FAO Series Catalog - Project

Dear All

I have recently decided that I will be chasing the FAO Series as part of my collections.

In the last three / two months of catalog search and adding coins in my collections I have noticed that there coins are not added in the same format, therefore searches will bring different results or no results.

In order to fix this I will voluntarily modify all FAO coins (whichever necessary) in the same format (description) so the catalog is aligned and the search's provide the correct results.

This are the main problems

1. Name of the coin

FAO
F.A.O.
or no FAO /F.A.O. at all

Solution: All coins to just say FAO

2. Coin Details (3 examples, same country "Algeria")

Commemorative: 2nd Quinquennial Plan
Commemorative: FAO - Agricultural Revolution
Commemorative: F.A.O.

Solution: All coins to have the 3 Sections (if exist) Commemorative: FAO - Whatever the Motto is

I am planning to do this job starting from next month as I will be having enough time to catalog my coins and have access to the latest catalog on this specific series.

Any comments from the referees? I will not like to end with some 400 modification requests and no answers...

Hello,

Nice job! I have done something similar with commemorative 2€ coins few weeks ago. It is good that all similar coins have the same lettering system. In that way they are more searchable and catalogue has higher quality.

I support your job, maybe I will also help you. Referees are active as far as I know, so your job will be good.

Ok then, good initiative.

All FAO coins will have it by your solution, which is actually best for reading and is in agreement with guidelines.

You can refer to this post of mine when sourcing the information to the respective referees.

Sounds good!

My concern is if it is on the coin with no periods vs with periods.

I also wonder if we should even call a coin an F.A.O. if those initials do not even appear on the coin. For example, the Isle of Man has Several F.A.O. 1/2 pennies. But there is also a Food For All 1/2 penny. Nowhere is there an F.A.O. and yet it is listed as such in the title of the coin. It is on my list to correct. I kust think we should let the legends and design dictate the descriptions and titles... would the function that links a coin type to another coin type be a better tool than changed fields?

I just think it is a bad idea to call a coin FAO when the legend specifically includes the periods. Linking the coin types with the linking feature might be a better...

If the coin says FAO it should say FAO in the listing. If it says F.A.O. then it should say F.A.O. in the listings. If it does not say FAO or F.A.O. then it should not say so in the listings. As for a motto or a theme...well collectors of FAO coinage would know to search by those themes. Linking all of these listings using the link feature does not open cans of worms like changing a title or a description to reflect spellings or topics that do not appear on the coin.

Quote: "Oklahoman"​I also wonder if we should even call a coin an F.A.O. if those initials do not even appear on the coin. For example, the Isle of Man has Several F.A.O. 1/2 pennies. But there is also a Food For All 1/2 penny. Nowhere is there an F.A.O. and yet it is listed as such in the title of the coin. It is on my list to correct. I kust think we should let the legends and design dictate the descriptions and titles... would the function that links a coin type to another coin type be a better tool than changed fields?

​I have a catalog only for FAO coins, there are many coins that does not have FAO due to design/language or other very specific reasons that I could not answer at this time, but the more I read the more I will be able to explain I guess. one quick example can be Saudi Arabia https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?r=saudi+arabia+fao&p=1&x=0&y=0

My point is that they are already identified as part of this series, why not to align them. In the case of Isle of Man KM 40 and 72 will just require just a little modification. a quick search just typing fao will show 1 coin, but typing F.A.O. will show the fourth of them...

I see your point about the title. But we will keep legends as written on the coin?

Quote: "Oklahoman"​I see your point about the title. But we will keep legends as written on the coin?

​For this specific coins my plan will be just to modify the FAO, and the information part with: Commemorative: FAO - Whatever the Motto is

basically any search from a new collector, a seasoned one, or a mistake will show the same results and no gambling involved.

To clarify, letterings field should show exactly what is on the coin so if there are dots, it should include them.

Of course if we could "tag" these coins, there would be no need to include the theme in the the coin name ...
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic64075.html

they can all be linked by url.

I have finally started on this little project.

Started by letter: A
Afghanistan - Updated
Ajman - Updated
Algeria - Updated

Quote: "JustforFun"​​I have recently decided that I will be chasing the FAO Series as part of my collections.

What is the story behind the FAO Series? Why so many countries issued these coins?