Scottishmoney Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 For me: 1. Czechoslovakian Paper Money, 1918-1960 2. Spanish Paper Money, pre 1920's 3. Portuguese minor coins, all in BU early 20th century. 4. Anything nice from Sicily, Syracuse 5. Anything from ancient Tyra in Thrace. 6. French Paper Money until the intro of the Euro. 7. Russia - Tsarist type set, I once had complete set of Nikolai II(1894-1917) but sold all the gold:( 8. Siberia complete type set of bronze issues, all I need is nice polushka, or 1/4 Kopek 9. USA Saint Gauden's $20's in high relief and BU only. Okay shoot for the stars. 10. Great Britain Victoria type set in BU only, farthing to the Five Pound coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Right now I'm working on a Portuguese type set, pre-1970 back to as far as I can afford. Would like to get some 1500-1600 era coins Philippine coins under U.S government control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 1. All polymer banknotes 2. All New Zealand coins and banknotes 3. Any colorful world banknotes 4. A complete set of 1972 olympic coins from every country 5. A $4 stella......only if i win the lottery 6. A complete set of all US copper 7. A complete set of US proof sets 8. A set of Australian Lunar coins 9. Any coin or banknote any of you want to send me that's free 10. Can't think of anything else right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 OK 10 areas.. 1. Flying Eagle & Indian Head Cents 2. US Large Cents 3. US Type Set 1800 - present 4. 3d & 6d - One from each country that issued them 5. World - one coin and one note from every country 6. 6d & 3d - GB a rambling date set 7. The Laughing Coin Ranch 8. US Half Cents - right after I hit the lottery 9. US 1800 - present Gold Type set -- after lottery 10. Jeffersons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 In no particular order 1) Louis XVI Dixieme d'Ecu's, all dates, all mints in EF. 2) George II sixpences 1728-1741 date run, all types in EF. 3) George III half guineas by date 4) Roman denarii by deity 5) Roman denarii by Emperor (Augustus to Domitian) 6) King Stephen (1135-54) pennies by substantive type 7) Edward I (1272-1307) pennies by class 8) English gold quarter nobles by monarch 9) William IV (1830-37) Silver coinage by date 10) All things King Athelstan (924-39) And of all those collection only 4 and 7 are cheap. 6 is doable and will be done one day hopefully. 2, 3 and 8 are doable also. 9 is a big task. 1 is impossible. As for 5, well dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 1. Morgan silver dollars complete set 2. Complete Lincoln set (including 1922) 3. Franklin half dollars complete set (FBL is preferred) 4. Anything German focusing mainly on the Third Reich and earlier. 5. Barber half dollars. 6. Indian Head cents. 7. Polish coinage 8. Austrian coinage. 9. Goetz medals (most recent area). 10. Basically anything else that interests me. I'll collect anything that has to do with coins or notes. I try not to stick with just one or two areas, too boring! Numbers 2, 4, 7, and 8 are relatively easy to do. Seeing as foreign coins are a fraction of the cost of U.S. coins, I get more bang for the buck. The Lincoln cent set is down to about five coins.......the most expensive ones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Since this is on the World side, I'll do the world only. And in no particular order. 1. All German States 2. All German Commemoratives 3. All Czech Commems/Type Set 4. All Hungarian Commems/Type Set 5. Australian Commems/Type 6. All Polish Commems/Type 7. Czech Paper Money 8. Portuguese Type 9. More interesting medals. 10. Whatever strikes my fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Since this is on the World side, I'll do the world only. And in no particular order. 1. All German States 2. All German Commemoratives 3. All Czech Commems/Type Set 4. All Hungarian Commems/Type Set 5. Australian Commems/Type 6. All Polish Commems/Type 7. Czech Paper Money 8. Portuguese Type 9. More interesting medals. 10. Whatever strikes my fancy. Don't collect Portugal, there is nothing to collect there, just move along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 I've always done Latin American countries. I didn't have room to list them all, but Portugal is one of the main ones I have most of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labmom Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 The closest I can come to narrowing down to any praticular area is: 1. North Amerrica 2. Central America 3. South America 4. Europe 5. Africa 6. Asia 7. Australia (I think I got them all) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 1. British Victorian Type Set 2. British George IV Type Set 3. U.S. Type Set 4. Canadian Type Set 5. Australian Type Set 6. British Conder Tokens 7. British Victorian Medals 8. British Hammered by Type 9. World Coins With Ships 10. Everything from the rest of the world When I refer to Type Sets, I mean one of every major type, including gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 I've always done Latin American countries. I didn't have room to list them all, but Portugal is one of the main ones I have most of. ummm, can you explain this to me, Tiff?? what does Latin American countries have to do with Portugal?? or did you mean Latin Union countries??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josemartins Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 ummm, can you explain this to me, Tiff?? what does Latin American countries have to do with Portugal?? or did you mean Latin Union countries??? I'm pretty sure she meant "Ibero-American"... Don't collect Portugal, there is nothing to collect there, just move along. Portuguese coins are common (very easy and cheap collection to do by type), there's plenty of them to everyone!!! BTW, have you noticed that some Angola coins also use that 4/5/10/20 centavos type bust? Let's see, my main "areas" in the last years in numismatics were (no particular order): 1. Portuguese type since Carlos I (done) 2. Maria II silver coins (these were actually designed by Wyon) 3. Large Portuguese X reis 4. Historical Portuguese types (older stuff) 5. Italy 6. Japan 7. Mexico 8. World circulation XXth century coins by type 9. World gold (1850-1933), one by country with a weight of about 1/5 or 1/4 oz. 10. Anything if i really, really, really like it... Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 ... BTW, have you noticed that some Angola coins also use that 4/5/10/20 centavos type bust? ... And Guiné (Guinea-Bissau). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 I'm pretty sure she meant "Ibero-American"... Portuguese coins are common (very easy and cheap collection to do by type), there's plenty of them to everyone!!! NO NO NO DO NOT COLLECT PORTUGAL. JoseMartins you are supposed to help me out now, not encourage others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josemartins Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 And Guiné (Guinea-Bissau). Shhh, i don't want competition if someone tries to sell some of them around here... NO NO NO DO NOT COLLECT PORTUGAL. JoseMartins you are supposed to help me out now, not encourage others Ok, then... WOW! Aren't Andorra coins beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 WOW! Aren't Andorra coins beautiful!!! They sure are. EVERYBODY COLLECT ANDORRAN COINS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 ummm, can you explain this to me, Tiff?? what does Latin American countries have to do with Portugal?? or did you mean Latin Union countries??? What? Did I offend you? I actually didn't mean to put the American in there. I lump Spain and Portugal into my "Latin" collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 You want a list from 1 to 10, you get a list from 1 to 10 ... 1. Coins from the Federal Republic of Germany, by year (but not mint mark). 2. Euro and pre-euro coins from the other euro countries, by type only. 3. German coins other than those of my country (ie. pre-1949 pieces, GDR coins, etc.); type only. 4. North American coins 20/21c (primarily circulation pieces); type only. 5, 6, 7: Coins from Europe other than 1 to 3; only what I like. 8, 9, 10: Coins from the world other than 1 to 7; hardly any "active" acquisitions. And then, I like "coins on coins", and also commems from different countries that are dedicated to the same occasion. No need to be "complete" here though ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 What? Did I offend you? I actually didn't mean to put the American in there. I lump Spain and Portugal into my "Latin" collection. Not offended, just confused. I thought maybe there were some teutonic plates shifting that I didn't know about and Iberia drifted over to Nicaragua or something. Not that it would be a bad thing. Maybe then Andorra could have some nice beach-front property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Don't collect Portugal, there is nothing to collect there, just move along. Yes, he is right. You don't want those, save you money for better things, in fact nobody wants Portuguese coins. Except me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 NO NO NO DO NOT COLLECT PORTUGAL. JoseMartins you are supposed to help me out now, not encourage others Sorry Ykpa, I got "bribed" by Jose in a recent giveaway Gotta collect Portuguese coins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 some teutonic plates shifting Vee do not shift. Vee shtay hier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Back to the question, I think I am asking for an impossible quest, which is to collect these: 1) Type set of Imperial coins (very impossible) Sorry Ykpa, gotta conflict with yours there 2) Type set of Soviet coins (very doable but very expensive, thanks to recent precious metal price hike) 3) Odd metals excluding precious metals (or it will get too expensive) 4) Odd denominations (i.e. Dual denominations) 5) Dual languages or even more 6) Counterfeit coins that actually made it into circulation and how they went unnoticed 7) Ridiciously unpopular coins (why not? ) 8) Nice examples of cheapo world coins 9) Huge chunk copper plates will be nice too and... 10) Portuguese coins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 You will be relieved to know then that i have no interest in Portuguese coins... except p'rhaps for 1780s ones with monarch portraits on them if such coins exist (probably gold only i'm thinking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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