Coin Related Links

VAMS

VAMLINK  -- This is the starting point for any VAM collector
RJRC - Silver Dollar Die Varieties - This is Rob Joyce's fabulous VAM page with TOP100 and 1921 varieties
RCI Coins - This is Dr. Michael Fey's site.  Fabulous VAM reference
COINFacts - This is just an incredible site for coins, go here and learn!
Cherrypickers!!! - This is one of the great ones.  The new volume is due out by December.

SHOWS

Coinshows.com - A good starting point for shows across the nation
North Carolina Numismatic Association - North Carolina's coin association

PCGS Links

PCGS Resource Links - One fine collection of coin links

Graders

Above is the group of graders that I consider to be knowledgeable in the grading of VAMs.  I do not, however, specifically endorse one over another.  All grading is subjective and it is vitally important that we do not succumb to believing one company's grade is gospel.

PCI Grading - Another option
Numistrust - Another option
ASA-Accugrade - Another option
Tru-Grade - Another option

Coin Grading Sites

Coingrading.com - A primer on grading by Scott Travers

Numismatic Organizations
from the NCNA website

American Numismatic Association
Society of Paper Money Collectors
Blue Ridge Numismatic Association
The North Carolina Collection
Tennessee State Numismatic Society
The Raleigh Coin Club
The Lower Cape Fear Coin Club
The Carteret Numismatic Society
Smithsonian Numismatic Collection
South Carolina Numismatic Association
Florida United Numismatists

CoinWorld Links

ANA Links

Coins

Consumer Guide, Collecting and Counterfeits
50 States Commemorative Circulating Coin Program
Amazing Power of the Penny/Cent
Buffalo Nickels
The Canadian Coin Reference Site
Chinese Coinage
Chopmarks and Philippines Counterstamped Coinage
Chopmarking Foreign Silver Coins
Chronology of Events in the History of Canadian Coins
A Coin Catalog
Coin Archives
Coin Collecting for Beginners
Coin Gallery
Coins of the UK
Values of Coins of the UK
Abel Buell - Colonial Numismatics
Coin Collection
Creative Coinage
Danish Coins
Decimal Coins of the UK
Draped Busts
Dutch East Indian Coinages
Early American Dollars
Finland: Silver Commemorative Coins
Virtual Finland
Gold Donatives of Gdansk
Jordanian Coins and Currency
Large Cents
Maria Theresa Thalers
Matthew Boulton and the development of Modern Coinage
The Maundy Tradition
Medieval French Coins
The 1883/2 Sheild Nickel
Irradiated Dimes
Neutron Irradiated Dime
Nupam's Webpage for the Indian Coins
The MegaPenny Project
Sacagawea Information
Saint-Gaudens
Scales and Weights
South Dakota Bison Gold & Silver Piece
Coins from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Articles by Scott Travers
Sample Slabs
The Tregwynt Hoard - National Museum & Gallary Cardiff
U. S. Patterns
Victorian Coinage
Elongated Cents at Disneyland
Coin Images by Barbara McManus
Coins Images on Google Search Engine
Error Coins
Variety Coins
Coin Abbreviations
Coin Terminology
Coin Collection
Money Expressions
British Museum / World of Money

Ancient Coins Research

Ancient Coins - Lydian Stater, Tetradrachms and Medusa's Image
Ancient Coins - Search
Aeqvitas.com
WildWinds DataBank of Ancient Coins
Ancient Coins
Ancient Coins
Ancient Coins - Obverse Legends
Ancient Greek and Roman Coins
Ancient Roman and Greek Coins
Roman Coins Elementary Manual by Francesco Gnecchi
Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities
Ancient Roman and Greek Coins, FAQ
Ancient Mediterranean E-Mail List Archives
The Handbook of Biblical Numismatics
City of Cales (Campania) and Its Coinage
The Celtic Coin Index
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Cleaning and preservation of ancient bronze coins
The Coins of Gallienus' "Zoo" Collection
Coins of Syracuse
Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics, Edition 1911
Denominations of Ancient Greek Coins
Denominations of Ancient Roman and Medieval Byzantine Coins
Early Islamic Coins
Islamic Dynasties
Kernunnos Celtic Numismatic Site
Magna Graecia Coins
Ottilia Buerger Collection of Ancient & Byzantine Coins
Parthian Empire - History and Coins
The Perseus Project
Presveis: A Currency for Europe
Online Museum of Persian Currency & Coins
Roman Money - Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna: (Special Exhibition)
Roman Coins - London
Roman History, Coins and Technology Back Pages
Rune's Ancient Coins Page
Sites of the Celators
Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins
Byzantine coins
Ancient Numismatics on the Web
Preservation of uncleaned ancient coins
The Coins of Greek Macedonia
Deities on Coins
Byzantine Coins
Ancient Imitations
Ancient Impressions Attribution
Celtic Coins Index

Biblical Coin Research

Genuine Coins of the Bible Period
Bible Weights & Measures and Monetary Values
The Handbook of Biblical Numismatics
Menorah Coin Project

Coinage Topics-United Kingdom

British Museum / Department of Coins & Medals
Coins of England & Great Britain
Britain and the Euro
Guernsey Numismatics
English Hammered Coins
Sylloge of coins of the British Isles

Coinage Topics-Asia

University of Tokyo - Japanese & Asian Currencies
University of Tokyo - Gallery of old Japanese banknotes
Coins of the Mongols and their successors
Modern Fakes of VOC Coins Identified
On-line Chinese Cash Coin Identifier
Chinese Coins
Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies
Oriental Coin Research
The Coins & History of Asia

Coinage Topics-European

French and English Royal and Medieval Coins; Coins of Venice
British Coins Compared to French
Genuine Coins of the Bible Period
Danish Coins
New Polish Coins and Banknotes
DuPont Collection of Russian Coins & Medals
St. Andrews Data Base of Coins
Coins of Austria

Islamic Coinage Research

Sharjah Islamic Museum - Islamic Mints Hall
Barrage Collection of Islamic Coins
Parthian Coins & History

Paper Money

Trade Currency - Albion Michigan
Banknotes of Mali, Guinea and the French Antilles
Canadian Bills
Canadian Paper Money Errors
Beyond Face Value: Depictions of Slavery in Confederate Currency
Currency Features for Visually Impaired People
Currency Gallery
Francis W. Edmonds, Bank Note Engraver
Foreign Currency
Fractional Currency: Coinage Replacements of the Civil War
German Inflationary Money
Irish Paper Money
Lithuanian Banknotes
Military Payment Certificates
Paper Money & Bank Note WWW Directory
Paper Money Collecting FAQ
PaperMoneyFacts.com - The Internet Resource for Paper Money Collectors
Six Kinds of United States Paper Currency
Paymaster: Money during the Civil War
Philippine Guerrilla Money
Physicists on Money
Polymer Bank Notes of the World
Ron's Currency, Stocks and Bonds
Ron's World Paper Money Homepage
Scotish Banknotes
Spanish Coins on American Notes

Medals

Congressional Gold Medal Recipients 1776-Present
Congressional Gold Medals
Medals of Robert Burns
International Olympic Numismatic Federation (FINO)
Napoleonic Medals
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
US Army Medals and Awards, Historical Medals
Colonial Williamsburg Journal: Enduring Images of War
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Medals
Hong Kong Police Medals

Tokens

Early British Tokens
Coffee Mills Tokens
Colliery Checks: An Introduction
Pit Checks or Tallies
Columbus, O., Civil War Tokens
Magician's Tokens
Numismatic Americana (Exonumia)
The Parys Mountain Copper Trade Tokens
Material History of American Religion Project-Communion Tokens
Communion Tokens of the United Presb;yterian Church of Tarentum
University of St. Andrews Heritage Collection-Communion Tokens
Communion Token 1827

Numismatic Research

Numismatic Index of Periodicals - Search Form
The Harry Bass Research Foundation
Coins and History of Asia
The History of Barter
Books On-line
Canadian Numismatic Bibliography Project
Celtic Improvisations
The Georgia Gold Rush
The Circulation of Irish Coinage in Pre-Federal America
CoinFacts.com - The Internet Encyclopedia & Price Guide of United States Coins
The Coin Library
Coin Shows
The Coincidence of the Coins
Coins & Banknotes of the British Mandate of Palestine
The Coin & Medal Collector's Asylum
Medieval Coins
eCoinage.com CoinTrac Archive - Coin Price Search
 Cobs of Colombia (Use Explorer)
E-Sylum Archive
Saint Eligius
Monetary History of France
The Franklin Half by ANA YN Jake Wood, Jr.
Global History of Currencies
Guernsey Numismatics Home Page
History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
Hong Kong Numismatic Literature
"In God We Trust"
International Electronic Phaleristic Encyclopedia
Greek Currency Directory
Irish Coins and Banknotes
Jersey Coins and Banknotes
Le Site Des Ordonnances Monetaires
The Challenging Literature of A. M. Smith
Metals Used in Coins and Metals
Medieval Sourcebook
Money of the Mexican Revolution
Mexico: Numismatic History
Money Makers
Monetary History: Bimetallism, the Crime of 1873 and Canada's Playing Card Money
Nova Online - Secrets of Making Money
Newton Manuscript Project: Overseas Mints and Coinage
Numismatic Dimensions
Patriotic and Commemorative Coat & Cuff Link Buttons
Numismatica
Play Money of American Children
Roman Numeral & Date Conversion with Roman Calculator
Serbian History Through Coinage
Shekels: All Things Come...by Jim Duncan
The Star of Bethlehem
Tally Sticks Articles by Scott Travers
United States Mint Reports for the Years 1792 to 1892 by Paul R. Hybert
Act to Authorize Coinage of a U. S. Two-Cent Piece
James Pollock, Mint Director
The US Mint
History of Gold Mining in Virginia
What's My Coin Worth?
The Stone Money of Yap
World's Largest Coins
Yap Stone
Electronic Coin Collector's Guide

Museums

Museum of American Financial History
Numismatic Museum of Aruba
The British Museum - Deptartment of Coins and Medals
Coin and Currency Collections - University of Notre Dame
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada
Dan's Virtual Coin Collection
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Federal Reserve Bank Money Museum
The Robert H. Gore, Jr. Collection
The Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency
Museo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Myanmar Money Museum
Reserve Bank of India Monetary Museum
National Museum of Wales - Henry's Big Adventure
Nickle Arts Museum - Numismatics Collection
North Carolina Collection's Currency Holdings
Numismatics International Library
Rijksmuseum: National Museum of Coins and Medals - Penningkabinet
Museum of Archeology at Boglona, Italy - Numismatic Collection
Saudi Arabian Money Exhibits
The Hermitage - Numismatic Museum
Zagreb Archaeological Museum Collections
University of Vienna - Numismatic Collection
National Museum of Archeology and Numismatics - Wales
University of Cambridge, The Fitzwilliam Museum - Department of Coins and Medals
University of Glasgow, Hunterian Museum - Coin Cabinet
University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum - Heberden Coin Room
Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks - Byzantine Collection
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Münzekabinett
The Money Museum - Germany
National Numismatic Museum - Athens
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Kuns Historical Museum - The Vienna Cabinet in Austria
The London Museum - Gold Roman Coin Hoard
The Israel Museum - Jerusalem / Numismatic Pavillion
University of Saskatchewan / Museum of Antiquities - Ancient Coins
Dutch National Museum of Coins
Casa de la Moneda Museum - Madrid
Imesboj Currency Museum
National Numismatic Collection - Smithsonian Institution
Royal Coin Cabinet - Sweden
The Odessa Virtual Museum of Numismatics
The Manchester Museum - Numismatics

News Groups and Lists

rec.collecting.coins newsgroup on USENET
rec.collecting.paper-money newsgroup on USENET
South Asia Coins Discussion Group
Ancient Coin Collecting List
Ancient Coin Discussion List Uncleaned ancient coins
Coin Webmasters Discussion List
Islamic Coins Group

Organizations of Interest

Ancient Coins for Education
Americans for Common Cents
Bullion Coin Collectors Site
California Gold Rush - Columbus OH Adventurers
Coinsheet Numismatic Directory
New York Clearing House
Friends of the Segovia Mint
Moneyopolis
 
Euro Research
 
The EURO - Europe's New Currency
Presveis: A Currency for Europe
Euro Information
Euro Banknotes & Coins
Information on the New "Euro" Currency
Belgium Euro
Euro Changeover Board of Ireland
Euro Identification