Numismatics, better known as the study of coins or the Hobby of the Kings [solved]

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Who were or are these Kings that collected coins?
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- Henry Ford
King Farouk of Egypt (1920-1965)
His famous coin collection contained about over 8,500 coins. The King also owned two of the most precious coins in the world like the 1933 Double Eagle that was sold for a world record price of $7,500,000. After he was ousted from power his coin collection was sold in 1954. The Egyptian government did not have the appropriate experience for a professional auction and sold the coins for 10 percent of their true market value which nowadays would be over $150 million.

King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715)
Le Roi-Soleil was certainly one of the most renowned coin collectors in history. He even instructed his ambassadors abroad to look out for ancient coins. Louis XIV visited his treasure everyday and claimed he always found something new to learn. Nowadays his collection is preserved at the national library in Paris and counts to one of the largest coin collections in the world.

George II of Great Britain (1683-1760)

George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)

Christian VIII of Denmark (1786-1848)

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869-1947)
Collection of over 100,000 coins is in the National Museum of Rome; also wrote a 20-volume Corpus Nummorum Italicorum, which catalogued each specimen in his collection.

Also some American presidents: John Quincy Adams, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson.

Not a king or president but also very famous: Paul Mc Cartney.
William Hunter (1718 - 1783)
Hunter had an extensive coin collection, believed to be the greatest collection ever acquired by a private individual. He spent over £20,000 on his collection and George III contributed a coin to it. It was said that Hunter's coin collection was second only to the collection of the King of France, although I'm not sure how much truth there is to this claim.

He was not a king but he had close connections to the royal family and served as the personal physician of Queen Charlotte.
Well Ed, theres me iam the King of the slowest swaps here. And iam trying to be king of pennys.
It is, what it is, or is it.
Quote: "ALLRED1950"​ Well Ed, theres me iam the King of the slowest swaps here. And iam trying to be king of pennys.
You truly are the King of pennies Eagle Eye. ​
Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't are both right.
- Henry Ford
Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

King Rama III of Siam

This one belonged to the Sultan of Muscat, but they both had one (today this coin is worth over $10,000,000).

A few of the popes did too. It's been said that the vatican archives have likely the most valuable collection of coins still in existence.
Quote: "oggy"It's been said that the Vatican archives have likely the most valuable collection of coins still in existence.
It's possible, but they surely have some competitors:

Numismatic Museum of Athens
The Numismatic Museum in Athens provides an impressive collection that includes coins, medals and other numismatic objects dating from the 14th century BC until today. The collection contains over 500.000 pieces from Greek, Macedonia and Alexandria but also from the Ottoman Empire through Greece joining the European Union.

State Hermitage Museum
With over 1.2 million pieces, the collection at the State Hermitage Museum is not only one of the most popular coin exhibits in Europe but also the largest collection outside of the United States. The focus is put on Russian money but also contains currency of Asia, Africa, and neighbouring Atlantic and Pacific islands. One of the museum’s highlight is the collection of Sassanian coins and the 19th century Chinese silver money ingots.

National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institute
The world’s largest numismatic collection contains over 1.6 million coins, tokens, medals and other numismatic objects from all around the world and all different centuries. The National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institute also provides an online virtual coin exhibition and includes some of the world’s most famous coins like the 1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar, a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel and two 1933 Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle coins.

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