Finally Hit 200 Countries!

That would be the reason I don't want to go into OFECing, I wouldn't want to restrict myself.

I know some people do TFEC, TFEC, FFEC, FFEC, SFEC, etc.

Hello. Amazing that quite a lot of you have collected more than 200 countries. Do you shop often, or just buy a large coin lot?

My current favorite in terms of "different countries" is England/UK... my current list has England (pre-1707), Great Britain (1707-1801), and United Kingdom (1801 to date), but I only have one coin from each of the first two (1699 fourpence and 1797 cartwheel penny respectively). My current list does not include Scotland, because I wasn't sure if 1950s "Scottish" shillings count; Jersey, Guernsey and Man are of course separate countries entirely (I only have one of the first two, but forgot which one).

For Russia, I have the Russian Federation, USSR, RSFSR, the Russian Empire, and the Tsardom of Russia (pre-1700s... not sure of exact date, but Ivan IV coins certainly go there). I've considered listing the 1991 Parliament series as a separate "country", but I'm not entirely sure.

For Germany, my current list has Empire, Weimar, Nazi, East, and modern, plus a possible point for the Bank Deutscher Lander of 1949 (though even I think it doesn't really deserve being called a "country"). That doesn't include any of the pre-1867 states (not that I have many).

For France, I basically use the same divisions as you originally did, but currently only have the last four and First Republic (plus an Orleans coin from 1651).


...There are several other countries which I similarly divide. Yet even with all of that, my current estimate of country count is an awfully low 130

Hello CCF group members:

In Sept. Coin World ran an article about collecting a coin from every country/issuing entity. They mentioned a group that was founded based on this concept. it is a web based Yahoo group which I joined:

everycountry · One coin per country collectors group

This ia a great group with loads of information and checklists that you can download and adapt to your collecting interests. The latest list has over 7,000 issuing entities. I've jumped in and updated the 20th & 21st centuries checklist, which is now being reviewed and should be posted shortly. Additionally I just incorporated the 19th century in with the 20th and 21st, so this will create another list that will make it easier to expand your collection. I strongly suggest you check out the group.

I recently started to pull my coins from various accumulations and boxes, organizing them according to my customized list, and I now am up to 174, with a few more thousand to go through.

I originally was going to do a 20th century type set collection, but this is way more interesting and more focused. As I get nearer to completing one century, I can jump backwards or to look at the sub groupings.

The best thing about it is the great feedback and guidance you get.

I'm a fan.

Look it up.

KK