I just collect circulation coins only so reaching 300 countries could be little bit more difficult but finally reached 301 countries (after deducting 1 country being verified in new coin posting; and 1 country got tokens only).
Still two more countries in transit, Lorraine and Mexico-Revolution.
but I also accidentally bought a coin which brings me almost to the end of full XX century OFEC colection
Nagorno-Karabakh - 25 000 drams 1998, Ag
So now I need only 2 x more countries - I have 311 / 313 existing in XX century
I bought it from http://gndm.pl/ so I hope, really really hope, this coin is not a fake from China (there are few on ebay)
Frenchlover! Thank you! We have something in common you know. The flag of France used to fly over what is now Oklahoma. The eastern part still has county and place names that are french. And of course we eat tons of french fries.
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I just collect circulation coins only so reaching 300 countries could be little bit more difficult but finally reached 301 countries (after deducting 1 country being verified in new coin posting; and 1 country got tokens only).
Still two more countries in transit, Lorraine and Mexico-Revolution.
Hi - I only collect real country circulating coins also, but found a BS Marshall islands (german unification) coin for few dollars last week and could not help myself---------------- but have 300 genuine countries, and will leave the shiny stuff collecting to other mugs- would prefer to have poor copy of hard to get country that i do not have, than a shiny token from a BS USA colony. so if anyone has a country that i have not got yet let me know
Say it as many times as you want... "BS" US colonies dont issue coins. They are not allowed to. The Marshall Islands are a sovereign nation and have sovereign control of themselves.
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Despite I didn't register my Ancient China (#283) coin yet, my country #284 will be on the way tomorrow: Tonkin.
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Verweis : "Oklahoman"Say it as many times as you want... "BS" US colonies dont issue coins. They are not allowed to. The Marshall Islands are a sovereign nation and have sovereign control of themselves.
This.
IIRC, there was an issue by American Samoa, at which point it turned out that it wasn't actually illegal for US territories to make their own coins (only for states, IIRC). The US government promptly made any further such issues illegal (which didn't stop Northern Mariana Islands from trying to make some anyway).
Verweis : "Oklahoman"Frenchlover! Thank you! We have something in common you know. The flag of France used to fly over what is now Oklahoma. The eastern part still has county and place names that are french. And of course we eat tons of french fries.
When the west of the Mississippi was french, French-speaking people in Oklahoma have included not only French natives, but also French Canadians, Acadians (or Cajuns), Belgians, Swiss, Caribbean French, and other refugees from one-time French colonies.
I haven't completely entered my collection yet so I am not sure of exactly how many countries I have. Although I don't think I have 300. My goal has been to get every country that exists now. Once I get that done I will work on hitting all the governments that no longer exist.
Marshall islands is a member of the UN and a sovereign nation. They are not a colony. Unlike our territories there is no elected member at large in our government. Citizens of the Marshalls are not citizens of the US.
they were a UN trust territory after the war...not a territory of the US.
i would agree with a phrase like BS UN territory... but to blame the US for this independent nations coinage or your personal hatred problems with the Marshalls is a bit much...
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Verweis : "Oklahoman"Marshall islands is a member of the UN and a sovereign nation. They are not a colony. Unlike our territories there is no elected member at large in our government. Citizens of the Marshalls are not citizens of the US.
they were a UN trust territory after the war...not a territory of the US.
i would agree with a phrase like BS UN territory... but to blame the US for this independent nations coinage or your personal hatred problems with the Marshalls is a bit much...
I shouldnt have lowered myself to the posters level. The original bs reference was bs US territory. I didnt like that. I should consider that some here may like the UN.
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you guys with low esteems --BS bright shiny- where did the bull come from---- no hatred of the Marshall Islands-- general dislike of the issuing policy of the USA 2 many commeratives (circd and uncircd) for themselves and there colonies
Verweis : "Oklahoman"Marshall islands is a member of the UN and a sovereign nation. They are not a colony. Unlike our territories there is no elected member at large in our government. Citizens of the Marshalls are not citizens of the US.
they were a UN trust territory after the war...not a territory of the US.
i would agree with a phrase like BS UN territory... but to blame the US for this independent nations coinage or your personal hatred problems with the Marshalls is a bit much...
US Colony Marshall Islands (1944–86) (1986–present as an associated state)
Lol...bright shiny...im glad thats the meaning. Cuz i thought it wasnt. I am curius. What coins have the US issued for its colonies? I can only think of certain Philippine issues struck at the US branch mint in the Philippines...
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Lol...bright shiny...im glad thats the meaning. Cuz i thought it wasnt. I am curius. What coins have the US issued for its colonies? I can only think of certain Philippine issues struck at the US branch mint in the Philippines...
i was trying to figure you out...i was gladly wrong.
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hi Does this help- looks like at least 3 US mints have produced them for them (Marshall islands) - plus of course the Franklin mint- who i see have created coins for Niue, and cannot even spell there name right, and of course they minted for the 100,s of BS coins from Cook- Palau etc http://coinsite.com/marshall-islands-coins/
But none of those are US government mints. None are lawful coin if the US. And importantly, there is no US law authorizing any of those issues. By law only the US Mint may strike coins for the nation and territories. It was further codified and tightened up after the only territorial coins of the US was issued by American Samoa for the Americas Cup. None of the countries you just named have a US Territorial relationship. The only territories we have are Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, US Virgin Islands. We also have Washington DC. Prior to statehood Hawaii had an independent coinage. Puerto Rico and the Philippines had coinage prior to becoming US posessions. But your claim that these countries in your post are US territories is wrong, as is the claim that the US has issued coins for them.
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Verweis : "Oklahoman"But none of those are US government mints. None are lawful coin if the US. And importantly, there is no US law authorizing any of those issues. By law only the US Mint may strike coins for the nation and territories. It was further codified and tightened up after the only territorial coins of the US was issued by American Samoa for the Americas Cup. None of the countries you just named have a US Territorial relationship. The only territories we have are Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, US Virgin Islands. We also have Washington DC. Prior to statehood Hawaii had an independent coinage. Puerto Rico and the Philippines had coinage prior to becoming US posessions. But your claim that these countries in your post are US territories is wrong, as is the claim that the US has issued coins for them.
All I said was that these BS coins were minted in the USA----(can the govt not control what is made by US mints) please read the link i sent you again , and see how they have dealt with it --these nations like Marshall islands are associated states
This and I quote how they have treated both Marshall and Micronesia
"(1986–present as an associated state)"
funny thing is that if they were invaded by China---how fast would TRUMP claim them as a US colony
Mints in the US don't have to be authorized by the government, since they are not making coins for circulation in the US. The Franklin Mint is making coins for foreign countries. The coins that they make are not allowed to be circulated at US currency, because the only coins that get to do that are the ones made by the OFFICIAL US Mint.
Verweis : "nthn"Mints in the US don't have to be authorized by the government, since they are not making coins for circulation in the US. The Franklin Mint is making coins for foreign countries. The coins that they make are not allowed to be circulated at US currency, because the only coins that get to do that are the ones made by the OFFICIAL US Mint.
There BS uncirculated coins are made in the USA at private mints, but the govt has no control over them -- and there everyday circulating coinage is the US dollar, but somehow none of there coins are minted in the US either, -- like most things that are coming out of the US this is bewildering ,maybe FAKE news
Verweis : "muzz0000"1) So the conclusion is that even though the Marshall Islands are included in a list of past and present colonys on Wikipedia, the USA (trumpland) has no attachment to them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_colonial_possessions
2) There BS uncirculated coins are made in the USA at private mints, but the govt has no control over them -- and there everyday circulating coinage is the US dollar, but somehow none of there coins are minted in the US either, -- like most things that are coming out of the US this is bewildering ,maybe FAKE news
1) Yes.
2) The government does have "control" over them, but there is no need to. They are not doing anything illegal.
All of the coins circulating in the US have been minted in the US mint at the Denver, Philadelphia or San Francisco mints.
Verweis : "muzz0000"1) So the conclusion is that even though the Marshall Islands are included in a list of past and present colonys on Wikipedia, the USA (trumpland) has no attachment to them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_colonial_possessions
2) There BS uncirculated coins are made in the USA at private mints, but the govt has no control over them -- and there everyday circulating coinage is the US dollar, but somehow none of there coins are minted in the US either, -- like most things that are coming out of the US this is bewildering ,maybe FAKE news
1) Yes.
2) The government does have "control" over them, but there is no need to. They are not doing anything illegal.
All of the coins circulating in the US have been minted in the US mint at the Denver, Philadelphia or San Francisco mints.
you are missing the point though- do the US coins circulating in the Marshall Islands come from those 3 mints -- the answer is of course yes, and therefore the Marshalls are dependancies of the US for monetary matters and social welfare ( large grants and benefits) ,and military support also from what i read
Verweis : "muzz0000"1) So the conclusion is that even though the Marshall Islands are included in a list of past and present colonys on Wikipedia, the USA (trumpland) has no attachment to them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_colonial_possessions
2) There BS uncirculated coins are made in the USA at private mints, but the govt has no control over them -- and there everyday circulating coinage is the US dollar, but somehow none of there coins are minted in the US either, -- like most things that are coming out of the US this is bewildering ,maybe FAKE news
1) Yes.
2) The government does have "control" over them, but there is no need to. They are not doing anything illegal.
All of the coins circulating in the US have been minted in the US mint at the Denver, Philadelphia or San Francisco mints.
you are missing the point though- do the US coins circulating in the Marshall Islands come from those 3 mints -- the answer is of course yes, and therefore the Marshalls are dependancies of the US for monetary matters and social welfare ( large grants and benefits) ,and military support also from what i read
Pretty sure they use US coins in Ecuador too. Is Ecuador a US colony?
Verweis : "muzz0000"1) So the conclusion is that even though the Marshall Islands are included in a list of past and present colonys on Wikipedia, the USA (trumpland) has no attachment to them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_colonial_possessions
2) There BS uncirculated coins are made in the USA at private mints, but the govt has no control over them -- and there everyday circulating coinage is the US dollar, but somehow none of there coins are minted in the US either, -- like most things that are coming out of the US this is bewildering ,maybe FAKE news
1) Yes.
2) The government does have "control" over them, but there is no need to. They are not doing anything illegal.
All of the coins circulating in the US have been minted in the US mint at the Denver, Philadelphia or San Francisco mints.
you are missing the point though- do the US coins circulating in the Marshall Islands come from those 3 mints -- the answer is of course yes, and therefore the Marshalls are dependancies of the US for monetary matters and social welfare ( large grants and benefits) ,and military support also from what i read
Pretty sure they use US coins in Ecuador too. Is Ecuador a US colony?
(Same question for Zimbabwe.)
Yes, they both use US currency, but I have no idea how that works and what the relationship is with the US mint.
Zimbabwe and Ecuador are what you call "dollarized" economies. Countries may completely abandon their own currencies in cases of hyperinflation as citizens lose faith in local money. However in doing so, they completely give up monetary policy as they have no say in how the US dollar moves. In order to control the flow of money supply, the govt is only left with fiscal measures (tax, spending, budget allocation etc).
i believe Bosnia also was/is a dollarised economy although they adopted the German Mark and now the euro
as to how they get the money, they literally order plane loads of US dollars from banks and other institutions willing to sell them dollars. It's interesting to note the high amount of US golden dollar coins circulating in Zimbabwe
Another difference concerning Ecuador and Zimbabwe: they still mint their own coins, which are mostly matching US coins in dimensions, for a local use. The only difference I know is about the specific 1 centavo coin in Ecuador, which color doesn't match with the US cent.
It is the same also for Panama except they decided to maintain their currency name and only to peg to the dollar at par, in the same way as are pegged to the defunct Deutsche Mark (at par too) the Bosnian Convertible Mark and the Bulgarian Lev. But to precise, I won't say "dollarized" for such currencies which are not pegged to the Mark.
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Verweis : "ashlobo"It's interesting to note the high amount of US golden dollar coins circulating in Zimbabwe
Funny, I recall the exact same anecdote about Ecuador.
I didn't know for Zimbabwe, but did know about this coinage flooding for Ecuador. It was said to be more popular there than in USA, in where bigger coins than the quarter remained usually impopular, making the 1 sucre (= 1 dollar) useless to be minted more than as a pattern.
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Verweis : "chomp-master"Another difference concerning Ecuador and Zimbabwe: they still mint their own coins, which are mostly matching US coins in dimensions, for a local use. The only difference I know is about the specific 1 centavo coin in Ecuador, which color doesn't match with the US cent.
It is the same also for Panama except they decided to maintain their currency name and only to peg to the dollar at par, in the same way as are pegged to the defunct Deutsche Mark (at par too) the Bosnian Convertible Mark and the Bulgarian Lev. But to precise, I won't say "dollarized" for such currencies which are not pegged to the Mark.
just to be clear, pegging a currency is different from a dollarised economy. The GCC countries for instance, peg their local currencies to the US dollar (but not at par). Whereas a dollarised economy literally means that economies start widely using US dollars in their local transactions (whether or not their local currency still exists) without any formal arrangement with the US Fed. In pegged economies, govts haven't completely given up monetary tools to control the money supply like dollarised economies.
the Dollar coin phenomenon has been there a lot longer in Ecuador than in Zimbabwe
Verweis : "muzz0000"1) So the conclusion is that even though the Marshall Islands are included in a list of past and present colonys on Wikipedia, the USA (trumpland) has no attachment to them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_colonial_possessions
2) There BS uncirculated coins are made in the USA at private mints, but the govt has no control over them -- and there everyday circulating coinage is the US dollar, but somehow none of there coins are minted in the US either, -- like most things that are coming out of the US this is bewildering ,maybe FAKE news
1) Yes.
2) The government does have "control" over them, but there is no need to. They are not doing anything illegal.
All of the coins circulating in the US have been minted in the US mint at the Denver, Philadelphia or San Francisco mints.
you are missing the point though- do the US coins circulating in the Marshall Islands come from those 3 mints -- the answer is of course yes, and therefore the Marshalls are dependancies of the US for monetary matters and social welfare ( large grants and benefits) ,and military support also from what i read
Pretty sure they use US coins in Ecuador too. Is Ecuador a US colony?
(Same question for Zimbabwe.)
Associated states
The United States exercises a high degree of control in defense, funding, and government services in:
Federated States of Micronesia (since 1986)
Marshall Islands (since 1986)
Palau (since 1994)
Still not registered Ancient China (gasp) but acquired 2 coins from England to be registered. Final result: #285 on its way.
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Verweis : "chomp-master"Still not registered Ancient China (gasp) but acquired 2 coins from England to be registered. Final result: #285 on its way.
not bad for someone from the Sith empire hahaha
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Verweis : "chomp-master"Still not registered Ancient China (gasp) but acquired 2 coins from England to be registered. Final result: #285 on its way.
not bad for someone from the Sith empire hahaha
When are the Sithonians going to produce there own coins maybe they could take over the french Euros when France does its big exit
Imperial credits are fully numeric
But forget the "Frexit" as the far right candidate will probably lose.
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France is not USA, our electoral system are far different. But let's avoid this topic.
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funny thing is - i have not met a American yet that would admit to voting for Trump- let us see what happens in France But as you say this is the wrong place to carry this discussion so will leave it alone
Verweis : "druzhynets"I need 288 more countries to join you guys
You're the guy who keeps collecting San Marino coins, right? If so, I'm surprised it's not 299...
I need 19 more countries (currently at 281), though I actually have a few more that hadn't been definitely identified (India - ancient), had been misplaced a few years ago (England), or just plain hadn't been added to the catalog yet (Phoenician cities, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, [s]and whatever Tver counts as[/s] Russia - Empire, apparently, which I already have).
Planning a big coin shop trip on Saturday the 27th, where I could maybe pick up 3-4 more; considering a small trip this Saturday.
Verweis : "druzhynets"I need 288 more countries to join you guys
You're the guy who keeps collecting San Marino coins, right? If so, I'm surprised it's not 299...
I need 19 more countries (currently at 281), though I actually have a few more that hadn't been definitely identified (India - ancient), had been misplaced a few years ago (England), or just plain hadn't been added to the catalog yet (Phoenician cities, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, [s]and whatever Tver counts as[/s] Russia - Empire, apparently, which I already have).
Planning a big coin shop trip on Saturday the 27th, where I could maybe pick up 3-4 more; considering a small trip this Saturday.
You're right, I like San Marino coins very much (I have almost 400 different types now!).
But also I like some coins from other countries. I try not to limit my collection to one country only. San Marino is a priority, but if I see a nice coin from other country - I take it.
Two years ago I had 275 different countries, but then I sold the collection because urgently needed some money. So, my San Marino collection is quite new and my world coins collection started from a scratch.
Verweis : "druzhynets"I need 288 more countries to join you guys
You're the guy who keeps collecting San Marino coins, right? If so, I'm surprised it's not 299...
I need 19 more countries (currently at 281), though I actually have a few more that hadn't been definitely identified (India - ancient), had been misplaced a few years ago (England), or just plain hadn't been added to the catalog yet (Phoenician cities, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, [s]and whatever Tver counts as[/s] Russia - Empire, apparently, which I already have).
Planning a big coin shop trip on Saturday the 27th, where I could maybe pick up 3-4 more; considering a small trip this Saturday.
You're right, I like San Marino coins very much (I have almost 400 different types now!).
But also I like some coins from other countries. I try not to limit my collection to one country only. San Marino is a priority, but if I see a nice coin from other country - I take it.
Two years ago I had 275 different countries, but then I sold the collection because urgently needed some money. So, my San Marino collection is quite new and my world coins collection started from a scratch.
If I tried to sell my collection, I would have probably ended up with a hilariously tiny amount of money the coins I have are mostly cheap and worn!
In my entire collection, there are only maybe a few dozen coins I paid more than $10 for (and less than a dozen beyond $20, all of them predating the 2014 exchange rate jump); as far as I can remember, only in 3 cases of the entire 285 did my cheapest coin from a country cost over $10 (England $40, Austrian states $15, St. Helena $11; I think in one or two more cases my first coin from a country cost over $10 but I got a cheaper one later - England will probably end up in this category eventually).
That said, I intend to buy a Liechtenstein coin for ~$40 sometime before the end of May. (It won't be the most I've ever paid for a coin if counted in dollars, but it would be in my country's currency.)
Verweis : "druzhynets"I need 288 more countries to join you guys
You're the guy who keeps collecting San Marino coins, right? If so, I'm surprised it's not 299...
I need 19 more countries (currently at 281), though I actually have a few more that hadn't been definitely identified (India - ancient), had been misplaced a few years ago (England), or just plain hadn't been added to the catalog yet (Phoenician cities, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, [s]and whatever Tver counts as[/s] Russia - Empire, apparently, which I already have).
Planning a big coin shop trip on Saturday the 27th, where I could maybe pick up 3-4 more; considering a small trip this Saturday.
You're right, I like San Marino coins very much (I have almost 400 different types now!).
But also I like some coins from other countries. I try not to limit my collection to one country only. San Marino is a priority, but if I see a nice coin from other country - I take it.
Two years ago I had 275 different countries, but then I sold the collection because urgently needed some money. So, my San Marino collection is quite new and my world coins collection started from a scratch.
If I tried to sell my collection, I would have probably ended up with a hilariously tiny amount of money the coins I have are mostly cheap and worn!
In my entire collection, there are only maybe a few dozen coins I paid more than $10 for (and less than a dozen beyond $20, all of them predating the 2014 exchange rate jump); as far as I can remember, only in 3 cases of the entire 285 did my cheapest coin from a country cost over $10 (England $40, Austrian states $15, St. Helena $11; I think in one or two more cases my first coin from a country cost over $10 but I got a cheaper one later - England will probably end up in this category eventually).
That said, I intend to buy a Liechtenstein coin for ~$40 sometime before the end of May. (It won't be the most I've ever paid for a coin if counted in dollars, but it would be in my country's currency.)
Well, I usually collect silver, that's why it's harder to increase the number of countries.
Verweis : "druzhynets"I need 288 more countries to join you guys
You're the guy who keeps collecting San Marino coins, right? If so, I'm surprised it's not 299...
I need 19 more countries (currently at 281), though I actually have a few more that hadn't been definitely identified (India - ancient), had been misplaced a few years ago (England), or just plain hadn't been added to the catalog yet (Phoenician cities, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, [s]and whatever Tver counts as[/s] Russia - Empire, apparently, which I already have).
Planning a big coin shop trip on Saturday the 27th, where I could maybe pick up 3-4 more; considering a small trip this Saturday.
You're right, I like San Marino coins very much (I have almost 400 different types now!).
But also I like some coins from other countries. I try not to limit my collection to one country only. San Marino is a priority, but if I see a nice coin from other country - I take it.
Two years ago I had 275 different countries, but then I sold the collection because urgently needed some money. So, my San Marino collection is quite new and my world coins collection started from a scratch.
If I tried to sell my collection, I would have probably ended up with a hilariously tiny amount of money the coins I have are mostly cheap and worn!
In my entire collection, there are only maybe a few dozen coins I paid more than $10 for (and less than a dozen beyond $20, all of them predating the 2014 exchange rate jump); as far as I can remember, only in 3 cases of the entire 285 did my cheapest coin from a country cost over $10 (England $40, Austrian states $15, St. Helena $11; I think in one or two more cases my first coin from a country cost over $10 but I got a cheaper one later - England will probably end up in this category eventually).
That said, I intend to buy a Liechtenstein coin for ~$40 sometime before the end of May. (It won't be the most I've ever paid for a coin if counted in dollars, but it would be in my country's currency.)
Well, I usually collect silver, that's why it's harder to increase the number of countries.
That explains it - I don't have that much silver in my collection (especially NCLT silver - I have maybe three or four of those, all from my crazy buying spree of spring 2011, except the American Silver Eagle which I got as a gift).
So... England has to be added as well as China (ancient). But also added Bohemia and Comoro Islands. So currently #285 but up to #287.
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All these coins have long travel to reach these paradisiac shores !
And U get some very rare countries !
Congratulations, and welcome to the club!
Verweis : "tonidefrancia"Hi all,
actually 318 countries in my Numista collection.
Could I join your club ?
Sure You Are a Member Toni
Even though is less easy to boast the heavenly universe of the previous member of the Fiji. But in Fiji, they do not have such a beautiful forest almost in your city, a real lung, populated by red squirrels, deer, foxes, badgers, martens, weasels, black peaks, cuckoos, woodcocks, carnivals, jays,raptors, tits, finches, robins, sitels ...
Verweis : "Subha Barua"My profile avatar have the arms of Liechtenstein and Bohemia, but I myself donnot have these countries.
I have both (and even Nabataean Kingdom - I actually had to buy five or six coins from there before I stumbled on one that was listed on Numista; thankfully they were relatively cheap).
Liechtenstein was my most expensive single-coin purchase in the last five years though (and second most expensive in my entire coin collecting history).
Still not technically in the club, however (292 countries right now - 8 still to go).
Verweis : "Subha Barua"My profile avatar have the arms of Liechtenstein and Bohemia, but I myself donnot have these countries.
Well ... easier to get a Liechenstein coin in the flood of Padma, Jamuna or Meghna rivers than a Bohemia genuine silver coin
Lets see a Gross token struck for tourists when I visited the current Bohemia
Thanks , but you will find the old silver coins of Muhammed Ali shah of Bengal Or might be the Isa Khan, Shansuddin Ilyas shah, or who knows, Emperor Akbar.
Yes!!!!
Verweis : "Jarcek"Some Bohemia coins are actually quite cheap.
I actually didn't pay more than $4 for any of the four Bohemia coins I have (admittedly one of them was a bargain bin find, but in other three cases the seller knew perfectly well what they were selling, and I still didn't pay that much).
Jarcek, things are serious!
After a very lively election campaign, you were elected to the supreme rank of
Reverend PSOBC *
So if you can give a tip, go on
Verweis : "Frenchlover"Jarcek, things are serious!
After a very lively election campaign, you were elected to the supreme rank of
Reverend PSOBC *
So if you can give a tip, go on
* Prefered supplier of Bohemian coins
I can't travel to Europe to get a Bohemian one, Numista is there.
Verweis : "Jarcek"With countries standing now on 437 (and soon to rise by about 8 or so) and (presumably) first member with 400 countries, isn't it time for update?
There an amazing amount of coins from 400 countries next to Pikes Peak
We've just got our gold rush champion !
With so many countries, I have never seen a collector so fussy about the circulating characteristic !
Congrats
But if you do not allow yourself a few slips, it will not be so easy to progress ...
However, the following countries are within arm's reach :
- Crimea
- Gaul
- India dutch : These following Pondichery coins are not belonging to French india but Dutch india
- India ancient (Punch Mark Silver karshapana)
- India Mughal empire
- Islamic states (Almohads for example)
- Italian Somaliland (more expensive than a pizza)
- Roman province (even though Numista has dramatically restrained the perimeter) a nice Sphynx ?
And Vietnam empire
Verweis : "Frenchlover".
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But if you do not allow yourself a few slips, it will not be so easy to progress ...
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And then ... you might succumb to the temptation
Thanks for the suggestions. Vietnam Empire (really French Annam Protectorate) and Principality of Antioch should be in the mail already. I looked into Islamic States and India Mughal Empire coinage already, but attributing these is tough, since I have a hard time with Arabic script.
I should mention that I already have 20+ NCLT-only countries waiting in the wings, and not yet added to my Numista collection. I'd like to see how far I can get before adding these in.
Yes, reorganization began. Now we have two counters, one for first level countries and another for sections, which counts every section. Club will have to adapt somehow.
Verweis : "You don't have to go by what Numista designates as a country. "You don't have to go by what Numista designates as a country.
The 300 Countries club is a Numista concept, so I believe we do have to go by Numista countries/sections, etc. I suppose they'll have to rename the club to something like the "250 Country Club" or the "300 Section Club", or (if things get broken down far enough) the "500 Section Club".
My own collection is organized by issuing authorities, which would include things like US/Connecticut, US/Massachusetts, Philippines(Spain), Philippines(US), Philippines, etc., only some of which are recognized by Numista.
- I have 311 / 313 existing in XX century
Bravo 
So, my San Marino collection is quite new and my world coins collection started from a scratch. 
the coins I have are mostly cheap and worn!
