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

Writing in this issue

Coin Collector Editorial Board

COINS AND NOTES SUPPORT UKRAINE

ENDURANCE 50p COIN ISSUED AS SUNKEN SHIP IS FOUND

EDWARD VIII PENNY OFFERED TO COLLECTORS

WHAT IS FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP?

MORE COIN NEWS DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX

IN BRIEF

MARKET SOARS… BUT BUYER BEWARE

VIEW FROM EUROPE A LITTLE PIECE OF NORMALITY?

MOBILE PHONE WASTE TO BE USED FOR COINS

MÜNZE DEUTSCHLAND JOINS COINIVERSE

MORE £2 COINS FROM ROYAL MINT

NEW COINS MARK EURO ANNIVERSARY

HENRY III PENNY FETCHES £540,000… AND £18,000

RARE COIN OF BELGIAN REFUGEE FOUND

AUCTION UPDATE • THE LATEST COIN SALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

GEORGE III SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCES • In the first of a new series of price guides, we sketch the historical background to these interesting coins, and illustrate examples sold at recent auctions, and directly by dealers

Coin DETECTIVE • Every so often you get a coin that stumps you completely, forcing you to resort to the reference books and the experts. In our new regular guide, we examine a coin that has left many collectors baffled

YOUR COINS IDENTIFIED

GLORY OF THE MUGHALS • The Mughal Empire’s military might was accompanied by its rich resources, innovation and influence, and the subsequent wealth saw the creation of numerous masterpieces of jewellery, art, architecture and coinage. Ema Sikic, World Coins Specialist at A. H. Baldwin’s & Sons, provides an introductory guide

A COMPLEX COIN HISTORY • Influenced by long-held religious beliefs, a variety of political regions and the presence of colonial powers, the coins of India provide a fascinating glimpse into the history of the large country, as Khursheed Dinshaw explains in this coin guide

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ANARCHY IN NORMAN ENGLAND? • This exclusive article focussing on an item held at the British Museum looks at one of the more beautiful pieces from the period following the Norman Conquest, when coins were struck for those other than the king.

IN BRIEF

ONLINE COIN SYMPOSIUM RETURNS

BNS WEBSITE DETAILS NUMISMATIC CONTRIBUTORS

DIGITAL CELTIC COIN INDEX LAUNCHED

VISIT THE BANK OF ENGLAND… VIA GOOGLE

MINT MARKS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE PART II • In the last issue of Coin Collector we looked at the earliest appearances of mintmarks on Roman coins. Now Dr Adrian Marsden moves on to the more elaborate mint marking system of the late Roman Empire where almost every coin carried a signature linking it to a mint and to a workshop within that mint

THE WEST NORFOLK HOARD • Dr. Adrian Marsden is the Numismatist for the county of Norfolk, identifying and recording finds made there. Here he tells the story of the internationally significant West Norfolk hoard, a large cache of Dark Age gold coins and objects discovered over the last few years

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AN A TO Z OF BANKNOTES OF THE WORLD INDIA • The history of Indian paper money goes back...