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New Member
United States
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I've used the search function--and checked out some of the magazines on the shelf at Barnes and Noble. It seems as though there are just one or two interesting articles in the magazine--then it's all price guide. There are so many resources for prices on the web--I'm surprised these magazines still include them--especially in such a substantial portion of its content.
Are there any magazines that are more informative (articles etc.)?
Thank you
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I don't subscribe to anything and have never read a numismatic magazine.  I'm looking to change that, though. Have you considered an ANA membership? There are different levels and one of the benefits is digital access (or hard copy depending on level) to their monthly publication The Numismatist. https://www.money.org/the-numismatistI dont know how that rates compared to others, but it's been around for quite a while. There's also Coin World magazine, but, again, I have not read it: https://www.coinworld.com/contact-u...bscribe.htmlIn Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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01/31/2018 12:43 am
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Moderator
 United States
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My favorites are as follows; CoinWorld and CoinAge. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
827 Posts |
I like Numismatic News. It is a weekly paper.They have all the current news and also historical articles as well. And it's not that expensive. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Coin World is the only magazine that I know of that isn't just all about price guides . I don't like Numismatic News ,never had . You might be better off with BOOKS on coins. There are plenty of those out there that are chuck full of valuable information . 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't subscribe to anything and have never read a numismatic magazine. Me too. Same reason as you for not getting those. I do collect the Red Book but that too is mostly full of prices and they are just off the wall as to accuracy in prices. The problem is even on coin forums you mostly hear "what is it worth?". If more people would try to find out information rather than prices, coin magazines would possibly follow with more info rather than values. |
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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These magazines are starved for content. I prefer the greysheet for current news. When I want in depth articles, the Journal of the John Reich Society has good ones and no price lists or ads. Most of the commercial ones you find at B&N are just vehicles for dealer ads. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You want articles try here https://archive.org/details/newmann...riodicals%22The Newman Numismatic Portal publications section. The contents of some 4000+ periodicals. If you go to the left side of the screen under Creators and click on "MORE" you'll get a list of all the periodicals and how many issues of each are there. The portal also has books, films, correspondence, auction catalogs etc If you go to the main page https://archive.org/details/newmannumismaticAnd under topics and subject click on MORE you'll get a index of subjects to choose from. There are over 19,000 items and over a million pages of material with more constantly being added. And it is all free. You can read online, or you can download so you have you can read offline at your leisure. Edited by Conder101
01/31/2018 4:23 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The ANA's "Numismatist" is a sure bet.  to the CCF! |
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New Member
 United States
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Great info.! Thanks to everyone who responded!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Let us know which one you pick up and how you like it! |
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Canada
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Depends on your interests too... for Canadian coins there is the CN Journal (sent to members of the RCNA). For coin errors, Errorscope is fantastic (sent to members of CONCECA). Sometimes, even local coin clubs can have very interesting monthly newsletters with articles from members. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Conder101- Thank you for sharing those resources! Coinfrog- I'm probably going to join the ANA this weekend. Not really sure why I haven't up to this point. I purchased a year's digital subscription to Coin World, but the app was absolutely terrible. It crashed so much that I basically gave up after 2 months. Edited by Darth Morgan
02/01/2018 09:39 am
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Valued Member
United States
455 Posts |
I really enjoy CoinWorld. I learn something new every month :-) |
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New Member
United States
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Pretty sure I am going to go the Coin World route— I found a deal on a subscription online! I am also planning on joining the ANA. |
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