Coin Collector gives you all the information, news, expert advice, market insight and inspiration you need to build your coin collection and get the most from your hobby. Every issue features in-depth collecting guides giving you the lowdown on coins from a wide range of periods and location, from Viking and Roman coins to the latest coins issued by mints around the world. Each issue includes the unique and popular ‘British Numismatist’ section, bringing you the latest discoveries, exhibitions, theories and literature from the academic world of numismatics. Written by authors, curators and learned experts, the pages provide an academic yet still accessible take on the hobby.
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A Delicate Balance • As Sebastian Wieschowski observes, the issuing of German silver coins is caught between collecting tradition and the current shock in the silver market.
Entertainment and Numismatics in America • By its use of live streaming of auctions and coins based on comic art, Jeff Garrett highlights how numismatics in the USA is embracing the entertainment world.
Ceres for the French Republic • Michael Burzan explores the different denominations of the Ceres design that were produced during the time of France’s Second Republic.
Anglo-Gallic Coinage • Richard Kelleher provides a guide to the Anglo-Gallic coinage produced for English monarchs in France during the Hundred Years War.
W is for Worn • Worn coins show years of history and human connections, and as Paula Hammond reveals, they are increasingly desirable to collectors.
New Generation of Silver Counterfeits • Although counterfeits have become increasingly convincing, Sebastian Wieschowski uses two well-known coins to show how they can be identified – and asks just how dangerous they are to collectors.
The Chute-type Stater • Using a hoard of coins found in the Dorset parish of Tarrant Gunville, John Philpotts of Silbury Coins outlines how to identify the Chute-type stater.
A Strange Sort of Reunite • After purchasing a defaced 1914 Star, Will Bennett eventually managed to reunite the medal with the owner’s ribbon bar and uncovered a life of military service.
new coins • YOUR GUIDE TO NEW COINS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WWW.COLLECTORS-CLUB-OF-GREAT-BRITAIN.CO.UK
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