What coins do you collect

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Mark240590

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Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 03:35 #

I know what a lot of people collect but I think this would be both fun and useful for potential swappers !
I EXCLUSIVELY collect-

British empire and commonwealth coins (colonies and home coins)
- and coins from where I go on holiday.

redsmithstudios

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Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 03:44 #

I exclusively collect any coins I can get; but I only keep certain ones, like pre-1783.
Sometimes it's nice to buy a lot off someone and keep all the nice ones out, and study what everything on it means and the culture and history of that coin, and then add it to my swap list. I don't mind nice coins passing through my hands. I get to enjoy them and then someone else does.

Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!

Looking for pre 1783 coins

eminem

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Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 03:58 #

I like late 1800's to early-mid 1900's silver stuff, especially from former British places, Europe, or the US. Love big silver coins.
I focus on Canada (types for the more valuable stuff), but I have a whole bunch of big old 'library of coins' albums for Canadian small cents, US small cents (1856-1941), US 10 cents (Mercury to 1980's), Canada 5 cents (1858-1980), Canada 10 cents (1858-1990), Canada 25 cents (1937-1990). I try my best to fill these.

**If anyone has loads of wheat pennies (or Indian heads I guess) please check my collection and if I don't have it (year, mintmark), I want it, albeit don't want to pay too much**

I have madly built a type collection of Canadian silver dollars in high MS grades and am expanding to collecting every date pre-1953.

Finally I focus on Estonian coins from 1922-1936

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Mark240590

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Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 06:03 #

I didn't know you collected Estonian coins !

KennyG

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Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 08:42 #

Asian stuff. What else would I collect?

Well I try to buy rare coins on eBay cause that's where all the good deals are, and that means silver coins, old copper coins, and mint sets. But, like many of us on Numista, I try to collect whatever's not in my collection, which I buy off my friends or get somehow for little to nothing.

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dptashny

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Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 13:13 #

Quote: eminemI like late 1800's to early-mid 1900's silver stuff, especially from former British places, Europe, or the US. Love big silver coins.
I focus on Canada (types for the more valuable stuff), but I have a whole bunch of big old 'library of coins' albums for Canadian small cents, US small cents (1856-1941), US 10 cents (Mercury to 1980's), Canada 5 cents (1858-1980), Canada 10 cents (1858-1990), Canada 25 cents (1937-1990). I try my best to fill these.

**If anyone has loads of wheat pennies (or Indian heads I guess) please check my collection and if I don't have it (year, mintmark), I want it, albeit don't want to pay too much**

I have madly built a type collection of Canadian silver dollars in high MS grades and am expanding to collecting every date pre-1953.

Finally I focus on Estonian coins from 1922-1936

Hi, would you like my large collection of wheaties? Plus I have three folders and one album to store them in. But they are in a bag for now, so you get the fun!

Oh, and, one of the coins is a 1909 VDB (not S!).

dptashny

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Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 13:15 #

I collect older (pre-1930 for copper and other metals, pre-1940 for silver, and pre-1965 for large silver)' coins form around the world, but mostly Europe, the Far East, and the British empire.

eminem

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Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 15:14 #

Quote: dptashnyHi, would you like my large collection of wheaties? Plus I have three folders and one album to store them in. But they are in a bag for now, so you get the fun! Oh, and, one of the coins is a 1909 VDB (not S!).

Yeah - I'd love it; it's fun to search through coins!

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neilithic

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Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 20:43 #

I collect anything, but I specialise in Pacific islands and pre-1950 silver coins.

hagglund

Joined: 22 Sep 2012
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 08:09 #

I love acquiring and learning about all coins, but I only actually collect silver. Anything else I sell or swap for silver coins.

Dr. Math

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Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 13:11 #

I collect all coins. I buy any coins that I don't have or that interest me and if they're silver it's an added bonus. I don't really see myself having a specialty but I suppose it's modern coins 1800"s-present.

Jamblico

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Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 20:24 #

My Collections most dear are:

German States
Swiss Cantons
Copper of Spain 1700-1870
British pence and its divisions until George V

Enough to be entertained

ALLRED1950

Joined: 2 Jul 2012
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Posted: 19 Jan 2013, 21:46 #

Anything small and made of metal; but now I am trying to get a full set of German 1 pfennig coins and Poland and a full set of Yugoslavia from the 1950s to the end. But really anything.

It is, what it is, or is it.

Cerulean

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Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 01:58 #

Specialization is for insects.

I collect anything with a recognizable date on it.

michaelheuvel

Joined: 25 May 2012
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Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 13:38 #

Square coins circulated ( from 1900 to 2000 ) but I do have some outside this narrow field

- and next to square coins I collect, old Dutch and Danish coins.

world square coin book 1900-2000

rvineham@yahoo.ca

Joined: 3 May 2012
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Posted: 14 Mar 2013, 16:50 #

German states coins mostly but also older British coins.

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Mark240590

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Posted: 14 Mar 2013, 17:26 #

What about British German states coins ? Haha

I only collect Brunswick- Luneburg/ Hannover from King George I - William IV

neilithic

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Posted: 14 Mar 2013, 20:56 #

Since the royal family is German in origin wouldn't that mean you have to collect anything German as well?

Mark240590

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Posted: 14 Mar 2013, 21:18 #

Nahhhh they threw their German heritage away after WWI when they became Windsor :D

neilithic

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Posted: 14 Mar 2013, 21:19 #

So you collect pre WW1 german coins then?

apuking Catalogue referee

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Posted: 14 Mar 2013, 21:28 #

I exclusively collect.
-Coins, medals and tokens with ships
-Colonial coins (Italian, French, German, British)
-Coins from the Italian States
-Coins from the German States (Just started)
-Coins from the Swiss Cantons
-Pretty coins in XF or better from before 1900
so yeah thats pretty much it

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james wolfe

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Posted: 14 Mar 2013, 21:44 #

The ones I like.

james

Diego Knyte

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Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 20:51 #

I go in waves. First it was US stuff as that's where I'm from originally. Then it was random stuff from around the world. Then it was a heavy stint of WWII, Axis, Allied and Japan. All the while getting whatever world coinage.

Now it's Swiss stuff. They have some of the most beautiful notes and coins IMHO.

My interweb site: http://www.dknyte.com

neilithic

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Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 20:55 #

Quote: Diego KnyteNow it's Swiss stuff. They have some of the most beautiful notes and coins IMHO.

I finally managed to pick up one of the billon 5 rappen coins recently, I think it's 1858.

Diego Knyte

Joined: 14 Feb 2013
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Posted: 19 Mar 2013, 22:27 #

Nice. I got an 1850BB 5 Rappen but it's pretty worn down. Got a 2 and 10 Rappen that you can see 95% of the vertical lines on the shield.

My aim is to get 1 of each coin denomination of 1850, but the 1 to 5 Franc ones start to get pricy. Even for worn out ones.

My interweb site: http://www.dknyte.com

marc scott clarke

Joined: 3 Aug 2013
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Posted: 3 Aug 2013, 21:53 #

Hi all ,
I collect British Empire and Commonwealth coins by year from Queen Victoria to present.

I always wanted to be someone, now I realise I should have been more specific.

Bartweegie

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Posted: 3 Aug 2013, 23:03 #

Coins that are not any more in use are my primary focus of interest, mostly because of their (generally) superior artistic value as compared to the coinage of our times (say until the 70s, but I'm flexible there). Also some coins that theoretically are still a valid currency, but in reality do not circulate any more, especially silver (e.g. American silver coinage, Swiss silver franks etc.). I also have some current British £2 and Polish GN 2 złote coins in my collection, as I find them all right. I am generally a collector of more modern, milled coinage, but when I manage to find a hammy, I don't throw it away.

Grosz do grosza i będzie kokosza.

Mark240590

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Posted: 3 Aug 2013, 23:04 #

Marc, sort of similar too me then except I go further back

15turtles

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Posted: 4 Aug 2013, 16:37 #

I collect absolutely everything.

Mainly Chinese - republic non-silver coins (one or two silver, but a lot are fake... so I keep a distance from them), PRC commems and "great wall" series, Canadian stuff (dollars and .925 coins), American stuff (mainly Morgans...), German federal republic, Spanish silver 5 pesetas, aluminum coins from some countries (Spain, east Germany, sometimes PRC), military/invasion currency, zinc coins of select grade and design (Belgium, German occupied Serbia, reichspfennigs...), small countries (Gdansk [formerly Danzig free city], San Marino, Vatican city, Monaco... etc)...

a lot.

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Lotus07

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Posted: 5 Aug 2013, 09:25 #

I mostly collect coins from Europe, especially coins from Great Britain, The Netherlands and Scnadinavia by date. I also like to have (don't really collect, but I do like them) coins from former communist countries, like the DDR, USSR, Czecho-Slovakia, etc.

Further I like to have coins from all over the world, but I concentrate myself on Great Britain, NL and Scandinavia.

So Great Britain, NL and Scandinavia by date and from the rest of the world (and Europe) as many as I can get.

Greetings

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pietr

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Posted: 5 Aug 2013, 12:02 #

I collect all coins, all years, all mintmarks.

Except for Israel and Thailand, because identifying its numbers coin by coin are too complex for me. Others are ok..

I know it´s a neverending collection and very difficult to manage and store, but.. that´s how I keep this hobby alive :-)

Lotus07

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Posted: 5 Aug 2013, 17:02 #

Quote: pietrI collect all coins, all years, all mintmarks.

Except for Israel and Thailand, because identifying its numbers coin by coin are too complex for me. Others are ok..

I know it´s a neverending collection and very difficult to manage and store, but.. that´s how I keep this hobby alive :-)

If you have trouble with identifying non-European numbers, you might like this:

https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/index.php?cat=4

Problem solved! Now you can collect coins from Israel and Thailand as well!

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madhunaga

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Posted: 6 Aug 2013, 04:29 #

I collect all coins that I don't have, old and new alike. I am currenty focussed on collecting Singapore coins released from 1985 onwards of all years of all denominations which are in circulation. I have the most, but still missing many. Would need to sift through the bulk circulation coins I recently got from bank.

V. Nagarajan

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Posted: 6 Aug 2013, 13:29 #

As a history buff I focus on commemorative coins... Euro, pound and Portuguese escudo ATM. I also have a large amount of silver commemoratives... That's my favorite thing to get, catalog and display!

CoinCollector1243

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Posted: 5 Aug 2020, 19:58 #

I collect any new type for my collection (one rule: it has to be for a low price)

GoldenGarfield

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Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 19:48 #

Everything, but in recent times I’ve started exclusively buying Italian coins from 1861-2001.

TexanCharizard

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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 23:39 #

I collect World Coins, my favorite currencies to collect are Canadian Dollars, British Pounds, and my most favorite would be the Euro, i love the designs on the back of all the denominations that each different set design represents each member of the Eurozone

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LurkingSquid

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Posted: 26 Aug 2020, 13:23 #

I collect:

* New Zealand, pre-decimal. This is my "primary" collection, and one to which I have devoted a couple of thousand dollars at least. The day I get hold of the 1935 Treaty of Waitangi Crown will also be an expensive champagne day.

* 2 Euro commemoratives. They're not easy to come by here in Australia, so my activities in this area are minimal.

* Similarly, I would probably collect Mexican coins if they were easier to get over here.

* Coins of the Latin Monetary Union are an area in which I have recently become interested (probably because I'm a Euro buff), and I am in the process of assembling a catalogue as coins of this era are added to my collection. My most recent acquisitions have been 1 Lira coins from the Papal State, 1866 (large portrait)and 1867.

* I'll probably end up collecting the United States State Quarters as it's a decently large set and they are nice coins.

I sometimes spend a few dollars for a random world coin assortment (I like to sort through them on my lunch-break at work), but thusfar I've yet to see anything that really grabs me.

In the crushing darkness of the ocean deeps, the Lurking Squid sits atop his burgeoning hoard of silver coins...

GoldenGarfield

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Posted: 26 Aug 2020, 13:28 #
Edited: 26 Aug 2020, 13:29

Quote: "LurkingSquid"I collect:

* New Zealand, pre-decimal. This is my "primary" collection, and one to which I have devoted a couple of thousand dollars at least. The day I get hold of the 1935 Treaty of Waitangi Crown will also be an expensive champagne day.

* 2 Euro commemoratives. They're not easy to come by here in Australia, so my activities in this area are minimal.

* Similarly, I would probably collect Mexican coins if they were easier to get over here.

* Coins of the Latin Monetary Union are an area in which I have recently become interested (probably because I'm a Euro buff), and I am in the process of assembling a catalogue as coins of this era are added to my collection. My most recent acquisitions have been 1 Lira coins from the Papal State, 1866 (large portrait)and 1867.

* I'll probably end up collecting the United States State Quarters as it's a decently large set and they are nice coins.

I sometimes spend a few dollars for a random world coin assortment (I like to sort through them on my lunch-break at work), but thusfar I've yet to see anything that really grabs me.

I wish you luck in your hunt for the treaty of Waitangi crown! My champagne day will be the day I finally acquire an Italian 100 lire coin in gold from the fascist days (or the upwind flags 500 lire from 1957).

Such beautiful designs, though they do have a tainted past...

GiannaReggio Translator

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Posted: 26 Aug 2020, 13:36 #

I collect circulable coins (i.e. coins that can have effectively circulated) from anywhere in the period 1900-2000.
In short all the last century coins! but only real coins, not the coins minted only for the collectors or those for financial investment

CirculableCoins

ABonymous

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Posted: 12 Sep 2020, 17:56 #

I collect any coin under the sun - the less conventional, the better (like those non-circular polygonal coins). Modern coins comprise a big majority of my collection, though. They're relatively cheaper yet they offer a huge range of designs and backgrounds.

Moneytane

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Posted: 16 Sep 2020, 09:05 #

Currently

All New Zealand Predecimal (Largely complete but upgrading all the time)

Halfcrowns

Florins

All British silver coins
South African and other British African coins

Pacific coins, especially Fiji

World current coins

European silver coins (Mostly 20th century obselete ones you can get cheap like Dutch 2½ guilders and French 5 Francs)

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

GiannaReggio Translator

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Posted: 16 Sep 2020, 10:10 #

world coins by type with dates 1900-2000
but only CIRCULABLE coins, that are the coins that were possible find in the hand of normal people, so none of the coins minted just for the collectors, and not even the gold coins intended as investiment

CirculableCoins

GiannaReggio Translator

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Posted: 16 Sep 2020, 10:35 #

ABonymous MONEYTIME ARE YOU INTERESTED TO SWAP?

CirculableCoins

Moneytane

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Posted: 16 Sep 2020, 11:32 #

You need to scroll down and read my whole signature
No sorry. Mail service too unreliable and expensive
Takes too long and not worth the effort.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

jokinen

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Posted: 16 Sep 2020, 11:55 #

Circulating world coins, only in some cases circulating commemoratives, only if they obviously had a money function.

For instance, I don't own any State Quarter or Aussie commem. There are just too many. It's fun to find them in your change but I'd rather collect older circulation coins instead. I especially love the 1815 to 1914 era.

ABonymous

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Posted: 30 Oct 2020, 17:47 #

Quote: "GiannaReggio"ABonymous MONEYTIME ARE YOU INTERESTED TO SWAP?

Not interested, sorry! I find overseas deliveries too risky...

oynbcn Catalogue referee

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Posted: 31 Oct 2020, 08:11 #

I collect all the pieces that are considered coins: circulating, commemorative, non-circulating, exonumia. I also collect by types, years, mints and variants, in short, everything I can get and economically is within my reach.

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krezga

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Posted: 9 Nov 2020, 19:02 #

When I started, I just collected everything, now I concentrate to the Hungarian coins (commemorative, circulating, trial etc), notgelds, tokens, exonumia, medals, books about coins, coin catalogues.
one of my big favourite is the Arpadian-dynasty

Koin72

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Posted: 10 Nov 2020, 17:24 #

When I started with my brothers collection, it was anything and everything.
Now its KM 1s, German Empire 1871 -1889 1 Pfennig, China, the Peoples Republic
1956 - To present 1 Fen. Birthday years 1939 and 1937 myself and wife. And
anything else that tickles my fancy.

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BCNumismatics

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Posted: 11 Nov 2020, 10:23 #

Quote: "Mark240590"I know what a lot of people collect but I think this would be both fun and useful for potential swappers !
I EXCLUSIVELY collect-

British empire and commonwealth coins (colonies and home coins)
- and coins from where I go on holiday.

British Empire & British Commonwealth is what I collect - plus Ireland, Somaliland, South Sudan, & Zimbabwe.

Aidan.

mkruse

Joined: 2 Nov 2020
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Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 00:12 #

Silver Coins
Old US Coins
Coins from WWII
Pretty much any Old Coins
Ancient Coins

Prewitt

Joined: 26 Dec 2017
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Posted: 22 Nov 2020, 19:02 #

I'm trying to focus for German and French notgelds, Hungarian coins before 1990 and anything what I liked at first sight (and I can pay, haha)

Check my collection: https://www.instagram.com/coinsmaniac/?hl=hu

ngdawa

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Posted: 22 Nov 2020, 20:00 #

I have recently switch focus from...basically no focus to ancient coins. I have a too large collection I'm trying to downsize, and am currently looking at ancient silver and gold coins. I also love the history in coins, so if there's an interesting historical event or story behind a coin, I'm all in.

limeni

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Posted: 29 Nov 2020, 22:46 #

I started collecting silver coins, and now all the coins that fall into my hands.

Silver coins were among the first coins ever used, thousands of years ago. The silver standard was used for centuries in many places of the world. And the use of silver for coins, instead of other materials, has many reasons.

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