References

Reference and Information Sites

• All Numis - Collaborative catalog for coins, banknotes, community currencies, postal orders, bullion, tokens, medals, postcards, phone cards, stamps and pins. Also, they have a new coin application for Android Smartphone to manage your coin collection - check the website for more information and to download the application for your Android Smartphone go to one of the following:

  • Amazon : http://goo.gl/4fLKm
    or Google Play : http://goo.gl/2ymTP

• 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.)

• 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 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

• Compare Cards' - Coin Collecting Basicis

• 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

• Counterfeit money - tips for checking if money is counterfeit

• The Fragrance of Money and Joy of Coin Collecting

• A Historical Timeline of Money

• Information on the Euro

• International Bank Note Society

• Numismatics and Coin Collecting 

• Numismatist Resource Guide to African Coins and Currency

• 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

• Saving Antiquities for Everyone - Coin matters

  Silver Coins Resource - For buying and collecting silver and silver coins

• 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.

• USA Coinbook - A specialized resource for US coins

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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

• Canadian Association of Numismatic Dealers

• 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

• Diverse Equities

• ebay Coin and Paper Money section - An on-line auction. Great bargains

• Gainsville Coins - On-line coin sales

• George Manz Coins

• Invaluable - The World's Premier Auctions

• Nuphilex

• PCGS - Grading Service

• Torex: Canada's National Coin Show

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Mostly Ancients

Note: Inclusion in this section does not necessarily constitute an endorsement by the Calgary Numismatic Society, caveat emptor!

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 

• Ancients Info

• 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

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Publications, on-line and otherwise

• Canadian Coin News

• Coin World

• Charlton Press - The name in Canadian Numismatic publications

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​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

• Anchorage Coin Club

• Association of Collecting Clubs & National Association of Collectors

• 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

• Metal Detector - Canadian Numismatic and Metal Detecting Clubs

• Numismatics International

• Numismatic Network Canada

• Ontario Numismatic Association

• Oriental Numismatic Society

• Regina Coin Club

• San Francisco Bay Area Clubs

• Tasmanian Numismatic Society - A site with good pictures

• Texas Numismatic Association

• Waterloo Coin Society

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Bank of Canada Museum

• Moving Mountains

• The Last Smokestack

• The Story Behind the Engraving

• Canada Financially Comes of Age

The Lighter Side

• Coins Problem -  A mind twister from Jim Wilson at the Dept of Mathematics, University of Georgia