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Numismatic Etiquette – Rules of Good Behavior in the Numismatic Community

05/10/2024 / ARTICLE

The numismatic community is based on a shared passion for coins, banknotes, medals, and similar items. For this community to function harmoniously and develop, it is necessary to adhere to certain rules of good etiquette. This code of conduct provides guidelines for maintaining mutual respect, fair dealings, and ethical trading. The goal is

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20-dollar bill and a banana sticker for 325,000 EUR

25/02/2024 / ARTICLE, Banknotes

In the numismatic world, the so-called „Del Monte“ banknote has been known for 20 years. It is a 1996 20-dollar bill that has a banana producer sticker from „Del Monte“ of Ecuador on it. This banknote appeared on the numismatic market back in 2003, and on

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Numismatics is a hunt

10/02/2024 / ARTICLE, Numismatics

The greatest pleasure in numismatics is not just acquiring something missing from the collection, that is, filling a “gap,” but the very hunt for something we desire. The search for the “prey” sometimes lasts for years; it requires a ton of patience, nerves, effort... Along that path, we learn all sorts of things; we meet new people; we go through

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Silver medal from the 16th Olympic Games – Melbourne, 1956.

06/02/2024 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, MEDALS, Video

Olympic medals are a symbol of top sporting achievement and honor. Every Games brings unique medals that reflect the culture and spirit of the host. Since 1896, when the first modern Olympic Games were held, the design of the medals has gone through numerous transformations, reflecting changes in art, politics, and technology. Traditionally, gold,

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The world's largest gold coin: The one-ton „Gold Kangaroo“ worth 59 million euros

28/01/2024 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Coins

Out of all the coins in the world, one stands out in particular due to its massiveness and value: it is the one-ton gold coin from the „Australian Kangaroo“ series. This massive gold coin is also the most valuable gold coin in the world due to the amount of gold it contains, and it was produced by the Australian mint

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The importance of collection recording and cataloging

16/01/2024 / ARTICLE, Numismatics, GENERAL

Recording and cataloging the numismatic collection are of immense importance when collecting coins and banknotes. First and foremost, it allows us to see what we actually have in the collection and what is still missing. Likewise, we have an insight into the value of the collection, i.e., how much we have spent on it, and

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The largest US banknote of all time – the 100,000 dollar bill from 1934.

07/01/2024 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Banknotes, Numismatics

The 1934 US 100,000 dollar bill represents one of the most intriguing specimens in American numismatics. This rare banknote is a monetary monument and a reflection of a time when great economic uncertainty prevailed in the US, and it also represents the banknote with the highest nominal value ever issued in

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Coin review: Yugoslavia 25 para 1953.

01/01/2024 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Coins, Numismatics, Video

The 25 para aluminum coin from 1953 is one of the rarest specialties of Yugoslav numismatics. It is a coin that was intended to be the smallest denomination in the 1953 coin series of the FPR Yugoslavia. However, it was never put into circulation, and the entire emission was melted down.

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Where does “lova” come from?

09/12/2023 / ARTICLE, Coins, Banknotes, Numismatics

In the world of numismatics, where money is studied not only as a medium of exchange but also as an object of cultural and historical value, the linguistic characteristics of money play a significant role; the inscriptions on the money; the script used; the language; and the official name of the money itself. Thus, in numismatics

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Display of trial coins of the Kingdom of SCS of 1 and 2 dinars from 1925 with the ESSAI mark

06/12/2023 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Coins, Video

Before a final design for a coin is adopted or before the minting of circulation coins even begins, the mint produces a small number of specific trial (test) coins. In numismatics, such trial coins are called trial strikes or patterns.

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The female alchemist from Samobor on a commemorative 2-euro coin

05/12/2023 / ARTICLE, Coins, Numismatics

The Samobor alchemist, the Medvedgrad Black Queen, Šenoa's Snake Queen, or simply, factually, the Queen of Croatia-Hungary, Bohemia, and Germany and Empress Barbara of Celje (1381–1451) is a unique figure of (also) the Croatian ruling elite. Barbara of Celje, a woman of exceptional beauty, was the daughter of Count and Croatian Ban Herman II of Celje and Countess

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A man from Brač who indebted the world and the Canadian 5-dollar banknote

24/11/2023 / ARTICLE, Banknotes

Rest in peace in your beloved „stari kraj“ – from the coffin of Mario Puratić (1) Few nations in the world have more members and their descendants living outside their homeland than within it. One such nation is Croatia. This is a story about the poor, painful, and difficult destiny of generations

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Montenegro 100 perpers 1912 – The rarest banknote in the territory of the former Yugoslavia

19/11/2023 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Banknotes, Video

In the opinion of many numismatists and collectors, the 100-perper banknote from 1912 represents the „Holy Grail“ of numismatics in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and as such is the subject of many unfulfilled (or fulfilled) desires. These banknotes are extremely difficult to come by, given that they are extremely rare. They can still somehow

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The eternal dilemma: To clean coins or not?

07/11/2023 / ARTICLE, Coins

Every numismatist has faced the question at least once: should a coin be cleaned and years of accumulated dirt and oxides removed or not? This article does not offer a simple answer, because in the numismatic world there is a deep division of opinion. On the one hand, there is the fear of losing the coin's value, while

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