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Valued Member
Australia
191 Posts |
Just wondering what fellow people on this forum collect? Do you have a specific type of coin you collect, is it a mixture, do you like to collect pre-decimal, proclomation, decimal coins?
Also has your collecting interest changed over time?
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Valued Member
Australia
490 Posts |
Have been a serious collector of Australia legal tender 50c pieces since '83 and a non-serious collector of any other Australian coins and notes. Also have a sizable world coin and note collection, hasn't changed over time although since having kids I have started collecting stuff in their birth years.
What about you?
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Valued Member
Australia
318 Posts |
I don't know why, but 1c and 5c pieces would be my favourite decimal coins! And, I'm a sucker for sixpences. I figure sixpences are similar size to 5c pieces is why I rate them (and also, because there are no real low mintages of any, or random error you need to complete the set, it's collectability is also a + in my book).
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Valued Member
Poland
114 Posts |
I collect Polish and Australian commemorative coins and all the world coins that depict platypuses. :)
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Valued Member
Canada
162 Posts |
I collect silver, world coins, and pennies.
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Valued Member
 Australia
191 Posts |
I collect pennies, I don't know why but I've always found them to be the most visually attractive of all pre-decimal coins, lately I've also started to collect penny proofs (1955 onwards obviously) probably for the same reason, unlike some on this forum I am fan of PCGS coins (as being a bit of a novice still, they give you a certain sense of security in what you are buying).
I also collect the commemorative 20c, 50c and $1 coins from circulation, I know they aren't really worth anything and never will be, but I just like the way they look.
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New Member
Australia
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I mainly collect 3pence ,10oz stacker bars & fractional gold The stacker bar below   |
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Valued Member
Australia
278 Posts |
almost anything round and made of metal hahaha.
I have a love for pre dec. coins as I thik I was born in the wrong era!
ahhh what I would give to be able to go back in time....
I have just started to collect notes as well from all around the world.
Now I know they are not worth much but I prefer the circulation coins and notes.
Just seeing the use in them is what I like and wondering the stories they would talk about if only they could.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
560 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Saw a guy on the Collectors TV show who collects:
wait for it........
belly button fluff!
Against that, my collection is boring.
World coins to 1964, all centuries, all cultures (for about 35 years, now)
I also have a rather extensive collection of faceted gemstones, I have cut perhaps 80 or so.
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Valued Member
Australia
465 Posts |
I collect from circulation and I collect 20c mainly, but trying to obtain everything including errors! have bought a couple but the shame was nearly too much to bear. I noodle and still working on a auto-noddle system.
Currently looking at 5c coins, but they are really small and I may go blind before I can tell the difference in sizes of SD marks! 20c are like bricks in comparison :-)
Have already found a 1972 5c and a 20c wavy 2 (tests pending!) and loving the fact that it does not cost me anything as I chuck return the coins, to a different bank system of course.
Happy Noddling everybody!!
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Moderator
 Australia
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I collect just about anything numismatic. World coins, ancient to modern, is my main focus (if you can call something so broad and fuzzy a "focus"), though I have a few banknotes, tokens, medals and such as well.
My Australian collecting interests haven't changed much since I first started collecting. However, attending coin club meetings has broadened my mind and helped show me the vast array of different collecting fields that are out there.
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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Pillar of the Community
Australia
852 Posts |
Love Australian pre decimal (especially the 1920 penny) and the British Empire (pre decimal/ pre independence). Also Egyptian coins (mainly pre '52 milled coins). Have more recently concentrated on adding to my silver coin stack (for SHTF reasons such as the likely collapse of fiat currencies in the next few years).
Avoid modern base metal coins and NCLT coins like the plague (except silver coins below melt)
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
877 Posts |
I am mostly a fan of silver coins (greater than 50% content) but have a fairly catholic collection. Mostly Australian decimal but some pre. (still looking for a Melbourne centenary florin) and some O/S -mainly New Zealand, but I have started lately on US quarters after coming across a few State Quarters. My interests change frequently but I usually come back to much the same after a new interest fades. My favourite coin is 1966 20ยข wavey 2; I have now found 5 of them (over quite a lot of years searching) but have cashed some in and swapped some so, I only have one now. Jeff |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
560 Posts |
Belly button fluf, that must be Dr Karl.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2830 Posts |
Belly button fluff, I remember seeing that on ABC-TV: "Enough Rope" with Andrew Denton
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Posted 06/20/2011 08:02 am
