What is your dark side focus?

nwcs · November 1, 2003 8:18AM

Do you have a particular focus as you collect on the dark side? Or do you follow another approach to collecting? I've decided to buy coins that have a certain look (can't easily describe it; lustrous, eye appealing, interesting motif, devices just so) regardless of the country. I went to the local coin show and shop today and didn't find a darn thing.

But on the bright side I did pick up a recent 20th century krause to give me ideas.

oldshep · November 1, 2003 8:23AM

Let's see... South America, Canada, Ships, Lions, ...eye catchers ... world coins from...oh, I guess I'm not as focused as I thought.

Shep

spinaker2000 · November 1, 2003 8:29AM

British halfpennies, and Commonwealth coppers at large.

1jester · November 1, 2003 8:33AM

No Rules! No Limits!

NO MONEY......

spinaker2000 · November 1, 2003 8:37AM

come on jester! get organized!!

1jester · November 1, 2003 8:48AM

OK, I'm going to start collecting only modern bullion...make that SLABBED modern bullion...

newsman · November 1, 2003 8:58AM

<< <i>OK, I'm going to start collecting only modern bullion...make that SLABBED modern bullion...

>>

OK, I've got a super-rare, finest-known MS70+ SAE for you at the bargain price of just $10,000! Pedigreed to the P.T. Barnum collection.

theboz11 · November 1, 2003 9:00AM

Any country, any denomination, any type of round metal that has Big Cats, Bare Breasted Ladies, or Cars on them I collect. I HAVE a lot of other beautiful high grade dark and light side coins as investment and resale items.

newsman · November 1, 2003 9:15AM

My favorites are Brazil, Britain (and colonies), Canada, Ethiopia, Italy, Israel and Arab nations

JamminJ · November 1, 2003 9:32AM

You can see from my sig line what my favorites are: Holy Roman Empire and the Great war.

-JamminJ

wybrit · November 1, 2003 9:38AM

British minor pieces 1838-1967 by date in best possible condition.

Luvdawgs · November 1, 2003 10:19AM

Mainly all kinds of Canadian and Provincial, also with British and South African 1 & 1/2 D, ships, animals, and occasionally other countries when someone sends me them.

Forgot to mention, I also collect tokens and medals.

0john0 · November 1, 2003 10:30AM

Congrats on picking up a Krause. That is a great channel to widening your collecting interests.

My Darkside interests revolve around getting enough money to buy the coin in my sig line and other Irish patterns.
But in the mean time I am interested in Republic of Ireland coins.

-john

elverno · November 1, 2003 10:36AM

I collect coins, medals, tokens, jeton, paper money and emphemera of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras.

Whew...

shirohniichan · November 1, 2003 10:58AM

I have too many foci to list now, but the main ones are Canadian coins, silver coins used trade with China, and British Commonwealth coins of George V.

spoon · November 1, 2003 11:16AM

I collect anything and everything. But I do have some broad categories to narrow things down.. not by much though.

• Colonial coins. If it circulated in a colony, it fits here. (Occupations count here too)
• Conflict coinage. Pieces that circulated during times of conflict, and/or commemorate a conflict or otherwise have some significance, not much notgeld though.
• German States. Mostly minors.. I can't afford talers

• Medieval/hammered. Same as above.

I'll go for anything in those categories, though I usually go through phases where I'm a bit more specific. And, of course, I'll grab anything that looks nice too

coinrookie · November 1, 2003 1:03PM

I collect everything. But my main focus is in building a 1902 Edward VII set and late 1800`s- mid 1900`s French coins.

trozau · November 1, 2003 1:08PM

Whatever I like, could be liteside, greyside, darkside, NCLT, CLT, bullion, medal, pattern, fantasy pattern, raw, slabbed, ancient, modern, etc, etc. I guess you get my point.

tbirde56 · November 1, 2003 2:40PM

Generally, affordable world coins 1800+.

SYRACUSIAN · November 1, 2003 3:34PM

Mint state Greek coins (1828 - 2000) + annexed territories (Ionian islands 19th century, Crete 1900-1901) + non annexed (yet) territories (Cyprus 1879 - 1960).

That's about 90%+ of my inventory; coinage of the Ionian islands and Cyprus increased my already big attraction to GB coins that have the lion's share of the rest along with some US, world gold (I can get very greedy with gold) ,world silver + copper (red,rb or glossy brown

)

Shipcoin · November 1, 2003 3:57PM

I have about 230 coins with naval theme and started to "hunt" some coins by series: as English shillings, even state quarters and 1 euro coins. Always you can find something new and attractive.
Here is the link for one guy's collection, who collect coins with dragons, for exaple..

Dragon's coins

SYRACUSIAN · November 1, 2003 4:10PM

He collects dragons and doesn't own a decent Japanese Meiji yen

Send him my e-mail

Shipcoin · November 1, 2003 4:16PM

It is the same guy with ships from Russia (you saw his fleet yesterday!0
And here his "UNUSUAL" series of coins:
"Unusuals"

SYRACUSIAN · November 1, 2003 4:20PM

I was gonna send you a PM regarding his collection,for fear that my comment would have been censored,but you need to turn them on.
Let's just say ,that I envy more his webpage than his collection

Shipcoin · November 1, 2003 4:32PM

Syracusian!

He is agreat guy, and I"ll tell you your compliments. Meanwhile, you can forward your message to that e-mail:
nicolain@moag.gov.il

and here some more highlights from his collection:
EDEM islands

just click to the countries, doesn't matter that it is in Russian.

and now SYRACUSIAN you MUST see my corrected link to Portuguese shipcoins, because it works

Luvdawgs · November 1, 2003 4:34PM

Welcome to the forum, shipcoin

I have a few ships in collection as well. Hope you enjoy your visits here as much as I have. Nice having you
on board!

1jester · November 1, 2003 5:01PM

Coinrookie, it looks like your idol (or nemesis) would be CosmicDebris!! He collects 1902 Eddie VII as well.

SYRACUSIAN · November 1, 2003 6:21PM

That's over Jester: he's so much into Goetz now ("Karl is making me go broke"

),that I've already offered to help him get rid of that set

Stork · November 1, 2003 6:34PM

Focus? What's that?

I am pretending to limit myself to modern Japanese coins, plus I have developed a fondness for the year 1893 in Great Britain, plus I like the Chinese Zodiac Fan coins, 'double sovereigns/2 pound gold, Britannias (esp. proof), plus the Australian zodiac, Albanian coins from the 1920s, plus I like early 20th century Italian, Greek and Irish coins, I like coins with lions, horses and ships (Go Navy/Beat Army), plus I like coins with naked guys (as opposed to BBLs

), and of course anything involving gold. Oh, and if there's a stork on it I'd probably buy it. And it doesn't have to be a 'coin' per se... medals work too. I like things with historical interest stories (like the 'Death of Princess Charlotte' medal which is an obstetric tragedy that a good set of forceps could have saved), and and anything 'cool'.

Most of these things, have, at one time or another, been shown to me on these forums, or at least been the basis of a new idea.

Yikes, this was going to be a short answer! I just like that everyone likes to post their own interests so I can look too. Maybe for Christmas I can get a scanner and show off a few things to make up for all the looking I've been doing!

Shipcoin · November 1, 2003 6:55PM

Stork! If you like Japanese and Chinese coins , you also will like that link:
Far East Coinage

Thank you Luvdawgs! I like the forum the gentelmen and the ladies here and thanks for your greetings!

SYRACUSIAN · November 1, 2003 8:06PM

<< <i>..with naked guys... >>

cosmicdebris · November 1, 2003 8:18PM

Eddie VII and Wilhlem II, Britannias, Aussie Proof Silver 1 ounce Zodiac, Lions and whatever else looks cool.

farthing · November 1, 2003 8:20PM

Latele I spend most of my time (and money

) on Conder tokens. Still working on my English minors set 1806-1967 in collectable condition. Still search regularly for 19th Century medals from England, Belgium, Netherlands and sometimes France and Austria. Architectural medals especially the medals of Leopold Wiener. Commemorative 2, 5, and 10 Kroner from Sweden and Denmark. Belgium. At least 1 coin from every country/city/state/province/monetary reform.

santelia · November 1, 2003 8:23PM

I focus on pre-machine struck Chinese coinage, but when I got my 20c. Krause I started a one per country 20 c. set. Simply take all of the countries listed and start buying. Most of the coins I've gotten for under $1, and I almost always find something to buy at a show. It's been a great introduction to a wider set of collecting, and saves the bulk of my coin budget for my "more serious" collections.

I also dabble with German coins and Canadian bank tokens. Like above, I can't justify collecting talers, but buy the inexpensive ones and larger minor coins when I find them. Am considering starting to hunt for leper coinage, and pick up southeast asian coins when I see them.

Another idea that would be fun would be to document the British (or French or German)empire in coins at the beginning of the 20c. Or concentrate on WWII coinage that was affected by the war somehow (occupation coinage, changes in metal, etc).

1jester · November 1, 2003 8:29PM

Stork, it just hit me. Are you an OB-GYN nurse or doctor? My mom was in that field.

Shipcoin · November 1, 2003 8:47PM

Santelia! If you are Chinese coinage enthusiast you'll like that site!Chinese Coinage

izzy452 · November 1, 2003 9:55PM

Just about everything, but my main focus is Sovereigns Eddie VII (1902-1910 ) In the best condition I can find.

Walt

Bruce · November 1, 2003 11:27PM

Although I collect any coin recent enough to have a date on it my main focus now is "one per country/issueing authority" But at 287 that is getting difficult now days. So I keep plugging away at my Canadian collection and adding additional coins to the countries I already have.

Aethelred · November 2, 2003 1:39AM

English coins issued before the reign of Queen Victoria. I havea few later examples, but that is not where the bulk of the money or attention goes.

ccrdragon · November 2, 2003 2:26AM

Channel Island coppers, tigers, pandas and dragons!

Stork · November 2, 2003 2:38AM

Yes--the 'I deliver' is for babies

and to keep this on-topic...I forgot to mention the 1 per country!

Cathy

Clankeye · November 2, 2003 2:46AM

Right now my focus comes down to this:

Canadian George VI 25c pieces. A great short set--with varieties and key dates, that is affordable but still a challenge.

Canadian coins 1960-67 PL with Heavy Cameo. Just an arbitrary run of years that I am collecting and filling an old Wayte Raymond album with. Very enjoyable. Interesting, since I never had been a fan of cameo coinage. Or at least, paid it much attention.

European coins roughly from 1910 to 1925. Type coins. I fixed on these coins (2 Francs, Swiss, French, German Marks etc.) because of the classic beauty of the designs. This is a set that leaves me a lot of latitude to enjoy different coins and cultures.

And I have my Washington Carver Commemorative collection as my only liteside concern at the moment.

Clankeye

MacCrimmon · November 2, 2003 2:52AM

Twenty year plan is solely UK Milled by type and as many gem quality Victorian as possible, with major emphasis on copper.

I also have thrown down the gauntlet to deal in premium quality mint state and specimen-strikings from Switzerland; primarily Federal.

291fifth · November 2, 2003 2:57AM

I simply collect what I call "Interesting Items". At a coin show today I picked up a silver & bronze set of 1962 ANA/CNA Detroit Convention medals in their original lucite holders. The medals are by the artist Marshall Fredricks (1908-1998) who also did the 1984 and 1994 ANA Detroit medal sets. These medals are not very rare here in the Detroit area but they are seldom seen in the lucite holders. I also picked up a 1776 Continental Dollar replica, possibly a Bashlow restrike. If I find it to be "interesting" it can go into my set. There are no other qualifications.

cacheman · November 2, 2003 3:00AM

Originally, British Crowns (BoE, GIII, Gothic), but now European (primarily German) City View talers, German Patterns. Exonumia: Karl Goetz large cast bronze medals.

nwcs · November 2, 2003 3:21AM

You all have got some cool interests. I'd love to see what you all have collected. I used to collect foreign coins when I was a kid (before I heard of the "dark side"

). But I got lots of junk coins without realizing it. Not many good ones. So I've sold them all and started over. I used to use a full krause (before they split it up into centuries) and just browse the pages. Just so many now. I'm focusing mostly on 20th century as I suspect they'll be easily obtainable.

Neil

Clankeye · November 2, 2003 3:25AM

Neil--

As someone who has read your posts over the past year, let me say I think you would find great pleasure on the Dark Side. There is an outlet here for whatever direction your collecting might take. Every kind of coin, every kind of sufaces--proof to mintstate, cameo to rusted-oh!

And you just don't have to spend your kids college money to do it either. You can--but you don't have to.

I think given the opportunity, you would flourish over here.

Clankeye

DoubleDime · November 2, 2003 4:00AM

One per country and Canadian Commemoratives.

pesoeagle · November 2, 2003 4:45AM

I colllect coins from all over the world, but my main focus is Mexican coins from all eras.

nwcs · November 2, 2003 5:18AM

Clank, in fact that is where I'm thinking. Putting my numismatics into enjoying the coins and not really in the investing side. I've kept all my gold, but I'm thinking of selling all of it, too. And then make my collection one of those eclectic and beautiful collections of raw coins (I'm tired of slabs, I think) wherever they come from. I'm just surprised it has taken me so long to get here.

The bright side is that pursuing this course does leave a lot of money in the bank account, too!

Clankeye · November 2, 2003 5:23AM

Neil--

Pull up a chair--you're finally here.

Clankeye

What is your dark side focus?

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