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Numismatics for Beginners: Start Collecting Coins with Confidence
If you've ever held an old coin and felt it was different—a little heavier, an unusual color, or bearing an unfamiliar date—you've already taken your first steps into the world of numismatics without even realizing it. Numismatics, simply put, is the study of coins (and sometimes banknotes and medals) in terms of their history, minting, rarity, condition, and all the subtle details that make them unique.
March 7, 2026Striked in Egypt, the history behind the coin inscriptions
Under the title "Struck in Egypt," a cultural seminar was held on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Cairo Opera House. Organized by the Cairo Biography Initiative in cooperation with the Civilization Cinema Center, the seminar featured a lecture by numismatic researcher Professor Mohamed Abdel Hamid, who posed the question of how history can be discerned from the inscriptions on coins, and…
May 16, 2023Coin Parts
An educational video to learn about the important parts of a coin, explaining the parts in detail for the obverse, reverse, and edge. These concepts can also be applied to medals and various other metal coins.
January 30, 2021