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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I just started two new collecting themes, both are kind of out there. It got me thinking, have you seen any weird collecting ideas?
Right now I am collecting dog tags, or dog tax tags. I still pick up anyone I can find but I am now actively hunting examples from 20th century New Brunswick.
I also discovered that one man 7 generations ago basically gave birth to a 1/3rd of my county an a 1/3rd of Aroostook county, Maine. I have been actively collecting tokens from both these places but lately I have been finding descendants of this guy who happened to issue tokens (for their business, wedding anniversaries etc.)from as far north as Georgia and have been doing a family tree connect the token issuers.
I know we have other topical collectors and OFEC guys on here. Any stories?
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Rest in Peace
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Hummm...."Worst CRH Finds...Lincolns, Jeffersons, etc" No, and its not the question to Why do yo breathe!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Your collection theme ... is different .. but sound interesting. To me it seems like it would be difficult to find new additions. ----------------- What is the weirdest collection theme I have heard of ... That might be my entire collection .....  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Who was the guy who was collecting black nickels from CRH? That was a pretty unusual theme.
There was also a new member who made a topic looking for help in amassing a collection of coins by font. Haven't heard back from him, but that would be a cool one to see.
As for my own collection, there are a few facets that some would consider unusual:
- Languages and writing scripts. Although I don't have a separate folder or even catalog, I have been considering making a conscious effort to build such a collection. I have probably a few dozen languages in writing systems ranging from Latin and Greek to Sogdian and Aramaic.
- "Indo Sassanian" coins focused on Hunnic and Indian varieties. I have about 75-100 coins of this type, with only a few duplicates.
- "Barbarian" imitations of Roman coins, focused on the truly bizarre types.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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First off, Harmonica, have we ever talked before? I live in Bangor, Maine and when you name dropped Aroostook County I was incredulous.
Secondly, The weirdest coin related collection I have ever heard of is probably a collection of rotted cents or zincolns that I saw once. This guy was a roll hunter and he kept all the worst of the worst cents that he found.
As far as my collection goes, the oddly specific items I like are animal related coins and poker chips from various casinos. The poker chips are harder to come by than you think and there are a million of them out there. I just find the animal coins interesting. Island nations usually have the best island coins.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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I think we maybe said something back and forth once in an old thread. If you live in Bangor did you get to the Brunswick show on the 7th? I am half thinking of going to the upcoming Presque Isle show but I believe last time they only had 3 dealers. The Florencville show is coming up and we are going to have some of the bigger dealers there if you are interested. Bim from Bridgewater usually stops in if you know the guy. The show outside of Houlton in Woodstock would probably be the closet NB show we have to you.
I collect poker ships (if they come from New Brunswick or Maine) and Indo-Sassanian coins so I don't find those too out there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My buddy collects candle snuffers.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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With me it's foreign coins. Doesn't sound odd to many buy I have no idea what they are, where they come from, how old they are, etc. It all started a long time ago when I used to tell people I collect coins. Many would give me coins from some country they came from or visited. I didn't want to hurt feelings so I took them and put them in boxes. After over 30 to 40 years they accumulated into a massive amount. I still have them all and still have no idea what they are, where they come from nor if worth anything. Just a weird coin collection.
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Valued Member
United States
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When my daughters were small, when we would visit someplace, we would get a 'squashed' penny for them. It was a cheap souvenir and it meant we could go to more places if we didn't have to buy a $20.00 shirt for them.
I just discovered lately, that not only do they still have those, they found books for them and would trade with each other and friends. They have some from some really odd places that I know we never went to... They are in their 20's now...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My wife is big on the squashed pennies. I gave her a full BU roll of cents at our last trip to Disney and she had used them all up by the second day!
@just carl, you should post them in the World section! Make it a fun weekend project to go through and organize them all.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My latest Indo-Sassanian made me realize how weird these things are:  |
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Norway
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With me it's foreign coins. Doesn't sound odd to many buy I have no idea what they are, where they come from, how old they are, etc. (...) Many would give me coins from some country they came from or visited. Well... most modern coins around the world are just in Latin alphabet following the same calendar as Americans. Most even have a country name printed on them. If not, then you can probably already determine by the kind of writing where to look (east Arab numerals is probably middle east, strange square characters with lots of lines through them is probably east Asia, etc). And if you're really stuck, then just ask your friends where they went to get them.  Seriously, I don't understand why Americans are so afraid of the rest of the world and its coins... The world is a fantastic place and a lot of jaw-dropping beautiful coins are found there! Anyway, my definition of what gets in a 2x2 and into an album is basically 'everything I like', with special attention for certain areas. I don't think it gets weirder than that. Or it must be my collection of 'precious metal coins bought at or under spot'. I have a nice one there, too. Oh, and have I mentioned my collection of Rai yet? I don't have one yet, but I'm still looking to get my hands on a few... Edited by UltraRant
03/13/2017 07:22 am
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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There was a collection that went down at HA recently. It was Bicentennial error coins. All sorts of error coins, all from 1976. Double struck, off-center, clipped planchet, brockages, etc. What a specific theme to go after.
I also know a guy in Michigan thats in love with 1877. All coins from that year. I asked him why once, and he didn't really have an explanation.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Occasionally, when I start getting more of those elusive world coins, I sometimes set up a "Best and Worst" of a coin series. I typically focus on wear and patina. However, damages make even the worst coins undesireable. By seeing the contrasts, it really makes you like those lovely "Best" coins. Quote:
collection of 'precious metal coins bought at or under spot'. If I were to start such a collection, it would be most of my silver collection. Not only do I do market hunting, I bought loads of silver coins from the old coin shop before they closed, at spot, and also quite frequenty below  Edited by X2an
03/13/2017 08:04 am
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Moderator
 United States
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I currently collect medals made in Mexico (either by the Mexican Mint or other private Mexican mints). I also collect photographs of these medals because there is no comprehensive catalog of them past 1971 where Frank W. Grove's Medals of Mexico Volume II leaves off. In the past, I have collected coins of 1964 (not my birth year, but the year I started collecting). In the past, I have collected coins depicting buildings. I still like those. I got a medallion on a little marble slab for 2nd place at the coin show when I exhibited them (decades ago when I was about 19 years old). My smallest (maybe 30 examples) and least active collection is of large (60-100mm in diameter) medals depicting odd topics I find interesting that I can get for $20 or less each. I've got one with a chair (see below), cruise ship, hunk of coal, coin making equipment (see below), etc. The theme is the size, cost and "odd".   |
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