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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Hi MArainman,
Welcome!
Your first 3 goals are the same as my criteria for my one from every country collection. Namely one coin from every country existing from 1900 to today, and every political or monetary change.
Have you compiled a list for these goals? I would be interested to compare it with my list.
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Valued Member
United States
104 Posts |
Leebreeze:
Actually, I've never thought to compile a list but I'm especially interested in coins spanning a change from imperial rule to independent rule. Right now, I'm working on a MS Access program to track my progress towards that goal. So far it's just an inventory program but I hope to make it more intelligent. Once it's fully functional, I'll share it with everyone here.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1077 Posts |
Sounds good. I would be interested in that.
I use several excel spreadsheets for my collection and country lists.
I have identified 475 different past and present coin issueing entities including unions since 1900.
Personally I don't include regions such as the individual princely states of india, or regions of china. Or special coinage for leper colonies. I only concentrate on coinage issued by the whole country or dependency. What is your feeling on this?
For the 475 countries I have then identified 609 different coinage changes/reforms. I include changes in coinage such as changing from francs to euros or decimalisation. As well as if a country reforms its coinage due to inflation, and the like.
And of course as you have mentioned, when a country achieves independence.
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Valued Member
Canada
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right now mainly US and Canadian coins. The coin stores in Canada I've been to US coins are the easiest non Canadian coins to find. There's some French, British, German, Spanish coins but not many. I'd like to start collecting Australian coins but the only kind I find in stores are the bullion ones from the mint, not the decimal and predicimal coins. I haven't been to a place yet that carried Australian coins (I did see a 1910 coin in a can mixed with junk silver). Edited by grmike
03/14/2008 12:46 pm
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Valued Member
United States
104 Posts |
Leebreeze:
I agree. My collection includes only official coinage from internationally recognized sovereign countries although I was tempted to buy a proof coin from the Principality of Sealand once. Most of my coins come from large 25lb bags which I sort though. I just cataloged a 5 franc uncirculated Morroccan coin from 1950 which got me a little excited. Tomorrow I'm gonna tackle a 6"x6"x3" tupperware container filled with the European portion.
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New Member
United States
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I'm trying to collect from around the world (except USA where I live). I have some fairly large collections from Austria, Mexico, UK, Austria. I try to get them by year/denomination/mint, to make up sets.
I buy junk coins in bulk from a friend of a friend and had a nice surprise last week. Apparently no one had gone through the 4 pounds of coins that was sent to me, because I have found sooo many silver coins in the batch (mostly Sweden, UK, Netherlands). That's the first time that's ever happened! Must have been a big booboo on the seller's part because I only paid $7.00 per pound and $5.00 postage.
I also got my first coin from Tibet in that mailing. 1864.. rather beat up/discolored but still beautiful.
I prefer the 1800's and the Art Deco style of the 20's-30's. Many of the designs are breathtaking in their beauty, especially France. I don't collect for the value of the coins, instead, I just really enjoy spending the time researching and cataloging.
Anyway, I have a mixed bag of a collection.
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New Member
Portugal
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Hi everyone
I collect Portugues coins post 1910 (establishment of the republic). My goal is to collect every coin from every year minted. Although this goal may be dificult like the 1935 1 Escudo (only 54 thousand minted).
I Also collect euro coins, mainly from picking them out of the change!
Matos
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Pillar of the Community
United States
749 Posts |
Since I have just started collecting OFEC, How many coutries does this involve  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
591 Posts |
I'll get back to you on that I just bought 2 lbs of World COins from my local coin shop
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
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There are about 195 countries, but I don't have a clue on how many colonies and territories there are that have their own coins. I thought Scotland was a country, until I started collecting coins.. and oops, it's not a fully independent country. Then, there are the countries that no longer exist. Here's some interesting reading about them: http://geography.about.com/od/polit...gcountry.htm |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
749 Posts |
Thanks Willow  This may take some homework |
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New Member
United States
6 Posts |
Matos, I've been looking for an Azores coin for my hubby, but they are really hard to find in my area. Have you ever come across one (cheap..lol?)
There's a coin shop not too far away from here, but the owner is not a nice person and I hate to give him my business.
Willow
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New Member
United States
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Lucky_13, I still haven't read ALL of that info.. I'm waiting for a rainy day..lol
Willow
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Pillar of the Community
United States
790 Posts |
I put together an OFEC list that includes close to 2500 "places", but I was really generous on places and included places that made currency or stamps too, not just coins. As for Azores, I've been at collecting world coins a long time and have three of them, two from a mail list, and one from ebay. The cheapest was a 1865 20 Reis for 49c and the most was a 1796 20 Reis for $6.50. |
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