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Hobby and/or business: What when the Tax Administration knocks on the door?

13/05/2025 / ARTICLE, Numismatics

A topic that will cause discomfort and „turn stomachs“ for many, but is nonetheless very important, especially in the collector's world where the boundaries between a hobby and business activity are often blurred. Although a large part of the transactions in this sector take place informally „under the table,“ meaning in the gray or even black

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What is the point of certifying coins and banknotes?

11/05/2025 / ARTICLE, Coins, Banknotes, Numismatics

Certification (grading) of coins and banknotes in our region has not yet taken off as it has in the rest of the world, especially in the United States and Asia. Because of this, many numismatists rightly ask: What is certification actually? What is its purpose? And what

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Numismatics today: it's not (all) about the money...

09/05/2025 / ARTICLE, Numismatics

In today's world, „investment“ is a „magic word.“ Everyone is investing in something and mostly patting themselves on the back, calling themselves wise and smart for doing so. Stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies, real estate, even Pokémon cards... all of this has become the subject of investment, so it is no wonder that even

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Overview of Commemorative Coins: Croatia, Gold and Silver Coin Set, Baranja, 1997.

24/11/2024 / GALLERY, Coins, Numismatics, Video

In this video, we present a complete set of Croatian commemorative gold coins dedicated to Baranja. This set was minted in only 300 copies and contains 500 and 1000 kuna gold coins, as well as 150 and 200 kuna silver coins. The motifs on this commemorative currency are Kopačevo (or Kopački)

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Gold coin overview: Hungary 100 Korona 1907 Franz Joseph I

19/09/2024 / GALLERY, Coins, Numismatics, Video

In today's video, we are presenting a “heavy hitter,” which is a very rare Hungarian 100-korona gold coin from 1907. This impressive gold coin of significant weight and diameter was minted in the Kremnica mint in a very small quantity of only 1,088 pieces. On the obverse

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Review of the silver coin: Republic of Dubrovnik, Half Perper from 1801.

15/09/2024 / Numismatics, Video

This video is part of a series on Dubrovnik currency, where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. Today it is the silver half-perper from 1801. These silver coins were issued only in 1801 and had a nominal value of 6 dinars or dinarići. On the obverse of the silver coin

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Issue of commemorative coins: Croatia 6 and 100 euros 2023. Contour tie

22/07/2024 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

In this video, we present the commemorative gold and silver coins dedicated to the most famous Croatian garment – the necktie. The 100-euro gold coin and the 6-euro silver coin stand out for their uniqueness. This is the first Croatian gold coin of irregular shape, while the silver coin is the first coin with a “hole” which also has

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Interview with academic sculptor Kuzmo Kovačić, “father of the minted kuna and lipa”

04/07/2024 / Coins, Numismatics, CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE, Video

It is a great honor and pleasure to speak with people who have made history, especially history that is a subject of one's personal interest. One of those people is the academic sculptor, university professor, and academician Kuzma Kovačić, the man who visually designed the kuna and lipa coins. In this

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Overview of the gold coin: Yugoslavia 4 ducats 1931. King Alexander I Karađorđević and Queen Maria

28/05/2024 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

In today's video, we are presenting the largest gold coin issued during the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which is the quadruple ducat from 1931 featuring the image of King Alexander I Karađorđević and Queen Maria. This gold coin bears the „bird“ hallmark (stamp). The ducats themselves are not money in the legal sense, but rather

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Overview of commemorative coins: Croatia 4 and 100 Euros 2024 Ivana Brlić Mažuranić

20/04/2024 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

In this video, we present the new Croatian commemorative euro coins dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, our famous writer. This commemorative issue consists of a silver coin with a nominal value of 4 euros and a gold coin of 100 euros. Both the silver and gold coins have a metal purity of 999.9 and contain

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Overview of the silver coin: Croatia 4 Euro 2024 Trsat Dragon

18/04/2024 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

In today's video, we are presenting the Croatian commemorative silver coin dedicated to the Trsat Dragon. This is a silver coin with a nominal value of 4 euros, containing 1 ounce of silver. The inspiration for this commemorative issue came from the bronze dragons placed in front of the „Peace of Heroes“ tomb at the Trsat Castle in Rijeka. The aforementioned dragons

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With Natko Bajić on numismatic topics

15/04/2024 / Numismatics, CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE, Video

It is always a great pleasure to talk with people who have been in numismatics for many years, yet are still young, open-minded, and culturally broad. One such person is Natko Bajić, a fellow numismatist and friend from Split. Natko has been involved in numismatics since childhood.

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Coin Display: Yugoslavia, gold and silver coin set, 25th anniversary of the 2nd session of AVNOJ

12/04/2024 / GALLERY, Coins, Numismatics, Video

Socialist Yugoslavia received its first commemorative gold and silver coins only in 1968, when a set of commemorative coins dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the 2nd session of AVNOJ in Jajce was issued. The set consists of four gold coins and two silver coins. Although the coins bear the year 1968, they were released

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Zlatko Viščević speaks for the Ding podcast about professional involvement in numismatics and phaleristics

21/03/2024 / Numismatics, DECORATIONS, CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE, Video

In an interview for the Ding podcast, Zlatko Viščević talks about the challenges of professional numismatics and faleristics. In the video, you can see how the professional path of a numismatist unfolded and what that job looks like more closely on a daily basis. Also, the interview discusses many of the problems as well

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