Most Favored Darkside Nation (Poll)

JoesMaName

What are the most favored countries or areas to collect by Darksiders?
I know for many - including my self, it’s very hard to pick a single favorite,
but if you could only collect one country outside of the US or Canada which would it be?

Please vote for your favorite and even better – Post a reply including your top 10 picks.
Feel free to include write-ins.

P.S. If you post a write-in, how far back in time do your interests extend?

coinpictures

I initially was going to vote for Great Britain, as British copper is clearly my favorite, but then I thought that being constrained to ONLY British material would wear thin after a while. So I instead opted for Germany and States. I've always loved German States minors from an affordability standpoint, and German cameo proofs are phenomenal eye candy... overall a much wider area to get lost in...

WWW

New Zealand

JoesMaName

As soon as I finished I KNEW there would be a New Zealand write in

Germany is really a given to do well, as is France, Italy, Spain and a few others.

It would be interesting to see a country like Egypt or Russia pile up a quantity of votes though.

TwoKopeiki

My favorite is Mexico

JoesMaName

As soon as I saw Mexico show as the first vote (after mine) I knew who was online.

I think Mexico will do well - Colonial Mexico alone is a fascinating area.

theboz11

I went with Great Britian, but you must understand that I collect medals primarily, with only a summary interest in investment coins.

STONE

Hands down favorite is New Zealand also.

dan8402

The Swiss delegation is angered by the poll

coinkat

I have many favorites... tough to name a single country

Joe26

1. Mexico Revolution issues 1910-17
2. German States
3. Vatican-Papal States
4. Ethiopia

I voted for German States since I don't collect colonial Mexico coins.

JCMhouston

The only darkside I collect is British, but I have seen some lovely German states and Italian pieces.

MacCrimmon

<< <i>The Swiss delegation is angered by the poll >>




Rookie!!




Well, You know how I voted.....hail, Vicky!!!

droopyd

My darkside focus is on Great Britain, Canada and Commonwealth countries. I like Coronation and Jubilee crowns and sets. (And I think my collection of Royal Wedding crowns is complete, but that Uganda piece makes Diana look like Camilla!)

Other random stuff if I like the design.

JoesMaName

<< <i>The Swiss delegation is angered by the poll >>



Duh! One of my favorites as well....

cladking

I have a lot of favorites and in some ways I like them all equally. New Zealand, Japan, Tanzania and a few others stand out but to some extent I like countries with rare and unappreciated moderns. Of course unappreciated means no one really knows they're scarce but if I have to go with a single country today I'll pick one where I think I've got it covered fairly well. Bhutan. Perhaps all these I've got are common but I doubt it.

Each country is so unique that it's kind of like comparing apples and oranges.

STLNATS

Vatican-Papal States!

coinsarefun

I voted Russia hands down and maybe this will help sway some votes



Stefanie

JimK

Great Britain, German States, and a few Polish coins are in my collection focus but I have coins from all over Europe from many years of collecting (including a few Russian coins Stefanie)

JoesMaName

Love that ruble! - Pretty sure Russia's in my top ten list - Empire and USSR.
Course if I stopped to count'um I'd probably find 12 or 15 countries in my top ten....

JoesMaName

Dang - just realized I forgot Panama...

PBRat

Switzerland.

ricko

Having spent a great deal of time in England and Scotland, I chose Great Britain... also lived in Barbados for a few years... a British Colony... Also have some Portuguese coins from the year + I lived there. I have a couple of Gold Britannia sets and some others.. crown or two etc... Cheers, RickO

DorkGirl

<< <i>The Swiss delegation is angered by the poll >>



Make that another angry Swiss delegate....

Fairlaneman

Where is.......






Ken

Iosephus

Vatican / Papal States

wybrit

Britanniar

eCoinquest

I voted 'Great Britain". Looks like that is the most collected so far.


Here is one of my favorites....

HonoluluDude

I voted for Germany, but I like Switzerland and Mexico too.

Resplandor

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Zoins

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Peru (Including colonial)
Philippines
>>

Are US and Spanish Philippines included? Neither or just Spanish b/c US is disqualified?

JoesMaName

For the Philippines - I would expect all Philippine coinage from Spanish colonial to present to be included.

JoesMaName

Great results so far, I could have guess that Great Britain would be in the #1 spot.
I'd never have pegged Germany for the #2 spot, and a strong two at that.

weresteve

The Rubber Chicken delegation is angered by the poll

Tangaroa nominates the Cook Islands for an entry ... after all ... where would we be without Weenie Dollars?!?

secondrepublic

I voted for Poland but Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are tied for a very close 2nd.

bonkrood

Great Britain, Born and lived there untill 1956.

One of my favorites,

JoesMaName

<< <i>I voted for Poland but Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are tied for a very close 2nd. >>



As a kid I'd tell my friends I was 1/2 Lithuanian and of course non of them had ever heard of it.
If asked where it was I enjoyed telling them it was just south of Estonia and Latvia.

Blackborder

I don't collect coins any longer but when I did, Roman and Medieval English were my two favorites.

MadMarty

Cook Islands!!!

Hussulo

Went with Britain , but I also collect errors and any world gold coins (I have been focusing on Byzantine Solidus coins lately).

zeebob

Easy question - .New Zealand - land of the kiwi and many many other cool animals and people and places and nice wine, good views, skiing, volcanos, diving, everything a man could want is in New Zealand. (well, not nuclear power) (and the sheep are somewhat of a downside too).

Followed by Austraila. Followed by Great Britain. Followed by the lightside. Or maybe China. Or Chile. Or Mexico. Or Vietnam. Darn it. There are too many choices! What a great place this planet turned out to be for coin collecting. Maybe Rome... Maybe Greece.

cladking

<< <i>Easy question - .New Zealand - land of the kiwi and many many other cool animals and people and places and nice wine, good views, skiing, volcanos, diving, everything a man could want is in New Zealand. (well, not nuclear power) (and the sheep are somewhat of a downside too).

Followed by Austraila. Followed by Great Britain. Followed by the lightside. Or maybe China. Or Chile. Or Mexico. Or Vietnam. Darn it. There are too many choices! What a great place this planet turned out to be for coin collecting. Maybe Rome... Maybe Greece. >>



New Zealand even has hot and cold running geysers!

JoesMaName

This is an Official Apology to New Zealand and Swiss collectors - I meant to put both in, had made a mental note of it,
but somewhere between deciding over Latvia and Liechtenstein... I forgot.
I'm Sorry

Thinking of doing a top twenty showdown and will definitely add them in.

zeebob

Pretty nice turn out for the poll. Neat Idea. Thank you!

FilamCoins

shirohniichan

Great Britain has to be my favorite outside the 51 States (including Canada). Here are some of the other 10:

Japan
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
East Africa
India
Southern Rhodesia
British Honduras
Mexico
South Africa

If I had more time and money I'd like to collect some ancient Greek silver coins, Central American States silver coins, Chinese silver crowns, and silver coins of the Latin Monetary Union members and the countries that followed their standards.

ccrdragon

South Africa
Guernsey
Jersey
Ireland
African Continent
New Zealand
Austrailia
Great Britain

Of course - only the coppers for each of the countries listed (except for SA - I collect all of the proofs!)

ccrdragon

very nice 8 Doubles, Fairlane!! Gotta love those great big slabs of copper from Guernsey!!

zeebob

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Very nice! I only aspire to having the cash to own one like that! GREAT COIN!

BBQnBLUES

Glad to see that there's only 1 more member on here who collects Cuban !! Less competition for me

WTB Gold 1915 20 peso MS63

anablep

For me its:

Germany
Great Britain
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