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V24 2021 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 9, February 28, 2021, Article 9

COSMOS OF COLLECTIBLES LAUNCHED

Here's the press release for a new coin database website from the good folks at CoinsWeekly. -Editor

The team around Ursula Kampmann and CoinsWeekly have launched a new project: the web-based coin catalogue Cosmos of Collectibles. The database introduces a new identification number for coins, has already uploaded several historical fields of collection in full, and continuously updates the catalogue. It also places a major focus on new coins issued by national mints and central banks.

Cosmos of Collectibles (CoCo) is the first professional, independent, free-to-use online database for world coins of all time periods. On the one hand, it comprises historical fields of collection that are added one by one: The Roman Republic, the German Empire, and the Swiss Confederacy, for instance, have already been uploaded in their entirety. A second core area of interest is modern coins from national mints and central banks. We continuously feed the database with current new issues from around the world so that it is up-to-date at all times. Collectors of specific motives will be particularly pleased to learn that the coins are tagged by motive subject and can thus be easily searched for.

CoCo connects dealers and collectors
Every coin type registered in the database is assigned a unique, referenceable CoCo-number, which even users without access to specialist numismatic libraries can look up online and for free. Instead of citing coins from the German Empire after the standard reference work Jaeger, which is exclusively published in German, Cosmos of Collectibles uses an established translation tool to make coins citable by different users in many different languages. At the same time, Cosmos of Collectibles is much more precise than the old Jaeger. Whereas in the Jaeger, many coin types are subsumed under one number, Cosmos of Collectibles differentiates by year of issue and mint.

Free-to-use thanks to advertising and sponsoring
Cosmos of Collectibles does away with barriers like subscriptions or registration. Nothing should get in the way of users and relevant information about their collector coins. That is why we believe Cosmos of Collectibles should remain free of charge – at least for its users. The business is financed by the tried and tested CoinsWeekly model – by advertising and sponsors.

A newsletter keeps you up-to-date on new issues
Users can rely on the biweekly newsletter, equally free-of-charge, to stay on top of new issues from national mints and central banks. In addition, Cosmos of Collectibles regularly offers articles on numismatic subjects at the usual high quality.