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Pillar of the Community
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Thank y'all for the support! I am with you Sel. lol I like ancients but am intimidated by the sheer amount of "things" there are.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have a 2 Shu, Manen, (KM C# 18a)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
606 Posts |
I just looked those up. very nice little rectangle gold and silver coins!
EDIT: I picked up a super cool Sassanian Silver last year. Still need to read up on it and attempt a attribution.
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05/26/2018 03:01 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
I just collect coins. Any coins, any dates, any kind. That way never get bored.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9395 Posts |
I don't try to stay focused at all. Currently, I'm working on a few sub-collections: 1) OFEY (one from each year) -- most recent pickups are just replacing US coins (and Hungarian denars and Lithuanian half-groats) in the yearly lineup 2) OFEC/OFEI (one from each country/issuer) -- most recent pickup is from Freiburg (Swiss canton) 3) OFEM (one from/with each metal/material) -- most recent pickup is a bimetallic coin from Kazakhstan with a tantalum insert 4) OFEG (one from/with each gimmick type) -- now looking for a cheap coin with a hologram, for example 5) Coins with elaborate coats of arms 6) Coins from obscure places with complex German-sounding names (fits in with OFEI) 7) Early coins -- now looking for electrum staters from Ionia or Lydia (but needs to be certified and not too expensive) Edited by pepactonius
05/26/2018 11:16 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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OFEC: One From Each Country Century Culture. Take your pick. My problem is that when I am in a work shed full of shovels, how do I choose?  Actually, I have managed to do 'Century' (26 coins), mostly there with 'Culture', but a long way from 'Country'. Over a period of 26 centuries, the definition of 'Country', changes. Also have One of Each Shape (I think complete) Edge design (I think complete) Metal (almost there, includes alloys, don't have antinomy or niobium) Issuer (will never get there) Also have about a dozen pattern coins (no U.S.) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually, I have managed to do 'Century' (26 coins), mostly there with 'Culture', but a long way from 'Country'. I suppose the early electrum stater (probably from Ionia) would complete my "one from each century" collection, which would then have 28 coins. Those antimony coins are too expensive for me. Also, hafnium coins are hard to find -- maybe someone besides Turks and Caicos will come out with a hafnium coin? |
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Hafnium? - Apologise, haven't got that metal, either.  Just checked on Google - I don't collect fantasy exonumia. Edited by sel_69l
05/26/2018 5:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
606 Posts |
Oooooooooo I like "one from every century!"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9395 Posts |
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Hafnium? - Apologise, haven't got that metal, either.
Just checked on Google - I don't collect fantasy exonumia. The coin that's supposed to be made of Hafnium is the 2002 Turks and Caicos Islands 20 crowns (NCLT) -- KM# 246. The listing in Krause starts out with "Hafnium, 38.6mm ... ". It seems strange that only one single coin is made from hafnium. Perhaps this is a misprint? I've seen ebay listings for this coin claiming it is .999 silver, like all the other 20 crowns from Turks and Caicos. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think you are preaching to the choir about the concept of "focused" here! As of now, my collection includes: - Probably close to $400 face in pocket change from my roll hunting, including a complete set of nickels except for the 1939-D and a couple war nicks - A smattering of US classics that I got for free or cheap for liquidating an estate - A bunch of random bags of world coins that are cool, and wouldn't be worth the effort to try to resell them on ebay- An abandoned attempt at a US Philippine type set - An abandoned attempt at a USSR type set - A half-baked attempt to start a type set of Queen Victoria; not even organized or inventoried - A mostly complete Panama type set up until the 60s (also abandoned) - A ~40% complete Tokugawa type set - A ~90% complete modern Japanese type set (missing several $250+ coins and all of the gold) - About 115 out of the "official" 207 Roman emperors, wives, Caesars, and family members (my current focus) - A meandering and poorly focused Indian type set, from Gandhara in 500 BC until shortly after independence (mostly Ancients until the Muslim dynasties) - Pushing close to 300 Gadhaiya Paisa at this point, and still counting! - Random ancient coins I find cool, including Greek, Celtic, Persian, Central Asian, and Chinese. Talk about a lack of focus! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
987 Posts |
A lot of great ideas in this thread. It is so helpful to read stuff like this and use it to help yourself and how you collect.
Something I have found helpful is to have a few collecting goals happening simultaneously.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
That's right. You get far more opportunity to find commonsense value for money bargains at LCS's, coin shows, ebay, coin websites such as Vcoins, and public auctions. |
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Valued Member
United States
330 Posts |
Quote:The coin that's supposed to be made of Hafnium is the 2002 Turks and Caicos Islands 20 crowns (NCLT) -- KM# 246. The listing in Krause starts out with "Hafnium, 38.6mm ... ". It seems strange that only one single coin is made from hafnium. Perhaps this is a misprint? I've seen ebay listings for this coin claiming it is .999 silver, like all the other 20 crowns from Turks and Caicos. https://www.ebay.com/itm/222985576019Here's a picture of the COA stating it's silver. The world book also states that the Keeling Cocos tokens are made of zirconium. They're not even metal. |
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