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Valued Member
United States
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Poll Question
Do you collect foreign or U.S. coins? Why? What got you started on collecting?
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 United States
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US Coins. As I posted in your "absolute favorite coin" thread, it was the Eisenhower dollars my dad gave me that got me started  For me as a kid, the easiest way to acquire coins was through circulation, so the US collecting was the norm! But I also have quite a few foreign coins. The Canadian coins came circulation when living in border states when I was younger. The others are almost all gifts from friends or family that traveled abroad. Hey, it's a cheap gift and I was still thrilled! That said, I have never sought them out, while the US coins are the ones I actively seek out! |
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 United States
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I'd say US coins make up about 1% of my collection if that. The only ones I collect are in my 7070 and any WW2 Commemoratives. My main focus is OFEC then one from every KM# as well as WW2 Commemoratives being a side note to my entire collection. I hope to one day own every single WW2 Comm ever made....which is around 500-750 I believe. How about you? Edited by GO
01/03/2008 6:37 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like coins, tokens, and medals. While my focus shifts around a little over long periods of time, I couldn't choose just one or another. Right now most of my focus is on all modern US and world coins but this will probably evolve over time. Of course there are a few older series and even some tokens that are getting some attention now as well.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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United States
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Yes. US and World coins. I got started as a kid with Lincoln cents and Jefferson nickels, to keep up with my older sister. |
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Australia
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Your question is ambiguous. I live in Australia. US coins are weird foreign coins, to me. It's Australian coins that are perfectly normal.  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Australia
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Haha Sap what you said is absolutely correct.. well at least for the both of us..:P
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United States
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I collect both, but I really like US coins more and that's what I really focus on. |
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Canada
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I'm with Sap and justabeginner, except Australian coins aren't normal for me anymore, but they were for a time. Now the Canadian coins are normal.
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United States
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United States
749 Posts |
Mainly the US for right now.
I do have some coins from 6 different countries and planning to expand that collection as well
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United States
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I collect mainly US coins, however if a foreign coin or note crosses my path, they're mine. I can let go of US coins but the foreign ones I hold on to since I don't have access to them like the US ones. Same concept as Sap but different coins. |
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United States
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I have always collected US coins, but over the last few years, I developed a love of Roman Imperial Coinage. Does that count as foreign? |
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United States
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My collection consists of 50% U.S. Coins and 50% Foreign coins. My favorite coins are my foreign bi-metalic coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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US only, unless some random coin comes up in my roll searching. Once I have the sets I want done in US, i'll take a look at others. That will be like 60 years from now lol.
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United States
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I have a US type set that I keep updating but my main collection is Australian
Much more creative designs and they look great.
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Posted 01/03/2008 6:24 pm
