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Coin Link Numismatic News & Resources - providing the most comprehensive and informative numismatic news, resources and information on rare coins and banknotes available anywhere on the web. . .

Digital Book Index - Provides links to more than 100,000 title records from more than 1800 commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities and various private sites. About 80,000 of these books , texts and docuemnts are free , while many others are available for a modest cost. This link will take you to a page where you can enter keywords, author or title for books, articles, etc. on coins or anything else.

The Coins and History of Asia - Containing information and scans of over 2100 coins, these pages are to be a resource for students of Near Eastern, Persian, Indian, Central Asian and Chinese history from 600 BC to 1600 AD. Permanent exhibits with emphasis on Sasanian, Hunnic and Central Asian coinages.

Coin Archives - CoinArchives is a repository of coins previously featured in major numismatic auctions. It brings together the text, images, and prices realized from catalogs issued by some of the world's most prestigious coin firms. With this site, you can search and view coin lots from a growing database of completed auctions.

Numibooks Coin Numismatic Book Reviews - Website for people to read about, rate and review numismatic books.

Ancient Coin Resources - established in 1966 to advance the knowledge and study of ancient numismatics, ancient coins, and their history.

ANA Numismatist - Monthly Journal of the American Numismatic Association. Printed from 1888 to present.

ANS Publications - Publications of the American Numismatic Society.

Spink Numismatic Circular - Spink has published the Spink Numismatic Circular since 1892. This periodical, now published six times a year, offers coins, books and banknotes for sale at fixed prices and features articles of diverse numismatic interest. It is believed to be the oldest such publication in existence today.

NBS eSylum Archive - The Society maintains an Internet email list called the E-Sylum. The email list is used to keep members and interested parties updated on NBS events and changes to the NBS web site.To Subscribe to or to Unsubscribe from the E-Sylum click here Subscription Management Page.

World Mints and Central Banks - A compilation of the worlds mints and central banks.

Coin World - CoinWorld.com offers a glimpse of the valuable information in each printed weekly issue of Coin World.

American Numismatic Association Library- The ANA helps all people discover and explore the world of money through its vast array of programs including its education and outreach, museum, library, publications, conventions and seminars.The ANA Numismatic Library is named in honor of ANA benefactor and noted rare coin collector, Dwight N. Manley .

The Library of the American Numismatic Society - The Society's Library, which houses one of the world's most comprehensive collections of numismatic literature, presently numbers some 100,000 items. These include books, periodicals, manuscripts, photographs, pamphlets, auction catalogues, and microforms, all of which are catalogued.

ANS Numismatic Literature Oliver Hoover, Editor - The American Numisamtic Society's Numismatic Literature is the Society's annotated bibliography of published work in all fields of numismatics. At its core NumLit is a text archive that supports multiple delivery formats, one that is designed for longevity in the face of rapid technological innovation.

Publications of the American Numismatic Society - The ANS began its publishing program in 1866, when Joseph N.T. Levick proposed that the ANS establish a journal of "numismatic and archaeological intelligence." His proposal was adopted and by July 1866 the ANS had published the first issue of the American Journal of Numismatics — the first numismatic journal published in the United States.

The PCGS Research Archive - PCGS will be offering a rare opportunity for numismatists to access some truly unique and unusual archival documents relating to numismatics. Some of these have not been available for many years; others have never been publicly released.

Internet Archive - Numismatic Books available for download to your PC. There are only a very limited number of books that have been scanned in at this time.

NUMISMALINK - A nice collection of links to high quality web sites.

Ancient Coin Auction Catalogs - An educational site for ancient-coin collectors.

U.S. Coin Encyclopedia - The Internet Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins.

The Canadian Numismatic Bibliography - Over four hundred years of Canadian numismatic and economic history is covered in this important reference.

The Cherrypickers’ Guide - The primary source for collectors, dealers and grading services for referencing die varieties. The upcoming Volume Two of the Fourth Edition will greatly expand on the listings available.

Fitzwilliam Museum:Department of Coins and Medals - The permanent displays of the Department of Coins and Medals are distributed across the different galleries of the museum, each in the appropriate cultural or artistic context with the objects of the other departments.

The State Hermitage Museum Department of Numismatics in St. Petersburg, Russia - The Hermitage numismatics collection has long been famed as one of the largest in the country. The bulk of the collection consists of coins: Ancient (some 120,000), Eastern (over 220,000), Russian (300,000) and Western (360,000). The collection also includes commemorative medals (some 75,000), orders and medals, badges (about 50,000) and a variety of sphragistic material (connected with seals).

University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum Heberden Coin Room - The Heberden Coin Room houses a systematic and comprehensive collection of some three hundred thousand coins and medals. It has an academic staff of six and is a leading international centre for teaching and research in numismatics and monetary history.

University of Glasgow, Hunterian Museum, Coin Collection - The core of the collection remains the Cabinet of Dr. William Hunter, probably the finest ever put together by a private individual. Hunter's own account book shows that he began to collect coins about 1770 and over the next 13 years, until his death in 1783, he spent a fortune of over £22,000 in this endeavour.

Magna Graecia Coins - Lists published Greek coin types of Italy and Sicily (including Carthaginian issues from Zeugitana, Sardinia etc.) till 212 BC. Contains 1458 illustrated coin types (3334 images in total).

The British Museum Department of Coins & Medals - The Department of Coins and Medals is home to one of the world's finest numismatic collections, comprising about one million objects. The collection spans the entire history of coinage from its origins in the 7th century BC to the present day, and related material such as coin weights, tokens and money-boxes.

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Numismatic Collection - In 1969, the Israel Museum decided to establish an official Numismatics Department under the curatorship of Ya'akov Meshorer. The purpose of such a department was, and still is, to exhibit the important numismatic material of ancient Israel, with an emphasis on Jewish coinage, while building a comprehensive collection of coins with a focus on those that circulated or were struck in this country over the ages.

Ancient Greek and Roman Coins, an Educational Site by Doug Smith - A 'fast food' or 'pop culture' approach to the subject of ancient numismatics.

Money Museum, Zurich - The MoneyMuseum presents the Western history of money from its beginnings to the middle of the 20th century and imparts it by exploiting various vehicles for its information. Central to these is the very high-quality coin collection and the use of the latest technology.

The Bank for International Settlements Central Bank Websites - (BIS) is an international organisation which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks.

ZENO.RU - Oriental Coins Database - A database of oriental coinage with over 31,000 pictures.

Coinage of Great Britain. Celtic to Decimalisation - A 12 part history of British Coinage, written by Ken Elks. This essay is made available through the website run by Chris Perkins, Predecimal.com.

Mint Error News - Bringing the latest mint error news and information to the collector.

United States Treasury - The Treasury's Learning Vault, where you can learn all about the history of the Treasury Department, its role in the Federal government, and its mission to serve.

Colonial Newsletter Foundation - Colonial Newsletter Foundation’s first edition of our CD collection of CNL Back Issues #1 through #103. These are presented in .PDF format and can be read with version 3.0 or higher of Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, navigate to the Adobe website (www.adobe.com) and download the appropriate version for the operating system you are using. Acrobat Reader is free software.