Reference and Links
Last updated July 2012
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Reference and information sites - Dealers and Professional Services
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Mostly Ancients - Mints and National Banks -Publications
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Museums and Public Collections and other
educational sites
Other Clubs and Associations - The Lighter Side - Collectors Corner
Reference and information sites
- Ancient Greek and Roman Coins - A page designed by a faculty member of the Math Department, University of Montana
- Broad Financial - Coin Collecting Resources - Good information and sites to learn about coin collecting (history, American, foreign, collecting for kids etc.)
- Byzantine Coins - Great photos from a private collection
- The Canadian Coin reference site - Good reference and discussion for beginners and established collectors alike, with a focus on Canadian numismatics. One of the best sites on the Net.
- Canadian Coin Club - Contains an explanation of the grading of Canadian coins and approximate values
- Canadian Orders, Medals and Decorations - A great site from Veterans affairs outlining the history of medals and decorations in Canada. Great images.
- The Celtic Coin Index - The history of Celtic Coinage and a prototype searchable index. This site is constantly evolving
- A Chronology of Canadian Coins - Timeline format, no pictures
- The Coins of Colonial and Early America - A project from the University of Notre Dame. This site includes a lot of information and great pictures of the early coinage used in North America
- Coinage of Imperial Russia - Good explanations and photos
- CoinLink Numismatic Portal - A well organized site with links to Numismatic News and Resources
- Coin Site - A dealer site with good FAQ and information sections
- Coin Trackers Online database that provides both numismatic and intrinsic coin value
- Coin World - 1909 Lincoln, V.D.B. cent en route to Mars
- Currency Collecting A Numismatist Resource Haven
- Information on the Euro
- International Bank Note Society
- Finnish Commemorative Coins
- History of the British Pound
- Numismatica - Answers to Frequently asked questions
- Parthian Coinage - Part of a larger site on the history of Parthia
- Ray's Canadian Variety Coins - Some really great detailed
photographs of more recent Canadian varieties
- Serial Collector: A Guide to Collecting An overall resource for the exciting and rewarding hobby of building a collection
- Start Local A good source on coin history, glossary and other good numismatic links
- Swiss Shooting Thalers
- Symbolic Messengers: Astrological Symbols on Mediaeval Coins - An interesting site designed by Dr. Marshall Faintich, an astronomer who works with NASA.
- Why Coins Matter: a provocative and controversial article on the ethics of collecting ancient coins by Nathan T. Elkins
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Dealers and Professional Services
Note: Inclusion in this section does not necessarily constitute an endorsement by the Calgary Numismatic Society, caveat emptor!
- Albern Coins
- Andrew McKaig Numismatics
- Calgary Coin and Antiques
- Colonial Acres
- Canadian Association of Numismatic Dealers
- The Canadian Coinoisseur
- CJC Incorporated coin supplies
- Coin Site - A dealer site with good FAQ and information sections
- Coin Supply Planet - Coin supplies
- Coin Supply Store - On-Line Store for Coin Collecting Supplies
- Coin Universe - A .com dealer and auction service
- Diverse Equities
- ebay Coin and Paper Money section - An on-line auction. Great bargains
- George Manz Coins
- Nuphilex
- PCGS - Grading Service
- Torex: Canada's National Coin Show
- Walker Numismatics
Mostly Ancients: Dealer sites with a predominantly ancient bias. Some of these sites also contain a lot of good information on ancient coins. These Links were compiled by Tom Bray and Appeared in Coin World magazine, May 10, 2004
Note: Inclusion of dealers in this section does not necessarily constitute an endorsement by the Calgary Numismatic Society, caveat emptor!
- The Ancient Coin Market
- Ancients Info
- Tom Bray's Pieces of Time
- Tom Cederlind Numismatics and Antiquities
- The Celator Ancient Coin Center
- Classical Numismatic Group
- Forvm Ancient Coins
- Harlan J. Berk Ltd.
- Pegasi Numismatics
- Vcoins
- Edward J. Waddell Ltd
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Mints and National Banks
- Royal Australian Mint
- The British Royal Mint
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Bank of Canada
- The Perth Mint
- Reserve Bank of New Zealand
- The United States Mint
Publications, on-line and otherwise
- Canadian Coin News
- Coin World
- Charlton Press - The name in Canadian Numismatic publications
Museums and Public Collections
- The British Museum and their World of Money on-line exhibition
- Currency Museum - Bank of Canada
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Department of Coins and Medals
- The Nickle Arts Museum
- The Odessa Virtual Museum of Numismatics
- Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection
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Other Clubs and Associations
- American Numismatic Association
- American Numismatic Society
- Anchorage Coin Club
- Association of Collecting Clubs & National Association of Collectors
- The Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
- California State Numismatic Association
- Canadian Paper Money Society
- Canadian Tire Coupon Club
- Chicago Coin Club
- Edmonton Numismatic Society
- Halifax Regional Coin Club
- International Numismatic Council
- Kent Coin Club
- Numismatics International
- Numismatic Network Canada
- North Shore Numismatic Society
- Ontario Numismatic Association
- Oriental Numismatic Society
- Ottawa Coin Club
- Regina Coin Club
- San Francisco Bay Area Clubs
- Swedish Numismatic Society
- Tasmanian Numismatic Society - A site with good pictures
- Texas Numismatic Association
- Victoria Numismatic Society
- Waterloo Coin Society
The Lighter Side
- Coins Problem - A mind twister from Jim Wilson at the Dept of Mathematics, University of Georgia