  • People
    • COINS Public Members
      Profiles of collectors on the Coins mailing list.

Numismatica Indexes

• Document Index
  A list of every document on Numismatica.

• Subject Index
  A handy way to find documents about specific subjects.

• Search
  Lets you find documents that include certain words or phrases.

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