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Retrospective in perspective

As the year draws to a close, it’s time to unwind and rewind! The items that you searched for the most, the articles you read the most, and the inspiration themes you browsed most often. Plus, of course, 2023 editions to discover or rediscover.

Tempo di lettura: 0'28"

20/12/2023

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5 coin and medal gift ideas

Although they might not seem an obvious gift choice at first, coins and medals make great presents and have a wide range of qualities. Not only are they long-lasting, but they also have an intrinsic cultural dimension, sometimes an emotional connect(...)

Tempo di lettura: 9'21"

30/11/2023

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Decorations of 19th century France

Honorary decorations were handed out widely and frequently throughout the history of France, and especially under the Ancien Régime. However, although they were abolished during the French Revolution, under the guise of Equality, it was in the 19th ce(...)

Tempo di lettura: 10'21"

09/11/2023

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Remarkable coins: Philip the Fair's Masse d'or

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Remarkable coins: Philip the Fair's Masse d'or

Our story begins in the heart of the Middle Ages, a distant time home to the last Crusades, knights, and the Knights Templar. In the late 13th century, in the year 1268 to be precise, a future king is born in the medieval fortress of Fontainebleau. So(...)

Tempo di lettura: 13'24"

30/08/2023

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Top 8 passions of the kings of France

Many of the Kings of France shared an interest in the same hobby: hunting. That’s no secret! However, some also developed a special penchant for one discipline or another and devoted themselves to it extravagantly. Whether it was a genuine interest, h(...)

Tempo di lettura: 10'49"

23/08/2023

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Piedforts

Often unfairly overlooked and rarely collected in comparison with other forms of currency, piedforts (variant spelling pieforts) are projects which do not enter into circulation, sometimes trials, and fully-fledged collectible items, often rare and of(...)

Tempo di lettura: 2'49"

23/05/2023

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Albert Camus

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