coinsnpaper Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 I have been a member for a while now, so I thought that I should introduce myself. I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I have been collecting since I was a boy in the early 1960s, and found a penny under the lake at Osoyoos- dabbling with my feet. The penny was dated 1927. I collect Canadian coins, paper, and tokens. When I went to University the first time, I was introduced to Chinese coins- a friend gave me a piece that took me an hour to look up and identify- there was no Krause then. I found it in Arthur Bradden Coole's coins in China's History- a cash piece of Kang Hsi, 1662-1722, Beijing mint. I found an old Chinese coin in a 25 cent junk box, and 2 hours later, I had identified it as a Sung Dynasty piece, Hsi Ning 1068-1077. I has done some work for a coin dealer, and when I told him about the second piece, He gave me a 1 pound cheese box full of Chinese coins. I was hooked. I collect Asian coins , paper money, and tokens. I am now getting more interested in the Indian and Iranian coins and paper issues. I have catalogued the Asian coin collections at the Vancouver Museum (1800 pieces) and UBC's Museum of Anthropology (3000 pieces). I did a major display for the VM- 36 cases, 1080 pieces, text, illustrations, maps, and an illustrated catalogue, as well as many smaller displays. I currently am a small dealer, in both coins and paper. I attend about 6-8 shows in the Vancouver area, and have a web site. I am the dealer who takes 2 boxes of books to the shows, along with the material for sale. I am upset with the numbers and types of counterfeits coming out of China now, as they can be really upsetting to people. They can also be a laugh- These coins belonged to my grandmother, who died in 1970, is one line that I was told at the last show that I went to. I told the person that her ghost must have been very strong to get fakes that were made after 1990 in her possession before 1970. I really like this group- it seems the friendliest of any of the ones that I have visited around the web. I am glad to help people in areas that I know about, and if I don't know I may be able to make some good guesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hispania Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Welcome to coinpeople!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxt Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 I'm so glad that you like Chinese coins since I am from China. Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Welcome to CoinPeople. Glad you decided to tell us about yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ccg Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Welcome! I knew about the UBC collection, but I wasn't aware that the VM has a collection as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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