For years, claims have been appearing on the Internet that the 2002 Greek 2-euro coin, which has the letter „S” in one of the stars, is extremely rare and worth several thousand, even tens of thousands of euros. Such information regularly generates great interest, especially among
Greek 2-euro coin from 2002 with the letter „S”: A rarity or an internet delusion? Read more »
In numismatics and collecting, we encounter almost daily two seemingly opposite situations that actually have the same cause: In both cases, the underlying problem is usually neither the coin nor its objective market value, but the fact that one party's expectations are not met, after which an ordinary difference
Američka kovnica novca U.S. Mint u povodu 250. obljetnice neovisnosti Sjedinjenih Američkih Država izdala je kovanicu od jednog dolara s portretom predsjednika Donalda J. Trumpa. Već sam izbor motiva bio je dovoljan da ovo izdanje privuče pozornost daleko izvan uobičajenih numizmatičkih krugova. Donald Trump jedna
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Croatian kuna and lipa circulating coins had one interesting feature that made them recognizable among numismatists worldwide. Depending on whether they were minted in an odd or even year, the coins bore Croatian or Latin names of the plants and animals depicted on the reverse. On coins with odd
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From the Middle Ages until 1918, the title of King of Croatia existed continuously, which clearly testifies to the millennium-long constitutional and legal continuity of Croatian statehood. With the disappearance of the native Croatian ruling dynasty, the Croatian royal title did not disappear as well, but rather continued to live on in the titulature of the Hungarian and then
Ferdinandus Dei Gratia Hungariae Bohemiae Dalmatiae Croatiae Rex Read more »
In the world of notaphily, there are banknotes that have “that certain something,” a magical beauty that appeals not only to paper money enthusiasts, but also to lovers of everything pleasing to the eye. Such banknotes are not only interesting because they were a means of payment, but also because they carry within them the spirit
Among American coins of the second half of the 20th century, few issues are as recognizable as the John F. Kennedy half dollar. It is a 50-cent coin that has been minted in the United States from 1964 to the present day, and it was created in
In 2022, on the NumizmatikaNET portal, we published an article and a video about the most expensive gold coin in the world – the 1933 American 20-dollar gold coin, known as the 1933 Double Eagle. This is a coin that already had an almost cinematic story at the time: from the mint in
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Among the Latin American coins of the early 19th century, a special place is held by the Chilean silver peso known by the popular name “Volcano Peso”. This is one of the most recognizable coins of the early Republic of Chile, and its motif of an erupting volcano has been attracting the attention of numismatists for over two centuries,
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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
„Money is money, and paper is paper.” — Thomas Paine This simple sentence, written more than two centuries ago, sounds surprisingly relevant today. Paine meant that gold and silver (as gold and silver coin) are limited by nature, meaning we cannot produce more of them
Silver Between Paper and Reality: Is the Market Approaching a „Breaking Point”? Read more »
Over the past few years, a phenomenon has become extremely noticeable in the numismatic community which, although not essentially new, has taken on its most stripped-down and primitive form in the digital space. It is about the obsessive reduction of numismatic items solely to their market value, with every post, every
Numismatics has long ceased to be a world exclusively of regular circles, dignified profiles of rulers, elegant artistic design, and refined symbolism. Today's numismatist, whether they like it or not, must come to terms with the fact that the boundaries of a „coin“ have been stretched to the point where we can sometimes justifiably wonder if we are looking at
When a person thinks they've seen everything in numismatics – behold, a horse's head! Read more »
Throughout the centuries, coins have experienced many forms and variations: in material, size, shape, and design. There are truly all kinds of them, even with holes! Today, coins with a hole can be found all over the world, but historically they are somehow most associated with money from East Asia. Hole
Coins with a hole in the middle: What is that for? Read more »
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