alexdruk Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hello, I am a new here, so sorry if I am in wrong place. For a serious project with my grandson I am looking for data of geographical distribution of coins findings that I think can be considered as a characteristic of trade connections. What we want to do is to create a map of finding of certain coin(s) of certain country in other countries. Coin type, country of origin and even time of mint not matter much for a moment (or at least it seems so). We would greatly appreciate any advise about how we can collect this type of data. Preferably it should be a database (databases) of coins with geographical data (preferably in a form of longitude-latitude) of their findings. Many thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Welcome to CoinPeople, Alex! What a great idea for a project. May I ask what the time limits are for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdruk Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 We are thinking it will take up to a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Sounds like fun. Keep us updated on your progress and anything that we can do to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 We would greatly appreciate any advise about how we can collect this type of data. Preferably it should be a database (databases) of coins with geographical data (preferably in a form of longitude-latitude) of their findings. There are many databases that provide this information such as the EMC, UKDFD and PAS. However it will be flawed as many countries outlaw metal detecting without a licence and many such databases do not include foreign coins. There will also be huge disparities with certain coins/countries - e.g. Danegeld from England to Scandinavia. In principle, a great idea. Best of luck and keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdruk Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Thank you for very helpful advise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.