Ligthside, greyside or darkside coins, which do you prefer to collect and why?

SanctionII

For me, lightside coins from Uncle Sam, ..................... just because.

ziggy29

I've tried and tried to get interested in the darkside. I think it would be easier on the wallet. But I just can't get excited about it. I could probably get into ancients, but that's about it.

pharmer

Dark, since I discovered the great toning.

mgoodm3

i prefer us, but will go where i find interesting coins

Musky1011

Darkside, The little coins known as Kreuzers-German States, Bavaria
About 1/2' in diameter

1869 NGC MS67 Top Population-Coin Paid $90
1856 NGC MS66
1871 PCGS MS66
1863 raw
1864 raw
1861 raw, die cracks on this one





Obverse for those interested
1861<------------------------------------------------------------------>1869


Jim

Cladiator

Light by far. I have ventured to the dark on several occasions though and probably will again some time down the road.

p8nt

Lightside. I have tried to do Darkside but there is just too much, it's overwhelming.

BECOKA

I would love to collect everything but can't afford to. I just collect one series from the lightside.

kwmorgan

I like both sides. You haven't seen a proof set until you've seen the Royal Australian Mint's annual fine silver proof set. They do all of their circulation coins in fine silver, seal them extremely well and protect them with a handcrafted, real wood case. They only make 6500 sets, each has a serial number and they include a brochure with a picture of the dies used to make the set.

MacCrimmon

Take a wild guess!!!!






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TorinoCobra71

LightSide.......

U.S. are enuff for me!

TorinoCobra71

shirohniichan

I celebrate diversity!

I collect US, Canadian, British Commonwealth, and a smattering of Japanese, Chinese, and "other".

Clankeye

I have a foot in each. Which must mean I have three feet.

DorkGirl

All of it........

BlackLodge1

My sig says it all. If I think it's cool and I can afford it, into the collection it goes. I've got everything from Trade Dollars and old Tax Tokens to Silver Eagles and a Great Britain Proof Set of the last pre-decimal coinage struck in 1970.

MrEureka

Darkside. There's so much more opportunity for discovery on the Darkside. Besides, it's too easy to spend money on the Lightside, and I hate credit card debt.

shirohniichan

I collect Canadian coins because I've been partial to Canada since I spent summers in British Columbia and Alberta as a youth. I collect George V Canadian coins because I like E.B. McKennal's portrait of said king and find them to be a bargain for their scarcity (not as much in recent years, but, oh well). I collect modern Canadian crap because the packaging is so wacky it makes me smile.

I collect British Commonwealth silver of George V because Darkhorse made me start. This includes coins of every continent except South America (though British Honduras is close) and Antarctica. I have mostly shillings through crowns, but I will work on 3d and 6d equivalents once I finish the current set (except, perhaps, the Waitangi crown).

I collect Asian silver trade coins because my interest in US trade dollars led me in that direction.

I collect US double dimes because I like the history behind them, and this led me to collect world 20 cent piece equivalents of the double dime period (i.e. 1875-78).