What's your speciality?

Collecting? Tesserae and lead tokens of ancient Greece and Rome. Contemporary imitations and counterfeits of Roman coins. A little Roman provincial Egypt, too.

For study? Both of the above, I wrote a huge paper on the counterfeits and am preparing an even larger one on tesserae, which will hopefully turn into a book. I'm also beginning to read more about the coinage of Carausius, maybe to write an article, and the DIVO series struck under Trajan Decius.

 

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Is that what your father is sending you to school for????

:computer:

 

To be a numismatic archeologist? Yes. :hail:

 

rainbow toned

 

I wouldn't say I specialize in anything, but I'm partial to Proof Set flat packs, lol. And I enjoy purple, blue, and red toned coins very much

otherwise, I'd say I like all American Coinage and Paper Money

 

Same here. Us coins. I like silver especcially

 

I too do not know enough to specialize. I got into coins via hoarding junk silver and bullion, fell in love with the designs and the history. I love the US designs of 1913-1921. I also am interested in WWII expedient coinage. I like to ponder where my circulated Morgans have been.

As I learn more, I would like to begin getting into pre-Civil War coinage, especially the halves and large cents. Thalers from the various German states also fascinate me, though I do not own one yet. Too many US coins to get first.

 

you'll never be more than a coin foundler if you ask any decent archaeologist...




Been to Germany lately?

 

They sing a different tune when the dating of a whole stratigraphic layer depends on a handful of coins.

 

I am not a specialist in anything (numismatically i mean), but the areas that i love and focus on are:

- Early U.S coins, specially large cents 1793-1807, and now increasingly Capped Bust dimes and quarters.
- Roman imperial coins of the 1st and 2nd century (Augustus to Septimius Severus)
- Spanish Colonial coins, specially those from the Santiago mint.
- German States coinage of the Napoleonic era, specially minor coins (Kreuzer, groschen)

Eduard

 

specialty whats that? soon all my sets should be complete and ill join GD in the retirement line.

 

C'mon Spock, your specialty is driving GD to the funny farm:high5:

 

someone has to protect you guys from GD and of course i was the only member standing in that now famous contest.

 

Colonials in general, Connecticuts and Rosa Americanas in particular right now but that changes from time to time!

 

I really love collecting Jefferson nickels. But, I am really enjoying learning about Indian Head cents and Peace Dollars.

 

Just wait.
Let me explain the phases of silverology:

1. You like blast white coins
2. You like mildy toned coins
3. Then you end up like Lehigh96.

 

Is that sorta like Driving Ms. Daisy? :goofer:

Ribbit

 

I didn't know you were working on a book?...how about some more details??!!

Speedy

 

I am far from a specialist, but my passion is for three cent nickels, 1875 and up, and morgan dollars. With morgans, it's all about dates and mintmarks, I haven't ventured into VAM,s yet, but I did pick up a few varieties like the hotlips and O over CC.