My Numismatic Goal For 2016: A Romanian Type Set

hy, I have one 20 lei with Stefan cel Mare :)

Mostly for the "nice coins in the past" part. (And some of my favorite Romanian types were from as late as the early 2000s.)
Though I agree, the current series coins are extremely simplistic (not that this is really a problem).

And, though I wasn't aware of it when starting this set, apparently the Bahamas had a 15-25 system at some point (not sure if they still do). I don't think I have an example of either denomination, though (coins from the Bahamas are a lot less common than coins from Romania).

$20 is a lot of money. I thought that, with the lowering prices of silver in January, I would be able to buy the smaller silver coins for $5 or so; I hadn't found any so far (and the silver prices went up again).

I also seem to find very few pre-1960 Romanian coins (almost all I find are either from the 1960-1982 period, overpriced recent coins, or commemoratives).

I did, however, buy a new (to me) type recently: 10 bani 1952 (type 52 on the list). That means 31 down, 49 to go (plus the silver).
Almost done with the third leu (1952-2006). Only a few types to go, most of them from the 1950s or 1990s; will probably make a list later.

From today's coin shop visit:

21. 2 lei 1941
34. 2000 lei 1946 (silver plated, apparently)
68. 5 lei 1992-2006 (1992)
plus one 10 lei commemorative (not on the list due to very low mintage - I got lucky)

That's 36 down, 44 to go, and the rest will be tricky.

While I didn't add any new countries during my Vernisage visit on the 6th of November, I did add one Romanian type: 5 lei 1930 (type 22 on the list).
Seriously overpaid for it though ($1.5 for an obviously scratched example).

That's 39 down, 41 to go, and I'm highly unlikely to make it this year (or even by the first anniversary of the thread).

I expect to find more than one new type this year, so I'd be more than halfway (as far as the 80 number is concerned - see below - though now that I actually have a job, and recently received my first paycheck, I might even make some progress into the rest).

I certainly have no problem with extending this, however!

I don't really care much about quality - as long as I can identify the coin, it's nice enough. I do rather prefer coins that don't have obvious damage though (which sadly wouldn't include my latest addition - really overpaid for that).
That said, I somewhat understand what you're saying - I've been looking for some of the less common types for months or even years (though often this is because I set improbably low price standards).

I didn't really put it together, it's all over the place. I can certainly try though - it would be a neat idea!

I've mostly explained my decisions in the OP.
TL/DR is that I excluded all gold (obviously), all single-year commemoratives (even if circulating), and sent silver coins to another category (actually two other categories, by size - silver prices were extremely low in dollar terms when I started the thread, so I thought I might be able to afford the smaller silver pieces, but probably not the larger ones).

Specifically, there are a further 12 small silver coins and 14 large silver coins listed in the OP beyond the 80 list; that gets us to 80+12+14=106.
Adding the 4 specifically listed commemoratives gets us to 110; that plus the 6 types of commemorative 50 bani coins is 116. (One of those probably did not yet exist when I started the thread.) I guess you got 124 from the Numista list - if so, the other 8 types are gold (five 1906 types and three more types of 20 lei), of which I obviously don't have any.

I never got any more of the circulating commemoratives (not even the eclipse), but I did get a few NIFC 10 lei types from the 1990s (one of them was mentioned in the OP).

My first large silver! 500 lei 1944 (type 12 on the list).

Sadly the coin is holed, and I heavily overpaid ($10). I guess I was far too happy.

Unfortunately, due to an unlucky finger injury I received a few hours after my previous comment here, I wasn't in a position to buy many coins for most of the last few weeks (and my trip to Moscow's weekly coin show this Sunday wasn't particularly helpful either - I bought a few dozen other coins, including a Russian type I've long been looking for*, but only one Romanian).


*) definitely a test of patience for that one - the type is extremely rare, and normally sells for $20+ (well above what I wanted to pay), but I found it in a bargain bin for 30 cents

New additions in January 2017:

12. 10 bani 1900 (drilled center hole, not sure why - the seller had several examples, all with similar holes)
17. 50 bani 1921
5. 50 bani 1910 (small silver)

I also got a much better example of the 500 lei 1944, for $6 (I forgot it was the one large silver type I had already), and passed on some other Romanian types (which I considered too expensive at the moment).
I also finally found an example of the eclipse 500 lei, but it was rather expensive, and came in an ugly 2x2 holder.

Best guess at stats: 41 down (+2 small silver, +1 large silver), 39 to go (+10 small silver, +13 large silver).
At this point I really should do a checklist of which base metal types I don't have yet (preferably in several columns... something like 1867-1921, 1924-1947, 1947-1960, and 1963-2006).