4-24-12 Swap and get what you want!

A new feature was just published on Numista. It should meet the expectations that many of you told me about recently.

You can now specify which coin you wish to get and which coins you don't want to get. This way, you will be able to find which members really offer what you are interested in.

To avoid having to individually select each coin you are interested in or refuse to collect, you can specify your wishes by criteria. For example you can specify that you want only US coins, excluding gold coins. Of course, it is also possible to add a coin individually to your list of wanted or unwanted coins.

Set the new page "Your wishes" and enjoy the results on the "Start a swap", which will give you more personalized figures, and on the swap pages of the members.

The new icon set for the swap pages

Feel free to comment this message with your questions and suggestions!

Xavier 18 comments

2-22-12 Bern counterstamp on French coins

After the last week quiz about Swiss counterstamps on French coins, here are some more explanations.

French coins were used in Swiss since the late 18^th century. They included various types of écus from Louis XV, Louis XVI and the French Revolution. In 1816, the Swiss canton of Bern decided to counterstamp all the these French écus with a weight greater than 28.9 grams.
On one side of the coin, the counterstamp was the coat of arms of the Canton of Bern, while the counterstamp on the other side gave the equivalent facial value of 40 batzen.

The edge of the coins was also affected. They originally had a lettered edge, with various inscriptions: "DOMINE SALVM FAC REGEM" (God save the King) for royal coins, and "LA NATION LA LOI ET LE ROI" (the Nation, the Law and the King) or "LIBERTE EGALITE" (Liberty, Equality) for the coins of the Revolutionary times. In addition to the two counterstamps, the edge was also modified and became a frieze of laurel leaves.

Although only a few hundered of such coins remain today, more than 1 million of coins are believed to have been counterstamped. They were legal tender until the coinage reform of 1851/1852.

Monéphil 3 comments

1-1-12 Happy new year 2012

At the end of this year, I would like to thank all of you, without whom Numista would be nothing. For 2012, I wish you to continue to build a collection even richer, more beautiful and more interesting, and to find the gem you are missing.

Best wishes, and let's live a wonderful year 2012 together!

Xavier 7 comments

10-13-11 Numista members geolocation

A brand new feature on Numista let you view the location of the website members on a world map.
Thus, you can for instance see where your swap partners live, or find the nearest members to arrange a hand-delivered swap.

Only members who explicitly chose to tell where they live appear on the map. In less than two days, 50 members have already registered their location. Join them and complete your location information on your account settings page.

When you'll have registered your location, the swap page will display the distances from your place to other members'. Will you prefer to swap with you neighbor or with people at the end of the earth?

» See the world map of Numista members

Xavier 10 comments