What Do YOU Collect?

[trout]

I mainly collect Australian decimal and pre decimal coins.
I have full sets of everything but none are completed (There will always be an upgrade out there somewhere).
One of my main passions are the 1927, 1951 and the 1954 commemorative florins, these are very difficult to get in ms-64/ Choice UNC or better.
My absolute favourite Pre decimal coin is the 1927 Canberra florin.
I also collect NCLT silver and none silver coins and have a decent collection of them and am working on getting them all.
I also collect US and Canadian coins and have a few completed sets of these.
I find this challenging because it is quite hard to get US and Canadian coins in Aus

[markn]

My absolute favourite Pre decimal coin is the 1927 Canberra florin.

We found this one in Sydney last weekend trout and I thought of you when I saw it  Not the highest grade but amazing colours.

[trout]

My absolute favourite Pre decimal coin is the 1927 Canberra florin.

We found this one in Sydney last weekend trout and I thought of you when I saw it  Not the highest grade but amazing colours.

WOW
That is Gorgeous, Stunning colours :swoon:
Ya wanna swap it for a PCGS ms 63 canberra
:friends:

[purplepennyhunter]

It is very pretty. It's going on a holiday to California very soon.

[trout]

It is very pretty. It's going on a holiday to California very soon.

I am of the opinion that coins like these should be put in hermetically sealed slabs.
These mind-blowing beautiful colours are a result of corrosion/reaction with pollutants in the air (mainly sulphur) and if they can be totally sealed from further reaction should remain in this condition a whole lot longer.
This particular florin is at the moment a “Snapshot in Time" and in my opinion is as beautiful as a Canberra florin can ever get.
If not looked after with great care they will eventually turn black and awful.
These stunning types of coins are like a beautiful flower, when they are in this condition they are in "full bloom" and eventually they will wither and die over the decades.
Let’s hope that we can come up with a procedure that can halt this and preserve these coins in all their splendour.

Thank you for shareing this coin with us PP and Markin,
Truly a beutiful coin:dance:

[jrg_from_oz]

That's pretty interesting. Got any pictures?
Does English Silver Coinage cover these varieties?

Mister T, I have responded via a new thread in the World Coins area, so as to avoid this thread drifting any further off the subject

John

[trout]

As this thread is titled "What do YOU collect"
I thought that I would post a couple of pics of my other obsession
Japanese Swords:drinks:


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[WavyTwenty]

I collect decimal coins - and those of the type that can generally be found in circulation.  One cent, two cents, five cents, ten cents, twenty cents, fifty cents, one or two dollars - they are all good.  But some are better than others.  I actually prefer the 2 cents, twenty cents and one dollar - closely followed by the fifty cents.  These are the coins that I buy for the pure pleasure and fun.

That said, I also buy for invenstment purposes.  Pre-decimal notes, decimal specimen notes, wavy twenty, no SD 2 cents, mules and such like.  All in the best quality that I can afford.

Wavy20

[Graham]

As this thread is titled "What do YOU collect"
I thought that I would post a couple of pics of my other obsession
Japanese Swords:drinks:

I recall someone else collecting Japanese swords. Was that you under a different forum name, or on another forum?