Collection

The Silver Hungarian 200 Forint

In 1992, an exciting new coin showed up in Hungary, a 200 Forint, KM #689. Such a denomination didn't exist…

7 years ago

Getting kids interested in coin collecting

Recently I read an interesting article on Coinweek, about how difficult it is to win the next generation for the…

7 years ago

Visiting the ANS

I have been to New York several times during the past year, but for some reason, I could never arrange…

7 years ago

The Holy Grail of Coin Recognition – The BeSpecular App

When people are looking for coin identifier apps, often they end up on this page. This post is only slightly…

8 years ago

Collecting in Toronto

Recently I got a new work assignment, I will be traveling to train how to make information technology usable for…

8 years ago

The Blind Friendly Coin Store

I found the ultimate coin store, just perfect for blind collectors, too. It is called the Stamp and Coin Place.…

8 years ago

Collecting in Hungary

I spent the last few weeks in Hungary, so I couldn't miss the chance of getting some more harder to…

8 years ago

Why I Got an Old 10 Rappen?

Against all my collecting habits and criteria, I recently picked up a 1921 Swiss 10 Rappen from the coin store.…

9 years ago

200 Escudos – Treaty of Tordesilhas

Recently I got a new coin which is one of my current favorites, a 1994 200 Escudos from Portugal, commemorating…

9 years ago

Collecting Paper Currency

When I started collecting, I have collected bank notes, among many other things. The better question was, what didn't I…

11 years ago