During the period when it was just a hobby, and especially later when it became a scientific discipline, numismatics constantly developed. This development was accompanied by frequent innovations that enabled collectors, archaeologists, and historians to more easily access information (in the form of catalogs), properly sort and preserve it (first as numismatic
A numismatic catalog is one of the essential tools for every numismatist and collector, regardless of whether they deal with ancient, medieval, or modern money, coins of a specific country, paper money, or some narrower specialized field. Almost everyone who starts taking numismatics more seriously sooner or later comes
Numismatic catalogs: what they are, how they are used, and how much can we trust them? Read more »
Myanmar, Myanmar, Burma, Bama... is a country of rich history and a unique heritage such as linguistic diversity, Buddhist temples, indigenous food and customs (read, for example, about their personal names...). Unfortunately, since its (re)independence, it has been in a state of constant internal conflicts and political instability with no end in sight. In
The 10,000 dinar banknote of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia dated September 6, 1936, is today the most rarely seen banknote bearing the name of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. There are not many who have had the luck for their collections to be adorned by that exceptional specimen of national notaphily—national for collectors
10,000 dinar banknote of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1936. Read more »
We live in a numismatic present in which the criterion of hardness of value has become almost absolute. Everything has its price, everything is valued, and so is old money. In such an environment, numismatics has partly adopted standards from philately, where the perfection of preservation plays a key role. Coins and banknotes are valued
Many numismatists, or coin and currency collectors, have a special fondness for large-format banknotes. The reasons for this are not only collectible, but also psychological, aesthetic, and historical. Large banknotes leave a strong impression at first glance and hold a special place in any collection. This article breaks down
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
Among numismatic collectors, there is always an „eternal question“: Should one collect only UNC specimens or are other (lower) qualities acceptable too? However, there is no universal answer to this question, since every collector has their own view of their collecting activity. Some collect numismatics for
In this video we talk about why preservation in numismatics is important and how it affects numismatic value. This video was filmed in 2020 and is produced for documentary and educational purposes.
In this video, we talk about how much the condition affects the value of old money and why condition is important to collectors. We also discuss cases where the price drops drastically at lower grades of condition. For easier understanding of this subject, we provide a comparison of condition in numismatics with examples
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