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  • two or three of the american types don't collect any of the others that are listed
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  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    Uhmmmmm, just 4, and those are by accident.
  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A couple dozen, I think. Again, just by accident.

    I don't have the book. It's hard to guess what some of the Roman coins are supposed to be, just from the witty chapter titles. image
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  • #81 is in my collecting area, and like 99.44% of forum members, I have #109. image

    And BTW, the 100 mon is absolutely not the most significant Japanese coin in numismatic history.

    Edited for clarity. Thanks Shiroh. image
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  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    10 so far image
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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭


    << <i>81 is in my collecting area, and like 99.44% of forum members, I have 109. image

    And BTW, the 100 mon is absolutely not the most significant Japanese coin in numismatic history. >>



    109 out of 110 coins isn't bad! image















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  • percybpercyb Posts: 3,301 ✭✭✭
    Currently I have 0. How cool is that? image
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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Here's what I remember from my collection:

    #13 Roman silver denarius
    #14 Judean lepton
    #19 (almost) Egyptian copy of a Trye tetradrachm
    #70 Mexican pillar dollar
    #74 balance Mexican peso
    #75 ? I'm not sure what a "death coin" is.
    #77 Does a Sung Dynasty bronze cash coin cound as "A New Form of Money"?
    #80 Chinese sycee
    #81 Tempoh 100 mon
    #96 Maria Theresa taler restrike
    #104 Civil War token
    #106 I'm not sure which US half dollar the author refers to
    #107 Indian Head Cent
    #108 Morgan dollar
    #109 Lincoln Cent
    #110 St. Gaudens double eagle (alas, it's not a high relief)

    Only 94 more to go! image

    Which ones do I WISH I had?

    #1 Ionian 1/12 stater
    #4 Aegina silver turtle stater
    #6 Athenian owl tetradrachm
    #28 "Ides of March" Roman denarius
    #61 Henry VIII silver groat
    #70 Peru gold doubloon
    #73 8 reales stamped with George III mark
    #82 Chinese auto dollar
    #99 Pine Tree Shilling
    #102 Fugio Cent
    #105 US Assay Office $50 slug

    A couple of the above are affordable. I think my wife will even understand my spending $800 on an Athenian owl tetradrachm because it's "old". She doesn't understand why I'd spend that much money on a US coin.
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  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    I have about six or seven.


  • Interesting list, I remember seeing this a year or two back and then forgot where I saw it.

    After reading through it, I now remember why I don't collect by lists anymore. I may own four or five from the list, but that's it.
  • OchoRealesOchoReales Posts: 1,500
    Possibly #69, unless the coin is of the 1650-52 ilk. Then, the answer would be none.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I must have something... somewhere

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  • mnemtsas2mnemtsas2 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭
    10 I think.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would like to amend my previous answer-


    Apparently not enough

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  • DaltonistaDaltonista Posts: 354 ✭✭
    The total spread out over the fifty or so years I've been collecting would be 17 or 18.

    Edited to add: ...but only 4-5 right now.
    I never pay too much for my tokens...but every now and then I may buy them too soon.

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  • I think I have 6 from the list.

    Luckily, I don't like collecting based on someone else's list of important coins. How can you have a list of important coins throughout history without including the lowly Farthing or the well recognized gold Sovereign?

    Just reminds me of those "top 100 best songs of all time" lists.

    I rarely agree with those, either.
    I rarely agree with those, too.

    Hmm, I'm not sure which is most correct. Pick one.

    It's going to be a long day.image
  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭
    I have provisionally 8 of them, 4 of which are from the USA. Not knowing the specific coins, I am sure of only 4 and three of those are from the USA.
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  • AndresAndres Posts: 977 ✭✭✭
    I wonder what ""a silver briquet"" from the Netherlands is ? (No. 87)

    collector of Greek banknotes - most beautifull world banknotes - Greek & Roman ancient coins.
  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have about 30 of them spread amongst all the categories.
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