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Posted 11/13/2013 1:21 pm
I have a long and interesting story to tell, 
but you asked for it!
I've been collecting circulated coins from all over the world since I was a kid. My uncle was a doctor in the UN, and so he had to travel to the remotest places on earth for UN missions, and consequently he often brought me interesting coins.
I kept them in an uncleaned Pond's cream jar! 
really! 
I was also given a George V silver Indian rupee by my grandma; it was a little dirty, so me and my mom gave it a good scrub! And we also dipped the ten or so Good to Very Fine condition 1 Anna, 1/4 Anna, 1 Pice, and 1/2 Pice coins that my mom gave me in all sorts of "baths" and scrubbed them well until they looked "pretty". 
In our defense, that was all before the Internet age. 
Then for my wedding, I received a Victorian and an Edwardian sovereign, both well circulated, as a gift from one of my aunts; I quickly sold them for around US$150 and US$100 in 2003 on ebay... ouch! The money went directly to my hobby of that time: Collecting rare Leica and Zeiss lenses. I recently sold my lens collection and made a hefty profit; apparently, old lenses are as desirable as precious metals! 
After that, I started collecting (or rather dumping in a tin can) any interesting Canadian coins I could find in my pocket. Also, once they discontinued the penny, I collected loads of them, all in some zip-lock bags (tell me about PVC
)!
Then just at the beginning of this year, I thought I should get serious about this hobby (I still have all my "previous sins" in a box, along with my newly acquired uni-safe quarter albums -- I just had too many quarters). As a start, I've decided to collect at least MS-63 or better (mostly) business-strike coins from Canada. So far, here is a list that I own (bar my early sins):
1) 1913 RCM BoC Hoard $5 gold
(soon to be PCGS'ed)
2) 1913 RCM BoC Hoard $10 gold (soon to be PCGS'ed)
3) 1914 RCM BoC Hoard $5 gold (soon to be PCGS'ed)
4) 1962 BU 50-cent piece (not sure why I bought this; if it proves to be of having no numismatic premium, I might have to throw it in my bullion bin)
Rolls:
1) special wrap (last million circulated pennies)
2) 2013 special wrap half-dollars circulation roll (2013 is a special year for me)
I also have a few RCM/Perth Mint NCLT singles (most interesting being those $20-for-$20s, selectively gold-plated penny, and the Brass Miss Canada coin), some bullion (GML,SML,Pandas, ASE, Phil., Wildlife series, 1.5 Polar bear), and some small international gold coins (Swiss miss Vreneli, Mexican two and a half pesos, a 1925 Sov, etc.). Phew! Did I had to list it all?
In the near future, I plan to reverse my sins by buying back some of those old British Indian coins/Sovs in desirable grades.
but you asked for it! I've been collecting circulated coins from all over the world since I was a kid. My uncle was a doctor in the UN, and so he had to travel to the remotest places on earth for UN missions, and consequently he often brought me interesting coins.
I kept them in an uncleaned Pond's cream jar! really! I was also given a George V silver Indian rupee by my grandma; it was a little dirty, so me and my mom gave it a good scrub! And we also dipped the ten or so Good to Very Fine condition 1 Anna, 1/4 Anna, 1 Pice, and 1/2 Pice coins that my mom gave me in all sorts of "baths" and scrubbed them well until they looked "pretty". In our defense, that was all before the Internet age. Then for my wedding, I received a Victorian and an Edwardian sovereign, both well circulated, as a gift from one of my aunts; I quickly sold them for around US$150 and US$100 in 2003 on ebay...
ouch! The money went directly to my hobby of that time: Collecting rare Leica and Zeiss lenses. I recently sold my lens collection and made a hefty profit; apparently, old lenses are as desirable as precious metals! After that, I started collecting (or rather dumping in a tin can) any interesting Canadian coins I could find in my pocket. Also, once they discontinued the penny, I collected loads of them, all in some zip-lock bags (tell me about PVC
)! Then just at the beginning of this year, I thought I should get serious about this hobby (I still have all my "previous sins" in a box, along with my newly acquired uni-safe quarter albums -- I just had too many quarters). As a start, I've decided to collect at least MS-63 or better (mostly) business-strike coins from Canada. So far, here is a list that I own (bar my early sins):
1) 1913 RCM BoC Hoard $5 gold
(soon to be PCGS'ed)2) 1913 RCM BoC Hoard $10 gold
(soon to be PCGS'ed)3) 1914 RCM BoC Hoard $5 gold
(soon to be PCGS'ed)4) 1962 BU 50-cent piece (not sure why I bought this; if it proves to be of having no numismatic premium, I might have to throw it in my bullion bin)
Rolls:
1) special wrap (last million circulated pennies)
2) 2013 special wrap half-dollars circulation roll (2013 is a special year for me)
I also have a few RCM/Perth Mint NCLT singles (most interesting being those $20-for-$20s, selectively gold-plated penny, and the Brass Miss Canada coin), some bullion (GML,SML,Pandas, ASE, Phil., Wildlife series, 1.5 Polar bear), and some small international gold coins (Swiss miss Vreneli, Mexican two and a half pesos, a 1925 Sov, etc.). Phew! Did I had to list it all?
In the near future, I plan to reverse my sins by buying back some of those old British Indian coins/Sovs in desirable grades.
Edited by osmiumblue
11/13/2013 1:28 pm
11/13/2013 1:28 pm
but, what I collect is Canadian coins but, only up until 1967 ...of course Canada fifty cent pieces are my favorite but we collect NFLD too..
