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Ancient Coins

By: EagleNationalMint | 2011-04-04 | Reference & Education
Ancient Coins, including gold coins and bronze and silver, continue to rise in popularity with collectors. These ancient coins prove that gold coin values and silver prices last for lifetimes. Many o... read more

Ancient Chinese Coins

By: Henry KH Fong | 2010-04-28 | Crafts
Ancient Chinese coins have a long history dating as far back as 2000 BC when China was ruled by the Xia dynasty. These coins had many different variations. From size, shape, to design. These coins were unique with each passing dynasty. read more

Ancient Roman Coins Collection

By: woodwind | 2010-11-20 | Collecting
Rome started out as a monarchy (ruled by kings), then became a republic (ruled by representatives of the people), then veered toward a dictatorship (ruled by Caesars) as the Romans created a worldwide empire. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans loved to place images of their rulers on their coins, and they used their coins as propaganda pieces to tout their military victories and record important events. read more

Ancient Greek Coins Collection

By: woodchuck | 2010-11-20 | Collecting
The Greeks learned about coinage from the Lydians (their neighbors and inventors of the first coins). Between 500 B.C. and 400 B.C., Greece's various city-states produced some of the most beautiful coins the world has ever known. read more

Buying and Collecting Ancient Roman Coins

By: S Ashley | 2010-04-02 | Crafts
Ever wondered what Emperors like Constantine the Great, Nero or Julius Ceasor looked like and wanted to hold something in your hand that may have been held by one of these Emperors or someone living during that time. If so the Cheap hobby of Roman Coin collecting may be for you. read more

Ancient Greek Coins Are Rare Coins With a Unique History

By: Ann Margaret | 2010-04-25 | Humanities
The history of the ancient Greek coin is divided up into three points of time. The first one is called the Archaic period. This time expands from the first appearance of coinage to the Greek World in about 600 BCE until the Persian wars in about 480 BCE. After this, is when the Classical period started, and endured until the subjection of Alexander the Great in about 330 BC. Next, is when the Hellenistic began, drawing out until the Roman preoccupation of the Greek world in the 1st century BCE. The Greeks cities extended to make their own coins for many more centuries under the Roman rule. read more

About ancient English and Australian coins

By: Charlotte Rivington | 2011-12-17 | Personal Finance
This article is about ancient coins found in Lancashire, UK -a previously unrecorded coin type, probably carrying the name of an otherwise unknown Viking ruler in northern England- and the first currency minted in Camberra, Australia read more

Ancient Anuradhapura

By: Aaron Parker | 2011-11-19 | Travel & Leisure
Visit one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka for an amazing historical experience. Noteworthy for its well preserved ruins of the ancient civilization. The sacred city of Anuradhapura sits on the banks of Malvathu Oya and surrounded by enormous monasteries. read more

Coin collecting - Which Coins to Collect ?

By: woodchuck | 2010-10-06 | Collecting
Sure, you could rush out to the nearest coin dealer and fork over a bunch of cash for the first shiny coin you see. But we recommend getting familiar with what's out there first. Maybe Ancient Greek or Ancient Roman coins or other coins from the biblical period suit your fancy. Maybe you're blown away by coins from the Byzantine Empire or mowed down by medieval European coins. There are unlimited choices in just these areas alone. read more

Coin Machinery

By: FG Dullin | 2010-12-29 | Economics
This article aims to highlight the importance of coins, dating its importance in the earliest history up to the contemporary times. These days people normally live with credits and paper money, yet coinage was never yet an obsolete means of transaction. The most important source of transaction within coinage system is the machines that relies heavily on them. read more

Useful Accessories For Coin Collecting

By: Patricia Harris | 2010-03-29 | Crafts
The value of a coin collection comes from the rarity, variety, source and value of the coins in the collection. Thus, a coin collector must know how to preserve the original value and look of the coins, especially the ancient or antique coins, ones that come from different countries, and those that were issued at a limited edition. read more

Antique Roman Coins - Come Back In History

By: Marcus Duy | 2010-11-24 | Finance
The most of novice coin collectors find it difficult to comprehend or interpret the words/letters on ancient Roman coins. read more

Collecting American Cents Coins

By: Man Rohde | 2010-11-23 | Finance
Today, many coin collectors are starting to realize the difficulty of collecting antiquated coins that belong to the early Roman or Greek eras. That gets them to narrow decrease their focus of coin collections. read more

Profit From Selling Coins

By: Shane Hester | 2010-12-03 | Finance
See how you can sit inside your home and make big bucks by selling old coins. read more

How Buy Gold Coins

By: Chad 3 | 2011-01-28 | Business
Gold coins can make a great content for your collectibles. It some thing that has been done through ages and it is not about to change. read more