QuickTips Index

CoinNetwork.com - Social Network for Coin Collectors
CoinNetwork.com is a social networking site for coin collectors, sort of a "MySpace" for the numismatic set. Learn about this great Web resource and what the features of this community are.

Coin Trading
Trading coins with people in other countries is a great way to build a world coin collection easily and inexpensively. Coin traders exchange coins via the mail by agreeing in advance on what coins to trade. This article shows you how to get started in the hobby of coin trading around the world.

Numismaster.com
Numismaster.com was founded by Krause Publication, the Standard Catalog of World Coins people. They put the whole catalog online, along with coin collection management software, and added in some news and blogs. It's a very useful coin collecting resource; too bad it's not free...

Don's World Coin Gallery
Don's World Coin Gallery is a legendary Web site devoted to coins from virtually every issuing authority in the world. Don has tens of thousands of coins listed on his site, including photos, prices, a coin identification guide, and lots more for the world coin collector. The most amazing thing of all? Every single coin on the site came from Don's own collection! Learn more about Don's World Coin Gallery on this page.

Make Your Own Coins at the Royal Australian Mint
Make your own coins on the special coin press at the Canberra Branch of the Royal Australian Mint. The coin denomination is one dollar, with a commemorative "50 Years of Australian Television" reverse, and best of all, the coin is legal tender! Find all about how to make your own Australian coins.

How do you Know Which Side is the Obverse of a Foreign Coin?
On U.S. coins, it is easy to know which side is the obverse and reverse, because of the portraits. However, many world coins, including the Euro, have no portraits, so how do you know which side is which? Your Guide explains some quick ways to tell the obverse from the reverse.