Numismatic Links

Education

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to educating and encouraging people to study and collect coins and related items. The Florence School of Numismatics engages in a series of seminars, throughout the country in co-ordination with local and regional coin shows. Topics range Counterfeit Detection, Grading, Coin Conservation and Numismatic Digital Photography. Their YN program allows them to earn YN dollars that can be used in a special auction for the kids. The Summer Seminars provide attendees the option to spend a week in Colorado Springs to attend intense training sessions in multiple subject matters. Their Consumer Awareness Resources provide quick links for consumer protection and fraud reporting.

 

The US Mint offers an excellent educational site specifically designed for the young the collectors. Discover the history behind United States Coins and watch the video of coinage production, and tour the Philadelphia and Denver facilities. The Mint's education outreach program has several activities and games for the kids and lesson plans for Educators.

 

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has information about the production of U.S. Currency. Tour information is provided for the Washington DC site and the Fort Worth TX site. General information about the notes are provided including how to redeem damage notes. In conjunction with the U.S. Mint, Currency products can also be purchased.

 

Coin News

This site is the daily newspaper for current information about Coins and paper money. Updated daily, information about the Numismatic industry is published newspaper style. With interviews of people making news in the world of coins, to getting the heads up on what is being released by the U.S. and World Mints. This is required reading to be informed about the world of Numismatics.

Newman Portal

The Newman Portal is the ultimate research site for anything Numismatic related. Located at Washington University in St. Louis it is funded by the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. It is dedicated to becoming the most comprehensive resource for Numismatic research. You can register with the site and receive the latest news and additions via their newsletter. They have thousands of contributing members, 26000 numismatic volumes and 25000 encyclopedia records this site has some most obscured information available. Original historical documents are digitally encoded in the site with easily indexed references, one can research anything numismatic from their own home and without the trip to a research library.

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