Heads or tails? What more do you need to know? Actually, there's a lot more to it. In this series on Coin Anatomy we will take a look at what all of the parts of a coin are, what goes into making coins, and some other cool stuff that will help step up your numismatic [...]
In this installment of our series on Exonumia, we explore the beauty and folk culture surrounding Coin Art. Coins themselves are art pieces with highly skilled artists applying their talents to the design and creation of coins and paper money. However, this is not what we're talking about here. We're talking about the art that [...]
The numismatic world is vast, indeed. In this series on Exonumia, we are taking a look at the numismatic items that are not coins. Coins are struck by governments for the purpose of conducting business transactions. Tokens are struck by private individuals or businesses for the same purpose, but represent a specific amount of money [...]
Exo-what?!? Exonumia. It's a catch-all term for numismatic items that aren't coins or currency. Medals, tokens, and even some coin jewelry and art are all considered exonumia. In this series of posts we'll take a look at some of the most common categories and what makes them worth collecting. In this first installment of, we'll [...]
