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Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 02/14/2014 10:03 pm Coin collectors can get their start one of two ways. They can be "litesiders" - people who collect their own country's coins - or "darksiders" - people who collect foreign coins. Many collectors collect both, but not all, and certainly not all to the same level of enthusiasm. Myself, I'm definitely "darksider". I just checked my coin database summary page: my collection is 7% Australia, 5% Britain, 5% America, 3.5% Canada, 2% France, 2% Roman Empire, 2% New Zealand and the other 73.5% "everywhere else". 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 Report this Post to the Staff
piscesdave Valued Member Canada 62 Posts	Posted 02/15/2014 4:04 pm It seems or so I have noticed that many of the mints are starting to increase their production of I guess you would call them artistic coins and many with color and themes from their country's history and culture . Will these newer artistic style coins hold their value over time and would it be better to keep a collections ratio for these at 5 or less percent and continue to concentrate on numismatic and circulation ( proof and mint sets ) as the major focus ? Report this Post to the Staff
oasis Valued Member Australia 138 Posts	Posted 02/15/2014 8:15 pm My collection is around 95% Canadian the remainder being world gold coins and a few other random bits and pieces. When I first started collecting I was trying to collect as many different things as I could, now I'm focused on pre-1920 coins. Just my personal opinion but I stay clear away from anything modern. If you're genuinely interested in the themes and designs being put out by the mints then by all means collect that stuff to enjoy, not to make a profit. Report this Post to the Staff
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