Coins of the island of Svalbard
A little story of a small place. Svalbard is a set of islands that are…

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Coin collecting as a hobby
Modern collectors collect various items. Some collect stamps, others - coins, and there are those…

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Recovery of monetary business in Russia
After a rather long period of coin-less commodity circulation, in 1380 under the Grand Duke…

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Coins of the Ottoman Empire
One of the most mysterious and unknown countries today is Turkey. The first mention of…

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Coins of three eras and their manufacturing techniques

It happens that determining the place and specific time of minting coins of medieval Russia is quite problematic to establish. This is due to the fact that the medieval coins of Russia never placed the date of manufacture, and the place where the chasing was made.

Quite a lot of difficulties arise due to the illegibility and the complex contraction of monetary legends. For example, in the 18th century, most medieval coins were attributed to some kind of Igor. Continue reading

Coins of Queen Victoria and the dynasty of her court medalists
On January 2, 1901, at the turn of the two greatest in the history of…

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Numismatic collection storage
The first problem that a numismatist faces when storing her collection is protection against thieves,…

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collecting coins
Collecting is a favorite human activity. We collect antiquities and art, technical values ​​and objects…

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