Largest collection of coins from from the same year.

1630Boston · June 19, 2018 1:32PM

I do not know, but I think I could break this Guinness World Record.

Who SAMIRBHAI RAMESHBHAI PATEL
What 51,504 TOTAL NUMBER
Where AUSTRALIA (PERTH)
When 22 AUGUST 2015
The largest collection of coins from the same year consists of 51,504 coins and belongs to Samirbhai Patel (Australia) in Perth, Australia, as verified on 22 August 2015.

Samirbhai's collection is all Australian 5 cent pieces from the year 2006

MikeInFL · June 19, 2018 1:35PM

I would think that record would be beatable by quite a few collectors/hoarders/speculators.

1630Boston · June 19, 2018 1:36PM

I'll have to see exactly what the rules are

1630Boston · June 19, 2018 1:49PM

Tried finding the rule criteria.........very difficult to find...maybe that is why no one has beaten it ?

lkeigwin · June 19, 2018 1:52PM

The Ferrari-driving Lincoln cent hoarder probably has that beat for many years. But to prove it he'd have to sort through millions(?) to separate them by date.
Lance.

Bochiman · June 19, 2018 2:14PM

Some members had BOXES and BOXES of recent Lincoln cents. 5000 per box and many boxes...would beat the OP's posted numbers for that dude.

Of course, it would be weird to call that type of thing a "collection"

RogerB · June 19, 2018 2:20PM

Just take a couple of million dollars and buy some Mint palettes of new cents.

MrHalfDime · June 19, 2018 2:44PM

"Just take a couple of million dollars and buy some Mint palettes of new cents."

Why tie up "millions of dollars"? Do the math. It would only take $515 in Lincoln Cents to match the record, and just a bit more to better it (51,504 total coins).

david3142 · June 19, 2018 3:43PM

I think @crazyhounddog has that many 1913 Type 1 nickels!

Aotearoa · June 19, 2018 4:42PM

@lkeigwin said:
The Ferrari-driving Lincoln cent hoarder probably has that beat for many years. But to prove it he'd have to sort through millions(?) to separate them by date.
Lance.

You beat me to it!