Coin Collector

Coin Collector gives you all the information, news, expert advice, market insight and inspiration you need to build your coin collection and get the most from your hobby. Every issue features in-depth collecting guides giving you the lowdown on coins from a wide range of periods and location, from Viking and Roman coins to the latest coins issued by mints around the world. Each issue includes the unique and popular ‘British Numismatist’ section, bringing you the latest discoveries, exhibitions, theories and literature from the academic world of numismatics. Written by authors, curators and learned experts, the pages provide an academic yet still accessible take on the hobby.

Coin Collector

Welcome to Coin Collector

coin update • THE LATEST COIN NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

NEWS IN BRIEF

auction update • THE LATEST COIN SALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

price £ watch • YOUR QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO ONLINE SALES, IN ASSOCIATION WITH DELCAMPE.NET

Leak or Lore? • Sebastian Wieschowski examines the confusion surrounding future €2 coins as artificial intelligence generates increasingly plausible designs.

1776 Continental Dollars and their Mysterious Origin • To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, Jeff Garrett highlights one of the nation’s earliest coins and the mystery surrounding its production.

A Numismatic Legend • As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, Michael Burzan details the story of the 1933 Double Eagle, often described as the country’s greatest numismatic treasure.

Britain’s Earliest Coins • Courtney Nimura from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford explains how Iron Age coinage in ancient Britain developed from imported icons to local legends.

English Regal Shillings • For the latest in our occasional series on remarkable coins, we focus on the collection formed by a remarkable collector.

East Germany (DDR) • With East Germany now consigned to history, Jonathan Callaway considers the banknotes issued by this now-defunct country before its reunification with the west.

The 15th Century AD • The Renaissance not only helped create demand for new denominations but influenced the artistic style in which they were struck, writes Paula Hammond.

new coins • YOUR GUIDE TO NEW COINS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WWW.COLLECTORS-CLUB-OF-GREAT-BRITAIN.CO.UK

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