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Roman Treasure - Part II
Concluding the Arras Hoard story
Faustina Senior
The issues of a devoted husband
Looking at the Sun
Speculating on the origins of the gold scyphates of the Corieltauvi
The mark in England
Looking at a little-known denomination
Dates for deliberation 1914, 1937, 1950
Spotlighting three numismatically fascinating years at the Royal Mint
A passion for coins
Eric McFadden enjoying the numismatic journey
19th century political tokens
Biting political comment on the people's coinage
Coin counting machines
A fascinating look at the machines that counted our coins
Values for everything but prices for nothing
Comprehending the different values a coin can possess
The Ploughman notes of Ireland
The Consolidated Banknote series, 1929-41
The banknotes of Italian East Africa
The currency of an outpost of Italy
Essay competition winners
How I became a numismatist
A young collector shares her story
Regular Features:
Editor's Comment
Coin news & views
Around the World
New issues coin update
Royal Mint Bulletin
Market Scene
Price Guide to Sovereigns
Coin Classroom
Spotlight on the Sovereign
Banknote News
New issues banknote update
Price Guide - Irish Currency Commission
Bookshelf
Letters to the Editor
Dealers' lists
Fair diary
Auction diary
Societies diary
Semi-display adverts
The Web Page
Classified advertising
Advertisers Index
Hong Kong Auction Record
Compulsive Viewing
Every fortnight our Marketing Director, Philip, has a slot on BBC Radio Devon talking about coins and medals. It’s a popular section of the afternoon programme and every week he gets a wide variety of calls from members of the public, all eager to know more about the items from their collections (or those they’ve found in the attic) and quite often we get listeners coming in to the office to pick our brains further. He has had a wide variety of coins and other numismatica to try to identify and so far has yet to be stumped—the people of Devon happy to have an “expert” on hand to help. However, no matter whether it is a Royal Mint Year set, a 1967 penny or a spade guinea that’s being described by the caller, one thing is certain: what they all really want to know, when all is said and done, is “what’s it worth?”. Our hobby is odd like that, I’ve mentioned before how, if we were collectors of postcards, matchboxes, wine labels or a thousand other things, then the value wouldn’t ever be that much of an issue. True, every hobby has its rarities, and there are sure to be costly examples of matchboxes or wine labels—and I know first-hand how postcards can vary hugely in price. However, I defy anybody to pick up an old postcard and think immediately of its worth and yet if they find an old coin that is exactly what they’ll wonder about first. Admittedly, if you look at our hobby as part of the “antique” rather than the “collectable” world, then you’ll see that such thoughts about value are not uncommon—programmes like “Cash in the Attic”,
