~ What do you collect? ~

Cladiator

Just so we all get to know each other a bit more and what each other is into how about stating what Darkside stuff you actively collect? Yes? No? Shut up Cladiator?


*British Queen Victoria Gold
*Spanish Colonial 1/2 Real, Pillars with Globes design

theboz11

The forum limits the letters I can use, so I can't list them all.

TwoKopeiki

Yes ...




No ....







Spanish Colonial Portrait 8 Reales.

Cheers!

Cladiator

<< <i>The forum limits the letters I can use, so I can't list them all. >>

Ah now that's a cop-out man. Lots of folks collect a dizzying amount of things. You can still list a handfull of the types you are most heavily interested with.

satootoko

Modern (post-1867) Japanese coins, mainly 1945 & earlier, plus Japanese puppet government issues in Korea and China.

theboz11

Well I collect these, Medals and these More medals theseVictoria medals and the ones in my sig line, Cars and BBLs, anything Gold US or darkside..

Cladiator

Well I was really only talking about Darkside coins as this is a Darkside coin forum but hey, you get an A for effort!

Cool collections by the way

theboz11

rwyarmch

oldshep

As you can see by my sig coin, I collect ship themed coins!!! I also have a collection of South American, Mexican and Canadian coins.

Shep

secondrepublic

Polish coins, as well as more recently coins of the small Baltic nations Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Popcoin

I collect world coins with bear/bears on them. See my sig line for my working list.

I also have a few Irish coins.

Larry

Ricke

as odd as it sounds, I appear to be collecting quarter sized fractional coins from the mid to late 18th century to early 19th century.

I like the spanish colonial 2 reales. That's a focus of mine. I seem to be working on a sort of type set collection of silver coins in a similar size and time period, from the German States, Netherland Provinces, Swiss Cantons, and so forth.

I didn't really realize that was my direction until quite recently, though.

weresteve

Yes?

As of late ... German States

No?

Canadian

Shut up Cladiator?

Bring out the Comfy Chair ...

silverpop

Any world coin that catches my eye

trozau

Mostly modern gold, some platinum and a few silver.

Preussen

My main interest is coins & medals from Brandenburg/Prussia, but I also collect coins from the German Third Reich, various German coins & medals with military victory themes, a random assortment of Vicky coins & medals and Napoleonic medals. - Preussen

AuldFartte

I've scaled back so the only Darkside stuff I'm currently collecting are a British Victorian Type Set, and British Conder Tokens limiting those to architectural designs mostly

Burks

I collect a little bit of everything really. Whatever catches my eye really.

But I try to focus on Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, and the Bahamas.

Rickc300

I collect coins from the German states by type. With Prussia being my favorite so I collect it by date and mint. I also collect the German Empire, Weimar Republic and Third Reich coins by date and mint.

I have accumulated 38 different Mexican 8 Reales too. There is something about those big, crude looking silver coins that just catches my eye and begs me to take it home with me.

Rick

coinpictures

19th-century British copper in MS (primarily Vicky), especially fractional farthings

Germany and German States cameo proofs (just the cheap ones I can afford )

1867 Romanian minors in proof and specimen

Pre-1920 Canada & maritime provinces (not seriously)

U.S. type coins that catch my eye

Attractive toners of any country and era, especially blue and purple dark copper.

worldcoinguy

I would describe my collecting interests to be constantly in flux, but the common thread seems to be crowns from:
- German States
- Austria (holy roman empire)
- Spain (5 pesetas)
- 20th century Czech commems

The Russian part of my collection has been largely thinned out to take advantage of the market and make room for other goodies.

Iosephus

I collect Papal coins and medals, focusing on the medals as of late.

STLNATS

Hi All!

See my tagline.

I also collect:

Roman folles and fractions of RIC VI (AD 294-313)

Latvian currency by serial # block letter, 1914-1940 as well as specimens, proofs, etc. Also Latvian bonds, Veksels and fiscal paper. Well, ya gotta have a hobby.

I've just started a type set of Weimar commem 3mks. That's a pretty Lubeck you got there coinpix.

I keep thinking that I'd like to do Iceland, but just can't pull the trigger.....

Bailathacl

I collect most anything darkside. I've got type sets going in British (monarch by denomination and monarch) and Canadian. Other countries I collect by eye appeal and coin design based on what reaches out and grabs me -- many types I've seen on this Forum. I recently started trying to do a worldwide type set for my birth year (1961) and have since started picking up as many nice pieces from 1861, 1761, 1661 and 1561 as I can find -- it's satisfying because it narrows the search and makes you appreciate the changes from century to century.

spinaker2000

I loves me some 1/2d's!!!

Aethelred

Right now I am working on British Farthings and Pennies, but my true love is English hammered.

spoon

I just updated my want list (see sigline) with a full list of my main focus--a European type set for the year 1914. I finally settled on something

Of course I still collect everything under the moon... random medieval coins, Sasanid coins, colonial coins, etc, etc, etc...

500Bay

Despite my avatar, my dark side interest are Roman Denarius' (Danarii). I am working on the 12 Caesars, and other caesars that I find interesting. As of late, I have shifted from US collection to this pursuit, at least as far as my purchases.

rhound1977

My WEB site pretty much says it all, anything British, and purty toners, with anything else I like thrown in....

FilamCoins

Philippines, British Oceania and lustrous early 20th century silver crowns in choice condition with great eye appeal.

cincycoin

on the darkside I collect anything. I am trying to collect a type set (I guess that is what you call it) at least one for every letter from a-z. I know some of them are not possible. but the only ones that I am missing are Q, W & X.

Sapyx

We've got our own Darkside membership list, with what we collect - it should be visible right down the bottom of this page, "View member listing", or click here.

I love LordM's entry in the List - one of the funniest "what I collect" resumes I've ever read.

Riothamus

On the darkside I collect late Roman coins of the 4th and 5th centuries. I also like ancient Greek fractionals but haven't taken the plunge yet. I suppose my focus at the moment is to accumulate as meny reverse types from as many mints of all the members of the family of Constantine with emphasis on those of Alexandria and Antioch. How's that for obscure?

Riothamus

Cladiator

<< <i>of all the members of the family of Constantine >>

Very cool!

BS

English hammered and early milled coins.

AuldFartte

<< <i>We've got our own Darkside membership list, with what we collect - it should be visible right down the bottom of this page, "View member listing", or click here.

I love LordM's entry in the List - one of the funniest "what I collect" resumes I've ever read. >>



Anyone know how to edit the data on that list? Mine is way out of date.

Cladiator

<< <i>Anyone know how to edit the data on that list? Mine is way out of date. >>

Ditto.

kimon1230

I collect mostly silver and predominantly from Australia.

I'm also trying to complete a year 2000 dragon collection in silver from around the world.

coinguy89

I don't really know yet. I just like world coins. Pretty much anything that's old. I'm trying to focus on Spanish Reales but they usually go crazy on eBay!

Sapyx

<< <i>Anyone know how to edit the data on that list? Mine is way out of date. >>


Next to "view member listing" at the bottom of the page is "add to member listing". Click on it and you can change the details.

Apparently, sometimes when you do this, you get a second entry in the list (I don't know if it's a glitch in the forum software or something to do with the version of browser you're using). If that happens, and you don't want to clutter the list with multiple clones of yourself, you'll have to remove your entry from list and start again.

satootoko

<< <i>the only ones that I am missing are Q, W & X. >>

So all you need are Qatar, West African States, and

coinkat

Mexico, GB, France, Germany and alittle Canada... but I buy what I like when I see it... a difficult concept to explain.

cladking

I collect more by era than country. I've got coins all the way back to ancients
and have a hoarde of old Chinese that will eventually form a collection, most
of my collections are modern. The date varies by country but usually it's when
silver was removed from the coinage.

Usually I demand unc but in some cases there's little choice but to include low-
er grades.

MrEureka

In addition to Central American Republic gold - which I hope by now everyone knows I'm looking for - I collect coins of the Mexican War for Independence and, more casually, all Scandinavian.

farthing

I've pretty much restricted myself to Conder tokens lately but my sig line covers most everything

Sapyx

<< <i>the only ones that I am missing are Q, W & X.

So all you need are Qatar, West African States, and >>


Your best bet for an "X country" is Chinese historic and provincial (when using the modern "Pin Yin" spelling of Chinese characters). Something like Xinjiang province, either government mint or one of the 18th century rebel groups. There's also the Xi Xia Empire, a breakaway region in the north of pre-Mongol China (1002-1227 AD) - some of their coins are reasonably priced, according to the Jin catalogue.

marcmoish

High end mint state examples from Palestine. Palestine British mandate coinage from 1927-1946.

Stork

<< <i>What do you collect? >>


I've been pondering that one all weekend.

I first got pulled in by trying to pick up a couple pieces of bullion type coins as I thought the price of gold was low in 2000 (I guess I was right).

After stumbling about ebay awhile, I eventually thought to look at the Japanese gold coins and saw someone going by the handle of Satootoko bidding on a few, for some reason the name stuck in my mind.

Eventually I ambled over to the Liteside boards and signed up (and JadeRareCoin was kind enough to look at something I bought and confirm, yup-I was ripped off, not too much money but still, left a bad taste in my mouth). I wandered over here, and hey, there was that Satootoko guy again! He even answered some questions for me and looking darkside I realized what a tremendous amount of cool stuff is out there.

Naturally, I started off doing an 1870- present Japanese type set (as I was getting hooked on all this while living in Japan). I'm still interested, but I'm 'taking a break' from actively pursuing it for now.

I also started an OFEC (one from every country), but found I have lost interest--too many tangents and it began feeling painful to think about....once it got to be a grind it was time to shift gears.

Instead I tried to figure out what I liked from the OFEC experience as I invariably ended up doing 'several from some countries'.

I came up with the fact I like CWC (coins with critters--including the naked-guy-on-horse subset), Coins From Mythology (CFM), and I really like alot of the Art Deco type designs from between WWI and WWII.

I thought about getting the 'holed by design' coins, but I'm not sure about that yet. Before this I toyed with the idea of an 1893 British set (nah, changed my mind), Australian Florins (tempting) and a 1934 New Zealand type set (also tempting). What else...hmm anything with a Stork on it is also fair game (but rightfully fits under the critter theme).

Of late, I have been looking at the French dependents/former colonies of the more modern eras as they have some really nice designs, and often can be had quite cheaply.

Also recently, I picked up a couple of South American 8 Reales/peso sized coins...started of with one of those Mexico Maximilians (has a couple gryphons) but now a few more countries have been added (Bolivia-llamas/Venzeuela-horse etc)--but how can you resist a smiling suns and volcanos???? I like them in higher circulated grades because I can touch them .

A couple of Talers have fallen my way because of the beastie theme too--but I don't think I'll go after a 'serious' Taler grouping.

The biggest thing I have gotten hooked on is the mommy/baby/child theme. Many coins of course, but so far I have been hugely fascinated by the medals out there. In fact, between the mommies and the beastie medals I have outgrown my wall medal cabinet and am wating for my new one to arrive . Definitely the biggest thing I have gotten into.

Well, that pretty much sums it up...oh and I refuse to be a Conder Collector (no, not another collection!!!), but somehow have managed to pick up a few with the (mostly mythologic) beasties...sigh.

It never ends does it????

SYRACUSIAN

<< Anyone know how to edit the data on that list? Mine is way out of date. >>


Next to "view member listing" at the bottom of the page is "add to member listing". Click on it and you can change the details.




That's the most useful bit of information that I have read in a very long time. Thank you sapyx.

TheKidCollector1991

Medieval Coinage From Europe.

Type ** Coinage and Mor*** coinage.

Thaler Coinage, Austria Hungary.

King Leopold I Hungary( I have none but always wanted!!!!)

Thats bout what I am focusing on right now.

If any of you have above coinage please PM me for trade/ Sell.

TKC

BTW I couldn't say the you-know-what-coinage in the darkside forum.

TKC!